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)
340603000428	671	Union Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Jarvis Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 309-5031	500	44	11.2	31.2%	236 (47.2%)	144 (28.8%)	62 (12.4%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.4%)	$13,813			$295			$13,518	49.6	54.1	616	55
341305003568	672	Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-3	130 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 752-2501	561	77	7.2	35.8%	58 (10.3%)	125 (22.3%)	173 (30.8%)	181 (32.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$5,683						$5,683	49.5	49.9	671	1
340783002784	673	Frank R Conwell School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Bright Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6100	507	48	10.5	58.6%	101 (19.9%)	106 (20.9%)	238 (46.9%)	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.8%)	$9,863			$390			$9,473	49.4	40.7	796	123
340654003128	674	University Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Paxson Avenue	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4167	318	31	10.1	23.3%	144 (45.3%)	43 (13.5%)	103 (32.4%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$12,468			$06			$12,462	49.4	39.1	817	143
340002600292	675	Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	233 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	569	47	12.2	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	537 (94.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,257			$1,003			$13,254	49.4	43.4	760	85
340252004168	676	Aaron Decker School	Public	PK, KG-4	98 Decker Road	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2037	366	38	9.6	25.4%	226 (61.7%)	6 (1.6%)	110 (30.1%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,052			$878			$11,174	49.3	48.9	681	5
341623004740	677	Silver Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Silver Bay Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5880	611	44	13.8	27.8%	453 (74.1%)	9 (1.5%)	117 (19.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$7,524						$7,524	49.3	38.1	832	155
341536003636	678	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2900 Norwood Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	287	25	11.4	17.4%	127 (44.3%)	17 (5.9%)	84 (29.3%)	44 (15.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	$5,833						$5,833	49.2	49.6	674	4
340255000728	679	Byram Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	453	38	11.9	4.0%	368 (81.2%)	11 (2.4%)	57 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$13,821			$114			$13,707	49.2	53.5	624	55
341521006007	680	Greenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Roberts Street	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-2480	392	38	10.4	26.0%	66 (16.8%)	47 (12.0%)	97 (24.7%)	173 (44.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,104			$650			$12,454	49.1	65.6	475	205

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.