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)
341122003460	1251	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	66 Bartlett Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	392	51	7.6	68.1%	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	371 (94.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,278						$10,278	9.2	5.7	1311	60
341293003540	1252	Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School	Public	K-5	318 Stockton Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6010	684	59	11.6	75.4%	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.1%)	655 (95.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$20,241			$1,114			$19,127	9.2	7.9	1279	27
341320000194	1253	Washington Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 W Washington Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	466	38	12.4	79.2%	5 (1.1%)	70 (15.0%)	388 (83.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,263			$1,063			$16,200	9.1	13.5	1180	73
341269003369	1254	Young Men's Academy	Public	3-8	45 Smith Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2380	60	7	8.5	71.7%	0 (0.0%)	37 (61.7%)	23 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,107						$21,107	9	24.6	1017	237
340225001794	1255	Indian Ave School	Public	K-8	399 Indian Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	588	48	12.2	69.0%	12 (2.0%)	56 (9.5%)	515 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,054			$1,060			$10,994	9	10.8	1231	24
341134002360	1256	Sussex Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	307 Sussex Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5200	553	35	15.8	81.0%	8 (1.4%)	137 (24.8%)	398 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,703			$721			$8,982	9	5.7	1310	54
341347004938	1257	Prospect Park School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	94 Brown Avenue	Prospect Park	07508	Passaic County	Prospect Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-7909	652	69	9.4	38.2%	47 (7.2%)	84 (12.9%)	471 (72.2%)	43 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,282			$1,149			$10,133	8.9	11.2	1222	35
340783002838	1258	Martin Center for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	59 Wilkinson Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6590	434	39	11.1	74.9%	18 (4.1%)	270 (62.2%)	130 (30.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,741			$620			$12,121	8.9	7.8	1281	23
341272002612	1259	Loudenslager Elementary School	Public	3-6	100 Baird Ave	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2228	351	33	10.6	68.4%	65 (18.5%)	164 (46.7%)	83 (23.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	$7,818			$926			$6,892	8.7	9.4	1259
341794001770	1260	Glenwood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Glenwood & New York Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1630	378	36	10.3	82.8%	50 (13.2%)	27 (7.1%)	280 (74.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	$16,834			$2,065			$14,769	8.7	7.1	1291	31

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.