Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1342)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
340945004664	651	Whiting Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Manchester Blvd	Whiting	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 350-4994	301	27	11	25.2%	211 (70.1%)	11 (3.7%)	57 (18.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$19,177			$499			$18,678	51.3	48.3	691	40
340071502923	652	Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,253	82	15.2	53.0%	372 (29.7%)	132 (10.5%)	635 (50.7%)	101 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	$8,403			$478			$7,925	51.3	51.6	650	2
340159001324	653	Berlin Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	215 S Franklin Ave	Berlin	08009	Camden County	Berlin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-0129	770	76	10.1	10.9%	549 (71.3%)	76 (9.9%)	62 (8.1%)	39 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	$11,413			$352			$11,061	51.2	51.8	648	5
341053005380	654	Montague Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Route 206	Montague	07827	Sussex County	Montague Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 293-7131	310	33	9.3	32.3%	205 (66.1%)	16 (5.2%)	66 (21.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$17,566			$1,324			$16,242	51.1	42.2	777	123
340648005352	655	Hamburg School	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Linwood Avenue	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hamburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7570	246	31	7.8	17.1%	168 (68.3%)	17 (6.9%)	46 (18.7%)	13 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,654			$517			$18,137	51	36.7	845	190
340327000306	656	School #3	Public	K-4	397 Palisade Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2330	372	25	14.6	64.2%	77 (20.7%)	6 (1.6%)	276 (74.2%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,165			$1,236			$15,929	51	60.7	542	114
340171005895	657	Thomas B. Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Iron Bridge Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4044	225	19	11.8	2.7%	184 (81.8%)	5 (2.2%)	23 (10.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$19,833			$219			$19,614	50.8	58.9	566	91
341443001652	658	Grade Downing Elementary School	Public	K-3	3rd & Central Aves	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4036	133	7	20.4	36.8%	85 (63.9%)	18 (13.5%)	17 (12.8%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$10,336			$272			$10,064	50.7	53.8	624	34
341011003986	659	Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Leonardville Road	Belford	07718	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-3590	333	35	9.4	12.3%	259 (77.8%)	10 (3.0%)	44 (13.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	$11,243			$167			$11,076	50.5	49.7	669	10
340549005196	660	Conerly Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Conerly Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 249-9362	314	35	8.9	29.9%	47 (15.0%)	124 (39.5%)	85 (27.1%)	40 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$10,545			$184			$10,361	50.2	36.8	840	180

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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 6, 2023, 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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