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)
340864001580	1091	Lindenwold School Five	Public	K-4	550 Chews Landing Rd.	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-4063	593	53	11.2	82.0%	56 (9.4%)	248 (41.8%)	259 (43.7%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$7,851			$728			$7,123	19.9	12	1205	114
340423000273	1092	Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	500 South Clinton Street	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-4320	502	31	16.1	57.8%	5 (1.0%)	450 (89.6%)	39 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,883			$366			$10,517	19.8	28.1	964	128
340423002046	1093	Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	443	31	14.2	63.0%	4 (0.9%)	370 (83.5%)	57 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$12,075			$362			$11,713	19.8	17	1120	27
341296005860	1094	Phillipsburg Elementary School	Public	3-5	525 Warren Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	595	72	8.2	75.3%	248 (41.7%)	132 (22.2%)	162 (27.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.4%)	$15,299			$660			$14,639	19.7	17.4	1116	22
340282003272	1095	Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Carteret Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	578	54	10.6	68.9%	57 (9.9%)	137 (23.7%)	263 (45.5%)	104 (18.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$3,895			$308			$3,587	19.7	17.9	1105	10
340008700735	1096	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 West Railway Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-0600	0	122	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$9,624			$1,059			$8,565	19.7	15.3	1152	56
340459005520	1097	John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	454	33	13.7	88.5%	8 (1.8%)	118 (26.0%)	322 (70.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,585			$304			$12,281	19.5	15.1	1156	59
340459005512	1098	Madison Monroe School No. 16	Public	PK, KG-8	1091 North Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5770	637	50	12.8	71.1%	124 (19.5%)	58 (9.1%)	441 (69.2%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,480			$213			$9,267	19.4	19.1	1092	6
340459002997	1099	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Public	PK, KG-8	505 -517 Morris Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3900	885	69	12.8	80.0%	43 (4.9%)	143 (16.2%)	676 (76.4%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,896			$228			$8,668	19.3	19.6	1082	17
340366001826	1100	Deerfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	419 Morton Ave	Rosenhayn	08352	Cumberland County	Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-6610	317	31	10.2	53.9%	133 (42.0%)	29 (9.1%)	132 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$13,921			$778			$13,143	19.3	14.9	1160	60

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.