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)
340222004584	741	Drum Point Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	466	37	12.5	24.5%	352 (75.5%)	10 (2.1%)	74 (15.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$8,027			$148			$7,879	44.3	45.4	734	7
341542006035	742	Southampton Township School #2	Public	3-5	100 Miss Mabel Drive	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	228	24	9.6	15.8%	181 (79.4%)	3 (1.3%)	30 (13.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$12,084			$77			$12,007	44.2	48.3	689	53
340077303275	743	Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	339	20	16.9	69.3%	0 (0.0%)	311 (91.7%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,874			$943			$11,931	44	32.7	907	164
341134002330	744	Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,045	73	14.3	83.7%	249 (23.8%)	26 (2.5%)	763 (73.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,360			$409			$7,951	43.9	34.4	883	139
340720003846	745	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Navesink Avenue	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Highlands Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-1476	170	22	7.6	38.2%	129 (75.9%)	3 (1.8%)	31 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$19,302			$534			$18,768	43.9	47.7	697	48
340654003118	746	Mercerville Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Regina Avenue	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4159	357	28	12.9	32.5%	160 (44.8%)	26 (7.3%)	122 (34.2%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$8,682			$06			$8,676	43.8	51.8	647	99
340660002996	747	Hampton Borough School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 41 South Street	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Hampton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4101	103	15	6.9	20.4%	73 (70.9%)	3 (2.9%)	22 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$19,485			$916			$18,569	43.7	24.9	1012	265
341797001776	748	Crest Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	9100 Pacific Ave	Wildwood Crest	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood Crest Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1522	243	33	7.2	30.9%	193 (79.4%)	7 (2.9%)	32 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$22,617			$419			$22,198	43.7	43.3	761	13
340324005899	749	Clementon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Audubon Ave	Clementon	08021	Camden County	Clementon Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2300	574	58	9.8	62.4%	160 (27.9%)	153 (26.7%)	219 (38.2%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$13,193			$1,050			$12,143	43.5	46.2	719	30
340192000286	750	E. Roy Bixby	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Fischer Ave	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 441-4834	293	28	10.4	51.9%	46 (15.7%)	12 (4.1%)	216 (73.7%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,677			$534			$14,143	43.4	45.7	725	25

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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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