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)
340342001486	101	Zane North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Stokes Avenue	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5703	170	17	9.7	15.9%	133 (78.2%)	12 (7.1%)	17 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$13,644			$349			$13,295	90.7	87.7	159	58
340075000226	102	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	372	23	16.3	1.6%	268 (72.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.1%)	49 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$7,428			$01			$7,427	90.7	97.1	7	95
340381006085	103	Luther Lee Emerson School	Public	2-4	15 Columbus Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	225	20	11		116 (51.6%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	91 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$12,319			$17			$12,302	90.6	93.2	66	37
340972003954	104	Asher Holmes Elementary School	Public	1-5	48 Menzel Lane	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2080	444	38	11.5	8.8%	306 (68.9%)	9 (2.0%)	26 (5.9%)	88 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	$8,890			$05			$8,885	90.5	86.9	173	69
340597000490	105	Clara E Coleman School	Public	K-5	100 Pinelynn Rd	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	340	27	12.8	0.9%	219 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	80 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$12,862			$27			$12,835	90.3	87.5	162	57
340723005226	106	Hillsborough Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	435 Route 206	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	480	45	10.7	14.0%	177 (36.9%)	20 (4.2%)	63 (13.1%)	184 (38.3%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.2%)	$5,497						$5,497	90.2	91.7	91	15
340882002134	107	Collins Elementary School	Public	K-5	67 Martin Rd	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	471	40	11.7	1.5%	204 (43.3%)	20 (4.2%)	35 (7.4%)	180 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	$11,450			$413			$11,037	90.1	91.8	90	17
341065004344	108	Woodmont School	Public	K-5	39 Woodmont Road	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	313	32	9.6	4.2%	152 (48.6%)	6 (1.9%)	46 (14.7%)	91 (29.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	$15,994			$131			$15,863	90.1	92.4	78	30
341038004018	109	Monmouth Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Hastings Place	Monmouth Beach	07750	Monmouth County	Monmouth Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 222-6139	258	34	7.5		236 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$15,153			$137			$15,016	90.1	93.3	64	45
341104005588	110	Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	488	49	9.9	2.0%	332 (68.0%)	7 (1.4%)	68 (13.9%)	42 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.8%)	$8,613			$168			$8,445	90.1	93.1	68	42

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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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Educational resources:

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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.