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)
340228005170	411	Crim Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Crim Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1022	391	38	10.2	5.9%	244 (62.4%)	9 (2.3%)	43 (11.0%)	70 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.1%)	$11,542						$11,542	70.9	65.3	485	74
340150000280	412	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	49 S Summit Street	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8771	255	21	11.9	35.3%	22 (8.6%)	17 (6.7%)	139 (54.5%)	61 (23.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.5%)	$9,806			$222			$9,584	70.8	66.9	461	49
341206004068	413	Wayside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	733 Bowne Road	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5710	574	63	9.1	26.7%	347 (60.5%)	59 (10.3%)	116 (20.2%)	37 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,175			$182			$8,993	70.8	69.7	431	18
340003500307	414	Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	637	48	13.2	28.9%	171 (26.8%)	96 (15.1%)	137 (21.5%)	201 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.4%)	$9,314			$711			$8,603	70.7	84.8	215	199
341191000664	415	Dogwood Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Dogwood Dr	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-5822	241	27	8.8	8.7%	180 (74.7%)	1 (0.4%)	47 (19.5%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$13,907						$13,907	70.7	64.4	504	89
340300001440	416	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Walt Whitman Blvd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 428-1144	257	20	12.8	15.2%	128 (49.8%)	26 (10.1%)	42 (16.3%)	37 (14.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.2%)	$10,186						$10,186	70.6	75.1	358	58
340927003516	417	M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Par Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4452	226	19	12.2	8.4%	157 (69.5%)	11 (4.9%)	37 (16.4%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	$13,623			$63			$13,560	70.6	54.8	610	193
341128000626	418	Berkley Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	812 Berkley Street	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 262-0191	431	32	13.4	18.1%	123 (28.5%)	35 (8.1%)	145 (33.6%)	100 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	$8,667			$403			$8,264	70.6	72.7	397	21
340399000348	419	Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	497	42	11.8	4.4%	195 (39.2%)	19 (3.8%)	176 (35.4%)	81 (16.3%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$7,760			$89			$7,671	70.3	79.8	289	130
341683001680	420	Osage School	Public	K-5	112 Somerdale Road	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-2990	551	48	11.3	23.0%	195 (35.4%)	82 (14.9%)	92 (16.7%)	157 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$12,761			$134			$12,627	70.3	70.4	424	4

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.