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)
341464003584	791	Emma Arleth Elementary School	Public	K-3	3198 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5245	486	43	11.3	32.7%	210 (43.2%)	83 (17.1%)	53 (10.9%)	69 (14.2%)	15 (3.1%)	22 (4.5%)	34 (7.0%)	$8,249			$147			$8,102	41.1	61.4	532	259
340954005842	792	Mansfield Township Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Port Murray Road	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3212	543	61	8.9	33.7%	313 (57.6%)	32 (5.9%)	167 (30.8%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$12,529			$488			$12,041	40.9	42.4	770	22
341536003638	793	John E. Riley Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Morris Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	381	33	11.4	29.4%	129 (33.9%)	40 (10.5%)	159 (41.7%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.5%)	$6,256			$226			$6,030	40.8	49.1	677	116
341803005786	794	Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	135	18	7.4	20.0%	84 (62.2%)	9 (6.7%)	33 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	$15,980			$476			$15,504	40.8	12.7	1194	400
341731002932	795	Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	3-6	1 Louisa Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6140	347	44	7.8	42.4%	115 (33.1%)	20 (5.8%)	178 (51.3%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$5,045			$563			$4,482	40.7	42.3	776	19
340783002784	796	Frank R Conwell School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Bright Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6100	507	48	10.5	58.6%	101 (19.9%)	106 (20.9%)	238 (46.9%)	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.8%)	$9,863			$390			$9,473	40.7	46	719	77
340807005832	797	Knowlton Township Board of Education	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Route 46	Delaware	07833	Warren County	Knowlton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-5118	179	20	9	11.7%	153 (85.5%)	3 (1.7%)	12 (6.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$17,942			$731			$17,211	40.7	38.5	816	19
340774004620	798	Lucy N. Holman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Manhattan Street	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4620	498	46	10.8	44.4%	247 (49.6%)	25 (5.0%)	194 (39.0%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$8,913			$404			$8,509	40.5	46.8	708	90
340618002574	799	Broad Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	255 West Broad St	Gibbstown	08027	Gloucester County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 224-4900	277	29	9.6	33.2%	170 (61.4%)	24 (8.7%)	54 (19.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.3%)	$337						$337	40.5	44.4	740	59
340363003764	800	Deal Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 Roseld Avenue	Deal	07723	Monmouth County	Deal Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-0480	159	20	8	22.0%	116 (73.0%)	20 (12.6%)	13 (8.2%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$16,125			$562			$15,563	40.4	33.5	897	97

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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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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.