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)
341269004924	1	School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	484	34	14.4	77.5%	34 (7.0%)	115 (23.8%)	272 (56.2%)	61 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,579						$9,579	98.9	99.2	1
340004300323	2	Princeton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Bunn Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 924-0575	424	41	10.2	2.4%	131 (30.9%)	12 (2.8%)	13 (3.1%)	216 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.6%)								98	98.1	2
340783002834	3	Cornelia F. Bradford School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Sussex St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 915-6450	962	40	24.2	9.5%	242 (25.2%)	59 (6.1%)	75 (7.8%)	443 (46.0%)	6 (0.6%)	100 (10.4%)	37 (3.8%)	$6,621						$6,621	97.8	97.3	3
340074603143	4	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	604	38	15.8	9.4%	79 (13.1%)	115 (19.0%)	32 (5.3%)	344 (57.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	$7,387			$280			$7,107	97.3	95.4	32	28
340597000482	5	Alexander Hamilton School	Public	K-5	380 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	281	19	14.7	1.1%	159 (56.6%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.4%)	95 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,180			$28			$13,152	97.2	95.6	29	24
340639001556	6	Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	Three Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	437	26	16.5	0.9%	375 (85.8%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.1%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$6,314			$347			$5,967	97.2	95.9	20	14
340075000226	7	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	89 Hillsdale Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	382	23	16.8	1.3%	284 (74.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.5%)	47 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$7,428			$01			$7,427	97.1	95.5	30	23
340933000588	8	Betsy Ross Elementary	Public	K-3	20 Malcolm Rd	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2250	276	24	11.7	6.2%	180 (65.2%)	5 (1.8%)	32 (11.6%)	38 (13.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$9,947						$9,947	97.1	91.3	107	99
341020002162	9	Wyoming School	Public	K-4	55 Myrtle Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 761-1619	352	26	13.5	2.0%	111 (31.5%)	9 (2.6%)	36 (10.2%)	162 (46.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.4%)	$14,064			$436			$13,628	97	95.9	22	13
341437004090	10	Deane-Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	50 Blackpoint Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 842-0330	384	39	9.8	0.8%	360 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,020			$457			$10,563	96.8	96.3	15	5

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.