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)
340162001332	1151	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	228 Mt Vernon Avenue	West Berlin	08091	Camden County	Berlin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-9480	349	28	12.4	35.2%	216 (61.9%)	43 (12.3%)	52 (14.9%)	26 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$14,727			$598			$14,129	15.1	10.9	1225	74
340076603265	1152	Compass Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	23 West Chestnut Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Compass Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 899-5570	176	17	10.3	65.9%	20 (11.4%)	38 (21.6%)	111 (63.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	$7,859			$722			$7,137	15	13.7	1181	29
340423002052	1153	Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary	Public	3-5	1 Grove Place	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 673-5410	262	21	12.4	60.7%	2 (0.8%)	207 (79.0%)	48 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,399			$450			$11,949	15	15.8	1140	13
341293003544	1154	James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	497	51	9.7	75.7%	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.0%)	458 (92.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$17,149			$1,062			$16,087	14.9	25.1	1004	150
341227002406	1155	Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	216 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4130	692	60	11.5	80.3%	2 (0.3%)	316 (45.7%)	363 (52.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$9,475			$416			$9,059	14.9	16.2	1129	26
341254004838	1156	Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	446	39	11.4	99.8%	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	405 (90.8%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,482			$735			$10,747	14.9	20.1	1076	80
341320000198	1157	Leeds Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Leeds Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6878	570	44	12.9	76.3%	11 (1.9%)	232 (40.7%)	298 (52.3%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.8%)	$14,104			$559			$13,545	14.7	18.3	1103	54
340008300573	1158	Union County TEAMS Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 517 West Fourth Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-9043	334	10	33.4	78.4%	1 (0.3%)	198 (59.3%)	126 (37.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,143			$631			$8,512	14.6	23.1	1035	123
341629003246	1159	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-3	331 Emory Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4960	289	22	13.1	65.4%	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.2%)	266 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$8,112			$485			$7,627	14.6	7.5	1291	132
340423002062	1160	Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 North Arlington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-9222	469	35	13.4	78.0%	3 (0.6%)	403 (85.9%)	55 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,050			$430			$9,620	14.6	13.8	1179	19

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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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