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)
340459003197	1021	iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	416	30	14.1	84.1%	38 (9.1%)	114 (27.4%)	259 (62.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,452			$244			$9,208	24	16.4	1125	104
341146002886	1022	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	969	73	13.2	56.3%	83 (8.6%)	6 (0.6%)	869 (89.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$4,973						$4,973	24	27.4	973	49
340077903353	1023	College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,403	102	13.7	73.3%	3 (0.2%)	293 (20.9%)	1,098 (78.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$8,250			$601			$7,649	23.9	20.3	1071	48
340007600483	1024	Hope Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	601 Grand Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Hope Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 988-4227	273	26	10.7	85.7%	1 (0.4%)	75 (27.5%)	195 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$7,849			$1,067			$6,782	23.9	18.4	1101	77
341623004738	1025	Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	401	32	12.5	40.9%	255 (63.6%)	13 (3.2%)	120 (29.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$6,491			$331			$6,160	23.9	36.7	842	183
340459005518	1026	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	571	47	12.1	78.5%	40 (7.0%)	60 (10.5%)	458 (80.2%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,319			$232			$9,087	23.8	17.8	1107	81
340075103180	1027	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Broad Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 256-0909	2,012	101	19.9	78.2%	3 (0.1%)	1,880 (93.4%)	129 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,707			$1,470			$12,237	23.7	28.9	953	74
340729005542	1028	Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Public	2-6	614 Tillman St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	211	22	9.5	62.6%	19 (9.0%)	127 (60.2%)	59 (28.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,412						$13,412	23.7	20.2	1074	46
340096000012	1029	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	698	68	10.2	91.4%	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.9%)	471 (67.5%)	168 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,431			$1,595			$11,836	23.7	25.3	1003	26
340822005981	1030	Oak Street Elementary School	Public	2-6	75 Oak Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3670	534	74	7.1	96.8%	16 (3.0%)	38 (7.1%)	468 (87.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$15,288			$770			$14,518	23.7	19.8	1080	50

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.