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)
340225001794	1231	Indian Ave School	Public	K-8	399 Indian Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	604	48	12.7		12 (2.0%)	63 (10.4%)	525 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,054			$1,060			$10,994	10.8	8.1	1278	47
340007800487	1232	Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,557	106	14.6	87.3%	4 (0.3%)	584 (37.5%)	959 (61.6%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,261			$1,120			$9,141	10.7	9.4	1253	21
341269004908	1233	School 18	Public	1-8	51 E 18th Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0180	757	58	13.1	80.6%	15 (2.0%)	76 (10.0%)	659 (87.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,561						$6,561	10.6	13.3	1186	47
341269004876	1234	School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	485	41	11.8	51.8%	13 (2.7%)	72 (14.8%)	375 (77.3%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,646						$11,646	10.5	9.4	1252	18
341800001282	1235	W. R. James Senior Elementary School	Public	1-4	41 Pinetree Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8940	348	28	12.6	8.6%	19 (5.5%)	216 (62.1%)	100 (28.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,232			$646			$11,586	10.5	10.4	1236	1
340077203313	1236	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1001 North 17th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 726-0027	2,880	207	13.9	91.8%	19 (0.7%)	708 (24.6%)	2,056 (71.4%)	18 (0.6%)	30 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	48 (1.7%)	$14,663			$1,185			$13,478	10.5	9.3	1257	21
341122003466	1237	Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	640	67	9.5	77.8%	5 (0.8%)	126 (19.7%)	503 (78.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,963						$12,963	10.5	7.4	1296	59
341254004848	1238	Casimir Pulaski School No. 8	Public	K-6	100 Fourth St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5508	317	26	12.1	99.7%	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	294 (92.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,142			$535			$10,607	10.5	4.8	1343	105
341314005622	1239	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W. Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4250	441	35	12.7	86.2%	2 (0.5%)	52 (11.8%)	380 (86.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,400			$232			$10,168	10.4	8.6	1270	31
341269004878	1240	School 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	336	30	11.2	85.4%	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.4%)	313 (93.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,917						$8,917	10.4	7.1	1302	62

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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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