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)
340459005516	911	Robert Morris School No. 18	Public	K-8	860 Cross Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6000	506	47	10.8	78.1%	58 (11.5%)	73 (14.4%)	372 (73.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,936			$245			$9,691	32.4	34.5	880	31
340945004662	912	Ridgeway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2861 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-0800	435	49	8.8	48.7%	182 (41.8%)	45 (10.3%)	166 (38.2%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	$15,367			$383			$14,984	32.3	32.8	904	8
341758002946	913	Albio Sires Elementary School	Public	K-6	6300 Palisade Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4070	560	49	11.4	86.4%	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	523 (93.4%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,238			$646			$10,592	32.2	28.3	972	59
340585001490	914	Gibbsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Kirkwood Rd	Gibbsboro	08026	Camden County	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1140	281	33	8.6	21.0%	172 (61.2%)	40 (14.2%)	38 (13.5%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	$13,548			$431			$13,117	32.1	18.2	1114	200
341140005388	915	Merriam Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	81 Merriam Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7202	458	45	10.1	39.1%	225 (49.1%)	40 (8.7%)	165 (36.0%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$9,845			$223			$9,622	32	35.3	869	46
341146002890	916	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,309	106	12.3	61.4%	115 (8.8%)	8 (0.6%)	1,155 (88.2%)	28 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,656						$7,656	31.8	28.8	964	48
340330004768	917	School #1	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Park Slope	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2370	251	21	11.9	78.5%	84 (33.5%)	10 (4.0%)	136 (54.2%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,189						$12,189	31.8	47.3	703	214
341434004528	918	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	8 Meeker Street	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 584-5549	298	25	11.7	22.5%	164 (55.0%)	10 (3.4%)	90 (30.2%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.7%)	$13,694			$511			$13,183	31.7	34.6	878	40
340573006089	919	Smithville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 S Old Port Republic Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	573	58	9.8	44.3%	267 (46.6%)	134 (23.4%)	101 (17.6%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,933			$554			$10,379	31.7	30.7	945	26
341032001882	920	Rieck Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	339 Rieck Avenue	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2345	412	43	9.5	74.3%	118 (28.6%)	93 (22.6%)	157 (38.1%)	10 (2.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	$11,375			$298			$11,077	31.6	20.8	1079	159

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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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Educational resources:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.