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)
340861005582	961	Number 10	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Highland Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-2043	270	23	12	50.0%	52 (19.3%)	44 (16.3%)	145 (53.7%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$10,420			$152			$10,268	28.4	35.5	866	95
340789002868	962	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Davis Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5020	965	90	10.6	67.2%	207 (21.5%)	25 (2.6%)	693 (71.8%)	29 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	$8,366			$391			$7,975	28.4	26.7	994	32
340459005518	963	Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	Public	PK, KG-8	529 Edgar Rd	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6200	559	49	11.5	81.8%	44 (7.9%)	57 (10.2%)	445 (79.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,319			$232			$9,087	28.3	23.8	1026	63
341227002402	964	Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	385	31	12.4	81.0%	2 (0.5%)	164 (42.6%)	206 (53.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,797			$522			$9,275	28.3	37.2	842	122
341758002950	965	Harry L Bain	Public	K-6	6200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4095	632	47	13.3	78.8%	21 (3.3%)	12 (1.9%)	593 (93.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,700			$617			$9,083	28.3	28.5	968	3
340318002500	966	Herma S. Simmons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 West Chestnut Street	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8704	685	69	9.9	46.4%	319 (46.6%)	162 (23.6%)	125 (18.2%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.2%)	$9,240			$1,525			$7,715	28.3	32.3	914	52
340096000012	967	Sovereign Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N. Sovereign Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7260	718	72	10	93.3%	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.1%)	491 (68.4%)	167 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,431			$1,595			$11,836	28.2	23.7	1029	62
340780004266	968	Arthur Stanlick Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 B Shawnee Trail	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 663-0520	396	33	11.8	16.2%	275 (69.4%)	14 (3.5%)	73 (18.4%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$10,708			$376			$10,332	28.1	43.5	756	212
341125001168	969	New Hanover Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Fort Dix Street	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	New Hanover Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2139	186	19	9.5	48.9%	70 (37.6%)	29 (15.6%)	74 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.5%)	$20,216			$933			$19,283	28	22.1	1056	87
340078603385	970	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	604	28	21.5	47.5%	5 (0.8%)	118 (19.5%)	475 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,510			$673			$8,837	27.9	23.1	1037	67

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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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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.