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)
340135001962	861	Belleville PS3	Public	K-6	230 Joralemon St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4341	352	27	13	52.0%	26 (7.4%)	21 (6.0%)	275 (78.1%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)								35.8	40.3	796	65
340978001862	862	Maurice River Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	3593 Rt 47	Port Elizabeth	08348	Cumberland County	Maurice River Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 825-7411	393	38	10.3	39.2%	308 (78.4%)	16 (4.1%)	53 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,252			$685			$10,567	35.8	29.9	938	76
340180005800	863	Blairstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Sunset Hill Road	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	Blairstown Elementary Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-6111	430	45	9.6	13.7%	354 (82.3%)	4 (0.9%)	46 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.3%)	$13,951			$245			$13,706	35.7	45	731	132
341005003406	864	Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Hazelwood Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	239	20	11.7	20.5%	137 (57.3%)	15 (6.3%)	62 (25.9%)	22 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,216			$137			$12,079	35.6	87	173	691
340468005032	865	Elsinboro Township School	Public	K-8	631 Salem Fort Elfsborg Road	Salem	08079	Salem County	Elsinboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3817	117	16	7.4	57.3%	68 (58.1%)	20 (17.1%)	17 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	$14,031			$944			$13,087	35.5	60.5	545	320
340861005582	866	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	242	25	9.6	44.6%	65 (26.9%)	35 (14.5%)	113 (46.7%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)	$10,420			$152			$10,268	35.5	44.4	741	125
340126002714	867	Henry E. Harris Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Avenue C	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5945	653	60	10.8	56.7%	327 (50.1%)	89 (13.6%)	182 (27.9%)	32 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$10,495			$452			$10,043	35.4	33.8	887	20
340405004606	868	Eagleswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	511 Route 9	West Creek	08092	Ocean County	Eagleswood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-3663	143	17	8.6	16.8%	122 (85.3%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$16,244			$867			$15,377	35.4	26.7	984	116
341140005388	869	Merriam Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	81 Merriam Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7202	458	45	10.1	39.1%	225 (49.1%)	40 (8.7%)	165 (36.0%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$9,845			$223			$9,622	35.3	48.3	692	177
340246000260	870	Fountain Woods Elementary School	Public	2-5	601 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1799	969	84	11.5	36.5%	247 (25.5%)	394 (40.7%)	151 (15.6%)	125 (12.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.1%)	$10,824			$173			$10,651	35.3	34.5	876	6

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.