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)
341386004948	391	Robert Erskine School	Public	K-3	88 Erskine Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7026	171	20	8.6	12.3%	138 (80.7%)	2 (1.2%)	17 (9.9%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	$11,230			$374			$10,856	72.3	66.6	461	70
340258002016	392	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Crane St	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-3987	265	20	13.2	11.7%	211 (79.6%)	5 (1.9%)	37 (14.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$14,951			$278			$14,673	72.3	77.7	303	89
340132005120	393	Bedminster Township Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	234 Somerville Road	Bedminster	07921	Somerset County	Bedminster Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 234-0768	428	50	8.5	10.0%	236 (55.1%)	8 (1.9%)	91 (21.3%)	68 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	$17,615			$650			$16,965	72.3	73.4	377	16
340450003348	394	John Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Cornell Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 650-5370	766	70	10.9	30.3%	32 (4.2%)	94 (12.3%)	107 (14.0%)	492 (64.2%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)	$5,975						$5,975	72	75.2	356	38
341188002384	395	Radcliffe School	Public	PK, KG-6	379 Bloomfield Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 667-8819	349	31	11.1	12.3%	201 (57.6%)	9 (2.6%)	100 (28.7%)	24 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	$14,637			$186			$14,451	72	67.2	455	60
341752005010	396	Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Henry Road	Hewitt	07421	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 853-4466	264	21	12.4	20.5%	200 (75.8%)	3 (1.1%)	52 (19.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,903			$294			$11,609	72	71	408	12
341710003252	397	Sharon School	Public	PK, KG-4	234 Sharon Road	Robbinsville	08691	Mercer County	Robbinsville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 632-0960	983	94	10.4	7.7%	357 (36.3%)	44 (4.5%)	77 (7.8%)	459 (46.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.9%)	$4,555						$4,555	72	72.3	391	6
340300001462	398	Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Cranford Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-2058	358	27	13.2	11.2%	197 (55.0%)	33 (9.2%)	44 (12.3%)	64 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	$8,197						$8,197	72	80.2	269	129
340564003818	399	Marshall W. Errickson School	Public	K-5	271 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-8022	453	39	11.6	11.0%	348 (76.8%)	14 (3.1%)	61 (13.5%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,121			$289			$9,832	71.8	81	256	143
341212004074	400	Wolf Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Wolf Hill Avenue	Oceanport	07757	Monmouth County	Oceanport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0683	292	29	10	6.8%	253 (86.6%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$13,997			$297			$13,700	71.7	81	258	142

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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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