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)
340783002838	1281	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	425	39	10.8	72.2%	15 (3.5%)	260 (61.2%)	136 (32.0%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,741			$620			$12,121	7.8	8	1281
341134000091	1282	Rafael Hernandez School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5004	553	48	11.5	79.6%	20 (3.6%)	143 (25.9%)	383 (69.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,503			$721			$7,782	7.5	7.1	1304	22
340864001578	1283	Lindenwold School Four	Public	K-4	900 Gibbsboro Rd.	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-0405	656	57	11.5	82.2%	23 (3.5%)	133 (20.3%)	486 (74.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	$8,316			$1,124			$7,192	7.5	7.6	1290	7
340768005965	1284	Florence Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1324 Springfield Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6861	639	36	17.7	47.3%	2 (0.3%)	239 (37.4%)	395 (61.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,690			$153			$7,537	7.5	9.5	1251	33
341269005916	1285	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	851 E 28th Street	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0300	601	45	13.5	59.6%	5 (0.8%)	162 (27.0%)	425 (70.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,303						$12,303	7.4	10.6	1233	52
340264001364	1286	Cooper's Poynt Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 State Street	Camden	08102	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5370	400	60	6.6	78.0%	4 (1.0%)	147 (36.8%)	244 (61.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,278			$3,474			$14,804	7.3	6.6	1307	21
341122003472	1287	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	609	62	9.8	77.5%	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	585 (96.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,736						$10,736	7.3	7.1	1303	16
341134005976	1288	Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Third St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5190	516	34	15.1	85.3%	7 (1.4%)	111 (21.5%)	396 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,797			$979			$8,818	7.2	7.9	1285	3
341314005614	1289	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	West 4th St And Clinton Ave	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4220	413	35	11.8	75.1%	2 (0.5%)	85 (20.6%)	320 (77.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,979			$261			$10,718	7.2	10.8	1228	61
341269004902	1290	School 15	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Oak Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0150	596	44	13.5	74.2%	6 (1.0%)	70 (11.7%)	514 (86.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,108						$12,108	7.2	6.3	1318	28

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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.