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)
340300001454	501	Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 Kingston Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-0986	406	32	12.6	24.1%	198 (48.8%)	35 (8.6%)	69 (17.0%)	72 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	$9,353			$117			$9,236	63.2	73.2	381	120
340927003520	502	Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	64 Southwood Dr	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4539	258	33	7.9	27.1%	162 (62.8%)	17 (6.6%)	54 (20.9%)	20 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$16,304			$63			$16,241	63.1	79	280	222
341431005672	503	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 E Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1886	357	32	11.3	38.7%	110 (30.8%)	30 (8.4%)	196 (54.9%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$7,881						$7,881	63.1	60.3	540	37
340927003514	504	Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Ely Ave	Laurence Harbor	08879	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3876	390	35	11	30.5%	172 (44.1%)	44 (11.3%)	79 (20.3%)	74 (19.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$13,387			$816			$12,571	63.1	58.2	563	59
340150000270	505	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 N Franklin Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8581	372	24	15.2	28.2%	45 (12.1%)	32 (8.6%)	203 (54.6%)	79 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	$10,856			$50			$10,806	63	76	335	170
341143003492	506	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	310	21	14.7	27.1%	138 (44.5%)	2 (0.6%)	137 (44.2%)	26 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								63	69.5	428	78
340333002964	507	Clinton Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 School Street	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton-Glen Gardner School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-8512	462	45	10.1	14.1%	329 (71.2%)	17 (3.7%)	77 (16.7%)	27 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$16,860			$199			$16,661	63	77.4	307	200
341620004114	508	Swimming River School	Public	3-5	220 Hance Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 460-2416	423	54	7.8	16.8%	261 (61.7%)	41 (9.7%)	74 (17.5%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$12,736			$139			$12,597	62.9	65	481	27
340411003312	509	Chittick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5 Flagler Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6830	353	40	8.8	34.8%	132 (37.4%)	13 (3.7%)	90 (25.5%)	98 (27.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$13,704			$183			$13,521	62.6	68.2	444	65
340975003972	510	Strathmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	282 Church Street	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5900	461	37	12.3	16.7%	302 (65.5%)	19 (4.1%)	107 (23.2%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$11,082			$89			$10,993	62.6	75.8	344	166

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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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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.