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)
340072403011	1031	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Linden Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 373-3223	328	18	18.2	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	305 (93.0%)	18 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$8,329			$796			$7,533	23.4	23.4	1025	6
340474000390	1032	Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	Public	3-5	325 Tenafly Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6155	481	45	10.8	77.5%	44 (9.1%)	126 (26.2%)	286 (59.5%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$11,706			$311			$11,395	23.4	21	1057	25
340078503390	1033	Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,363	210	11.2	89.7%	5 (0.2%)	317 (13.4%)	2,027 (85.8%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	$8,782			$947			$7,835	23.3	21.8	1053	20
340783002802	1034	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Ocean Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6470	674	42	16.2	58.0%	36 (5.3%)	313 (46.4%)	264 (39.2%)	30 (4.5%)	12 (1.8%)	6 (0.9%)	13 (1.9%)	$9,010			$324			$8,686	23.2	22.3	1047	13
340624002734	1035	Anna L. Klein	Public	PK, KG-8	301 69th St	Guttenberg	07093	Hudson County	Guttenberg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 861-3100	949	87	10.9	74.5%	57 (6.0%)	4 (0.4%)	862 (90.8%)	18 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	$11,321			$1,432			$9,889	23.2	27.7	966	69
340861005574	1036	Number 6	Public	PK, KG-5	19 East Morris Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 862-3003	332	31	10.7	48.2%	97 (29.2%)	69 (20.8%)	145 (43.7%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$9,307			$600			$8,707	23.1	19.1	1089	53
340078603385	1037	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	530 West 7th Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 756-1234	532	36	14.7	58.6%	4 (0.8%)	106 (19.9%)	415 (78.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,510			$673			$8,837	23.1	20.8	1061	24
340183001986	1038	Berkeley Elementary School	Public	K-6	351 Bloomfield Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8540	451	43	10.4	46.8%	44 (9.8%)	103 (22.8%)	269 (59.6%)	20 (4.4%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	$7,007			$243			$6,764	23.1	16.2	1128	90
340549005202	1039	Hillcrest School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Franklin Blvd	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-0170	476	44	10.7	51.3%	27 (5.7%)	135 (28.4%)	216 (45.4%)	76 (16.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$9,753			$325			$9,428	23	17.4	1114	75
341479004706	1040	Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Bay Boulevard	Seaside Heights	08751	Ocean County	Seaside Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-8485	202	24	8.4	75.7%	58 (28.7%)	23 (11.4%)	97 (48.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	18 (8.9%)	$16,802						$16,802	23	12.7	1195	155

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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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