Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340135001966	831	Belleville PS5	Public	K-6	149 Adelaide St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4399	377	27	13.9	62.6%	40 (10.6%)	19 (5.0%)	293 (77.7%)	13 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)								37.5	43	765	66
340008200569	832	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1234 State Route 94	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 362-1114	135	18	7.5	20.0%	101 (74.8%)	3 (2.2%)	16 (11.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	$13,265			$385			$12,880	37.4	46.4	717	115
340654003122	833	Robinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	495 Gropp Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4163	374	31	12	40.6%	162 (43.3%)	43 (11.5%)	140 (37.4%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$8,942			$05			$8,937	37.4	34.5	879	46
340237001340	834	Alice Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Haakon rd.	Brooklawn	08030	Camden County	Brooklawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-4039	263	33	7.8	58.9%	135 (51.3%)	26 (9.9%)	74 (28.1%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	$12,492			$561			$11,931	37.2	31.3	937	103
340078103335	835	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	240 Ege Avenue	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4798	1,181	97	12.1	72.4%	160 (13.5%)	471 (39.9%)	287 (24.3%)	214 (18.1%)	10 (0.8%)	8 (0.7%)	29 (2.5%)	$8,106			$748			$7,358	37.2	32.7	906	71
341680001948	836	Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School	Public	K-5	1578 North Valley Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6934	505	41	12.4	61.6%	102 (20.2%)	65 (12.9%)	314 (62.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$13,621			$927			$12,694	37.2	33.1	902	66
341134002228	837	Ann Street School	Public	K-8	30 Ann St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4890	1,236	79	15.6	77.0%	278 (22.5%)	12 (1.0%)	942 (76.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,426			$412			$8,014	37.2	39	819	18
341656004126	838	Newell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	27 High Street	Allentown	08501	Monmouth County	Upper Freehold Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 259-7292	543	50	10.8	6.8%	439 (80.8%)	16 (2.9%)	46 (8.5%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$11,192			$244			$10,948	37.1	51.5	649	189
341269006099	839	School 1	Public	K-5	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0490	216	21	10.2	72.7%	3 (1.4%)	66 (30.6%)	143 (66.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$9,731						$9,731	37.1	41.6	784	55
340603001514	840	Erial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Essex Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 627-5415	666	51	13	52.0%	195 (29.3%)	249 (37.4%)	125 (18.8%)	36 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.7%)	$12,280			$609			$11,671	37.1	34.6	877	37

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA Algebra I test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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