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)
341608000860	721	John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-4	491 W Englewood Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5535	373	33	11.3	42.4%	59 (15.8%)	117 (31.4%)	143 (38.3%)	27 (7.2%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.6%)	$6,681			$351			$6,330	45.9	56.2	596	125
340789002876	722	Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	644 Forest St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5105	441	40	11	58.3%	133 (30.2%)	5 (1.1%)	278 (63.0%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	$6,903			$258			$6,645	45.8	37.6	835	113
340466000372	723	Gantner Avenue School	Public	K-5	99 Roosevelt Ave	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	345	31	11	43.2%	122 (35.4%)	23 (6.7%)	158 (45.8%)	38 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$7,848						$7,848	45.7	48.6	685	38
340513003782	724	Farmingdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	49 Academy St	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Farmingdale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 938-9611	171	20	8.4	16.4%	139 (81.3%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (15.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$15,141			$544			$14,597	45.6	44.5	748	24
341095001158	725	Fleetwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	231 Fleetwood Ave	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 235-3004	407	35	11.7	22.9%	177 (43.5%)	75 (18.4%)	57 (14.0%)	58 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.6%)	$7,934			$121			$7,813	45.5	58	567	158
340654003132	726	Yardville Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 South Broad Street	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4171	254	24	10.4	51.2%	98 (38.6%)	37 (14.6%)	110 (43.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$9,462			$07			$9,455	45.5	42.7	770	44
341671005426	727	Rolling Hills Primary School	Public	2-3	60 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-2784	406	35	11.6	20.9%	284 (70.0%)	7 (1.7%)	97 (23.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$11,628						$11,628	45.5	27.1	990	263
340138001318	728	Bellmawr Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Peach Road	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6272	483	40	12	50.5%	269 (55.7%)	32 (6.6%)	125 (25.9%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$12,420			$1,397			$11,023	45.4	51.9	646	82
341449000828	729	Helen I. Smith School	Public	K-6	30 Cambridge Avenue	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-1142	342	30	11.4	25.7%	180 (52.6%)	10 (2.9%)	126 (36.8%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	$14,876			$163			$14,713	45.4	34.2	887	158
340126002720	730	Mary J Donohoe Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East 5th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5969	492	37	13.2	62.2%	248 (50.4%)	72 (14.6%)	118 (24.0%)	31 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$11,493			$695			$10,798	45.3	42.8	767	37

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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.