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)
340783002842	981	James F. Murray School	Public	PK, KG-8	339 Stegman Parkway	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6620	805	49	16.4	56.9%	138 (17.1%)	247 (30.7%)	203 (25.2%)	164 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$10,598			$570			$10,028	27.6	30.3	935	46
341650005748	982	Battle Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2600 Killian Place	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6480	385	37	10.4	19.5%	109 (28.3%)	108 (28.1%)	120 (31.2%)	28 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)	$12,502						$12,502	27.6	25.5	1000	18
340078903411	983	Ocean Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1650 Massachusetts Ave.	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Ocean Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 987-6525	450	39	11.5	90.9%	14 (3.1%)	27 (6.0%)	409 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,235			$954			$7,281	27.5	17.1	1118	135
340603005995	984	James W. Lilley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1275 Williamstown Road	Erial	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 875-0991	490	44	11.2	49.0%	155 (31.6%)	172 (35.1%)	118 (24.1%)	24 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$13,945			$692			$13,253	27.5	28.4	957	27
340783002846	985	Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	1,092	93	11.7	64.3%	413 (37.8%)	205 (18.8%)	328 (30.0%)	129 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.0%)	$9,638			$511			$9,127	27.5	32.4	915	70
341443001650	986	Aline Bingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	100 First & Orchard Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-3192	175	25	7.1	36.0%	136 (77.7%)	12 (6.9%)	14 (8.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	$15,372			$778			$14,594	27.2	35.2	862	124
340078703387	987	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	846	53	15.9	59.9%	116 (13.7%)	57 (6.7%)	639 (75.5%)	26 (3.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,007			$453			$7,554	27.1	37.8	827	160
340074503137	988	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Bergen County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,946	126	15.4	74.7%	93 (4.8%)	135 (6.9%)	1,623 (83.4%)	76 (3.9%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	$9,416			$1,264			$8,152	27.1	25.6	996	8
341809001780	989	Woodbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Webster Street	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Woodbine School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-5174	232	29	8	74.6%	54 (23.3%)	49 (21.1%)	107 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.1%)	$15,342			$1,702			$13,640	27.1	17.6	1110	121
341671005426	990	Rolling Hills Primary School	Public	2-3	60 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-2784	410	39	10.5	14.4%	314 (76.6%)	7 (1.7%)	71 (17.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$11,628						$11,628	27.1	27.1	977	13

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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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