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)
340783002832	1281	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 Plainfield Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6560	302	33	9.2	57.9%	56 (18.5%)	103 (34.1%)	104 (34.4%)	32 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,245			$610			$15,635	7	13.8	1174	107
340093000157	1282	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Monroe Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2660	231	36	6.5	40.7%	14 (6.1%)	127 (55.0%)	88 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$23,480			$410			$23,070	7	4	1334	52
341032000061	1283	Silver Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Silver Run Road	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2470	427	51	8.4	90.6%	97 (22.7%)	165 (38.6%)	133 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$11,875			$473			$11,402	7	9.3	1260	23
341269004902	1284	School 15	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Oak Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0150	596	44	13.5	74.2%	6 (1.0%)	70 (11.7%)	514 (86.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,108						$12,108	7	7.2	1290	6
340264001374	1285	Forest Hill School	Public	K-5	1625 Wildwood Avenue	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8930	365	37	9.8	74.8%	3 (0.8%)	232 (63.6%)	124 (34.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,601			$3,076			$16,525	6.9	3.7	1336	51
341134002364	1286	Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	589	52	11.3	80.5%	1 (0.2%)	466 (79.1%)	111 (18.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,835			$1,067			$9,768	6.8	6.5	1298	12
341800001282	1287	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	6.7	10.5	1235	52
340225001786	1288	Broad Street School	Public	K-8	251 West Broad Street	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	773	80	9.7		15 (1.9%)	62 (8.0%)	687 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	$13,961			$1,315			$12,646	6.6	8.6	1268	20
341134002284	1289	Hawkins Street School	Public	K-8	8 Hawkins St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4920	726	49	14.8	86.2%	149 (20.5%)	77 (10.6%)	494 (68.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,204			$723			$8,481	6.5	5.8	1308	19
341134002232	1290	Avon Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Avon Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6750	563	41	13.7	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	477 (84.7%)	78 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,937			$3,032			$9,905	6.4	8.5	1271	19

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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.