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)
340768002114	1181	Grove Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6865	374	35	10.6	62.3%	2 (0.5%)	313 (83.7%)	57 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,455			$166			$9,289	13.1	12	1206	25
340654003110	1182	Kuser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Newkirk Avenue	Hamilton	08629	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4155	485	38	12.8	73.4%	43 (8.9%)	157 (32.4%)	254 (52.4%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$9,545			$1,106			$8,439	13.1	9.6	1257	75
340096000026	1183	Pennsylvania Ave School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 N. Pennsylvania Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7290	541	56	9.6	83.4%	7 (1.3%)	319 (59.0%)	177 (32.7%)	30 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$14,638			$2,159			$12,479	13.1	13.8	1175	8
340076503254	1184	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,212	84	14.4	76.6%	19 (1.6%)	231 (19.1%)	938 (77.4%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,134			$1,190			$7,944	12.9	17.7	1118	66
340834001572	1185	Lawnside School District	Public	PK, KG-8	426 East Charleston Ave	Lawnside	08045	Camden County	Lawnside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4850	342	36	9.5	50.6%	10 (2.9%)	246 (71.9%)	71 (20.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$13,798			$1,024			$12,774	12.9	8.7	1267	82
340135001964	1186	Belleville PS4	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Magnolia Street	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4340	438	34	13	70.3%	32 (7.3%)	39 (8.9%)	324 (74.0%)	28 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)								12.9	21.9	1059	127
340459000207	1187	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	595	47	12.7	90.4%	9 (1.5%)	44 (7.4%)	535 (89.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,125			$317			$10,808	12.8	13.1	1186	1
341227002408	1188	Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	278	26	10.6	73.0%	3 (1.1%)	185 (66.5%)	87 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,552			$432			$10,120	12.8	11.7	1211	23
340768002945	1189	Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Mt Vernon Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6875	522	43	12.1	59.0%	1 (0.2%)	410 (78.5%)	104 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,174			$155			$7,019	12.8	12.2	1202	13
341269004908	1190	School 18	Public	1-8	51 E 18th Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0180	651	61	10.7	75.3%	9 (1.4%)	54 (8.3%)	581 (89.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,561						$6,561	12.7	10.6	1233	43

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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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