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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
341032001878	1121	Holly Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	2509 E Main St	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2200	479	41	11.6	76.2%	110 (23.0%)	199 (41.5%)	134 (28.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	$10,465	$400	$10,065	17.4	11.7	1211	90
341227002412	1122	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	387	39	10	60.2%	1 (0.3%)	197 (50.9%)	180 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$11,933	$426	$11,507	17.2	20.6	1066	56
341269000353	1123	Alexander Hamilton Academy	Public	K-8	11-27 16th Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0320	508	31	16.3	87.2%	5 (1.0%)	178 (35.0%)	324 (63.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,344		$8,344	17.2	18.4	1100	23
341134003374	1124	Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	443	40	11	80.8%	9 (2.0%)	53 (12.0%)	359 (81.0%)	7 (1.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,232	$137	$12,095	17.2	19.1	1091	33
340456000086	1125	Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School	Public	K-3	2499 Spruce Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 645-3550	757	53	14.3	64.5%	186 (24.6%)	117 (15.5%)	287 (37.9%)	114 (15.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.6%)	$16,276	$1,047	$15,229	17.1	12	1207	82
341281003495	1126	Denbo Crichton School	Public	K-5	Two Learning Way	Browns Mills	08015	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	853	72	11.8	59.4%	443 (51.9%)	114 (13.4%)	200 (23.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (10.8%)				17	13.7	1182	56
341122005940	1127	Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	665	66	10	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	626 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,460		$9,460	17	15.9	1138	11
340210003331	1128	Smalley Elementary School	Public	3-6	163 Cherry Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7940	536	53	10.1	72.8%	57 (10.6%)	43 (8.0%)	410 (76.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	15 (2.8%)	$8,764	$807	$7,957	16.9	19.3	1086	42
340078403383	1129	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	47 State Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-8920	515	44	11.7	80.4%	5 (1.0%)	110 (21.4%)	392 (76.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,781	$791	$8,990	16.7	14	1176	47
341281001222	1130	Samuel T. Busansky School	Public	3-5	16 Scrapetown Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	297	30	9.9	57.2%	127 (42.8%)	75 (25.3%)	60 (20.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.1%)	$18,370	$771	$17,599	16.7	32.4	914	216

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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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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.

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)
341032001878	1121	Holly Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	2509 E Main St	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2200	479	41	11.6	76.2%	110 (23.0%)	199 (41.5%)	134 (28.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	$10,465			$400			$10,065	17.4	11.7	1211	90
341227002412	1122	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	387	39	10	60.2%	1 (0.3%)	197 (50.9%)	180 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$11,933			$426			$11,507	17.2	20.6	1066	56
341269000353	1123	Alexander Hamilton Academy	Public	K-8	11-27 16th Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0320	508	31	16.3	87.2%	5 (1.0%)	178 (35.0%)	324 (63.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,344						$8,344	17.2	18.4	1100	23
341134003374	1124	Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	443	40	11	80.8%	9 (2.0%)	53 (12.0%)	359 (81.0%)	7 (1.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,232			$137			$12,095	17.2	19.1	1091	33
340456000086	1125	Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School	Public	K-3	2499 Spruce Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 645-3550	757	53	14.3	64.5%	186 (24.6%)	117 (15.5%)	287 (37.9%)	114 (15.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.6%)	$16,276			$1,047			$15,229	17.1	12	1207	82
341281003495	1126	Denbo Crichton School	Public	K-5	Two Learning Way	Browns Mills	08015	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	853	72	11.8	59.4%	443 (51.9%)	114 (13.4%)	200 (23.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (10.8%)								17	13.7	1182	56
341122005940	1127	Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	665	66	10	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	626 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,460						$9,460	17	15.9	1138	11
340210003331	1128	Smalley Elementary School	Public	3-6	163 Cherry Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7940	536	53	10.1	72.8%	57 (10.6%)	43 (8.0%)	410 (76.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	15 (2.8%)	$8,764			$807			$7,957	16.9	19.3	1086	42
340078403383	1129	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	47 State Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-8920	515	44	11.7	80.4%	5 (1.0%)	110 (21.4%)	392 (76.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,781			$791			$8,990	16.7	14	1176	47
341281001222	1130	Samuel T. Busansky School	Public	3-5	16 Scrapetown Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	297	30	9.9	57.2%	127 (42.8%)	75 (25.3%)	60 (20.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.1%)	$18,370			$771			$17,599	16.7	32.4	914	216