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)
340071803014	1191	Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	874	53	16.4	60.8%	6 (0.7%)	234 (26.8%)	621 (71.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	$10,771			$1,994			$8,777	12.9	9.9	1242	51
340078203371	1192	Bridgeton Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	790 East Commerce Ave	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 497-8202	119	13	9.1	21.8%	6 (5.0%)	25 (21.0%)	85 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$7,729			$1,874			$5,855	12.9	34.1	878	314
341653001896	1193	Elizabeth F. Moore School	Public	3-5	1361 Highway 77	Seabrook	08302	Cumberland County	Upper Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-2267	249	18	13.5	56.6%	101 (40.6%)	49 (19.7%)	85 (34.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$14,865			$735			$14,130	12.8	14.2	1169	24
341134002222	1194	Abington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 Abington Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5230	837	55	15.2	87.6%	11 (1.3%)	37 (4.4%)	770 (92.0%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,498			$552			$7,946	12.6	15.3	1150	44
340077103287	1195	Atlantic Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	112 South New York Rd	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Atlantic Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 428-4300	330	36	9.1	93.3%	12 (3.6%)	221 (67.0%)	84 (25.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$10,242			$1,014			$9,228	12.6	8	1279	84
340492003082	1196	Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	446 Parkway Avenue	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	366	44	8.3	58.7%	41 (11.2%)	188 (51.4%)	106 (29.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$16,070			$242			$15,828	12.6	15.9	1139	57
340507000436	1197	Lincoln School	Public	3-8	140 Anderson Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0560	666	57	11.6	80.0%	68 (10.2%)	5 (0.8%)	587 (88.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,180			$1,153			$9,027	12.5			(n/a)
341812003722	1198	Ross Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ross Street	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8511	564	48	11.7	52.7%	135 (23.9%)	98 (17.4%)	247 (43.8%)	66 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$4,527						$4,527	12.4	14	1177	21
341122003464	1199	Lord Stirling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	490	49	9.9	79.2%	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	461 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,427						$11,427	12.3	11.8	1209	10
341254004840	1200	Mario Drago School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5503	694	60	11.5	99.0%	25 (3.6%)	15 (2.2%)	586 (84.4%)	58 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$10,486			$800			$9,686	12.3	16.3	1126	74

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.