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)
341254004854	1181	William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11	Public	K-8	390 Gregory Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5511	908	62	14.6	99.9%	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.4%)	874 (96.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$9,572			$759			$8,813	13.3	12.5	1198	17
341623004742	1182	South Toms River Elementary School	Public	K-5	419 Dover Road	Toms River	08757	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5890	293	26	11.3	65.9%	116 (39.6%)	36 (12.3%)	107 (36.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.9%)	$8,351			$672			$7,679	13.3	12.9	1191	9
340243000976	1183	Wilbur Watts Intermediate School	Public	3-6	550 High Street	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5834	449	42	10.6	64.1%	98 (21.8%)	245 (54.6%)	78 (17.4%)	8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$14,246			$914			$13,332	13.2	11.2	1219	36
341116004048	1184	Midtown Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Corlies Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	425	42	10.1	49.6%	16 (3.8%)	162 (38.1%)	221 (52.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$13,354			$919			$12,435	13.2	15.6	1141	43
340135001970	1185	Belleville PS8	Public	PK, KG-6	183 Union Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4344	494	29	17	59.1%	44 (8.9%)	51 (10.3%)	379 (76.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)								13.1	16.6	1124	61
340459000207	1186	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	604	45	13.4	88.1%	12 (2.0%)	45 (7.5%)	539 (89.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,125			$317			$10,808	13.1	11.6	1212	26
340096003259	1187	Brighton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 N. Brighton Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-3150	290	34	8.5	93.8%	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.0%)	190 (65.5%)	63 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$14,549			$3,409			$11,140	12.9	14.2	1170	17
340330004774	1188	School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	194 West Second Street	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2382	174	14	12.4	80.5%	51 (29.3%)	9 (5.2%)	96 (55.2%)	15 (8.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,498			$594			$11,904	12.9	20	1077	111
341227002400	1189	Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	292	26	11.2	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	159 (54.5%)	127 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,904			$437			$11,467	12.9	19.3	1085	104
341401001236	1190	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1255	739	54	13.6	51.7%	270 (36.5%)	75 (10.1%)	374 (50.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$11,560			$816			$10,744	12.9	11.8	1210	20

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

Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.