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)
341350005086	831	Quinton Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Robinson Street	Quinton	08072	Salem County	Quinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2379	282	28	9.9	19.1%	156 (55.3%)	41 (14.5%)	35 (12.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (16.0%)	$11,907			$540			$11,367	38.4	35.2	863	32
341623004740	832	Silver Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Silver Bay Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5880	611	44	13.8	27.8%	453 (74.1%)	9 (1.5%)	117 (19.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$7,524						$7,524	38.1	51.5	655	177
340390002518	833	Good Intent Elementary School	Public	1-5	1555 Good Intent Rd	Deptford	08096	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-2737	324	32	10.2	29.3%	187 (57.7%)	55 (17.0%)	50 (15.4%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$7,883			$177			$7,706	38	41.3	785	48
340084005790	834	Alpha Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 North Boulevard	Alpha	08865	Warren County	Alpha Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-5000	169	24	6.9	24.9%	111 (65.7%)	16 (9.5%)	31 (18.3%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$12,813			$264			$12,549	37.7	39.6	803	31
340789002876	835	Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	644 Forest St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5105	453	43	10.5	54.7%	142 (31.3%)	4 (0.9%)	281 (62.0%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$6,903			$258			$6,645	37.6	41.7	779	56
340378000123	836	Delran Intermediate School	Public	3-5	20 Creek Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 764-5100	597	58	10.3	26.1%	385 (64.5%)	44 (7.4%)	128 (21.4%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (3.0%)	$10,792			$180			$10,612	37.5	44.4	744	92
340081005028	837	Alloway Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Cedar St	Alloway	08001	Salem County	Alloway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1622	262	27	9.7	11.1%	224 (85.5%)	11 (4.2%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$10,893			$719			$10,174	37.5	39.4	805	32
341227002404	838	Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	367	33	11.2	62.9%	4 (1.1%)	275 (74.9%)	71 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$11,274			$312			$10,962	37.4	40.4	792	46
341812003692	839	Ford Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	186 Ford Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 568-5414	241	22	10.9	45.2%	67 (27.8%)	33 (13.7%)	97 (40.2%)	40 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$4,753						$4,753	37.3	45.6	723	116
340783003395	840	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Laidlaw Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-7160	529	59	8.9	49.3%	93 (17.6%)	53 (10.0%)	183 (34.6%)	183 (34.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,306			$265			$12,041	37.3	42.5	769	71

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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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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.