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)
340315005454	421	Valley Road School	Public	K-5	150 Valley Road	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 388-7900	395	34	11.7	3.8%	289 (73.2%)	5 (1.3%)	64 (16.2%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,631			$105			$10,526	70.3	79.3	298	123
341095001160	422	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1370 Hainesport Mt Laurel Rd	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 235-1341	399	31	12.9	13.5%	206 (51.6%)	53 (13.3%)	52 (13.0%)	60 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$7,745						$7,745	70.3	57.8	580	158
341812003708	423	Lynn Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Ira Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 499-6558	316	31	10.1	21.5%	129 (40.8%)	21 (6.6%)	60 (19.0%)	96 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$6,206						$6,206	70.2	78.1	317	106
340564003810	424	Joseph J Catena School	Public	K-5	275 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-4430	447	46	9.8	9.8%	323 (72.3%)	18 (4.0%)	47 (10.5%)	41 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$9,688			$316			$9,372	70.2	71.6	411	13
340135001974	425	Belleville PS10	Public	PK, KG-6	527 Belleville Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4334	170	9	18.8	51.2%	33 (19.4%)	22 (12.9%)	90 (52.9%)	20 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)								70.1	74.2	371	54
340633001530	426	Glenview Avenue	Public	K-6	1700 Sycamore Street	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 547-7647	247	28	8.9	4.0%	213 (86.2%)	5 (2.0%)	22 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$12,403			$243			$12,160	70	79.5	295	131
341812003698	427	Indiana Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Indiana Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8518	445	29	15.3	31.7%	47 (10.6%)	38 (8.5%)	72 (16.2%)	278 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$4,151						$4,151	70	70.5	423	4
341143003492	428	Susan B. Anthony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Beech Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	293	22	13.3	30.0%	123 (42.0%)	1 (0.3%)	148 (50.5%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)								69.5	64.2	506	78
340933000492	429	Lenape Meadows	Public	PK, KG-3	160 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 762-2260	343	30	11.4	8.2%	177 (51.6%)	15 (4.4%)	51 (14.9%)	75 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$10,910			$641			$10,269	69.5	80.5	280	149
340780004278	430	White Rock Elementary School	Public	1-5	2 Francine Place	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-2414	378	37	10.2	13.2%	310 (82.0%)	4 (1.1%)	50 (13.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$10,339			$04			$10,335	69.2	55	608	178

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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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