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)
340330004786	851	School #13	Public	K-5	782 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2410	484	38	12.7	65.1%	147 (30.4%)	22 (4.5%)	266 (55.0%)	35 (7.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,664						$11,664	36.7	40.9	790	61
340076903048	852	West Amwell Township School	Public	K-6	1417 Rt 179	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-0819	170	27	6.3	13.5%	130 (76.5%)	4 (2.4%)	28 (16.5%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$11,144			$69			$11,075	36.6	26.6	986	134
341311005084	853	Olivet Elementary School	Public	2-4	235 Sheep Pen Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2081	342	33	10.4	26.6%	273 (79.8%)	11 (3.2%)	35 (10.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$8,066			$317			$7,749	36.6	26.1	993	140
341269005942	854	Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	262	27	9.7	61.1%	7 (2.7%)	167 (63.7%)	87 (33.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,381						$13,381	36.5	33.8	885	31
340073003028	855	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	88-108 Shipman Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 732-3848	169	17	9.9	66.9%	2 (1.2%)	128 (75.7%)	39 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								36.4	12.8	1193	338
340072903027	856	Vineland Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1480 Pennsylvania Ave.	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 691-1004	433	30	14.4	58.2%	57 (13.2%)	128 (29.6%)	219 (50.6%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.8%)	$7,019			$665			$6,354	36.3	30.1	937	81
340156004574	857	Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	506	46	11.1	29.2%	321 (63.4%)	19 (3.8%)	136 (26.9%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$12,564			$923			$11,641	36.3	34.7	872	15
340975003968	858	Cliffwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	422 Cliffwood Avenue	Cliffwood	07721	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 705-5600	360	32	11.1	38.3%	167 (46.4%)	49 (13.6%)	98 (27.2%)	23 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$17,457			$548			$16,909	36.1	55.1	606	252
340459005504	859	Elmora School No. 12	Public	PK, KG-8	638 Magie Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5650	648	47	13.9	78.2%	41 (6.3%)	67 (10.3%)	527 (81.3%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,954			$231			$9,723	35.9	38.1	823	36
340126002730	860	Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 West 56th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5996	727	62	11.7	60.8%	231 (31.8%)	145 (19.9%)	209 (28.7%)	98 (13.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.0%)	$12,061			$545			$11,516	35.9	29.5	943	83

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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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