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)
341113004028	1051	Woodrow Wilson	Public	PK, KG-8	210 West Sylvania Ave	Neptune City	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-5319	252	29	8.6	50.4%	61 (24.2%)	74 (29.4%)	94 (37.3%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	$16,187			$742			$15,445	22.4	16.1	1131	80
340330004782	1052	School #11	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Merselis Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2401	407	38	10.7	74.7%	86 (21.1%)	29 (7.1%)	263 (64.6%)	21 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,583			$594			$11,989	22.3	34.5	875	177
340007000529	1053	TEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Park Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	TEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	6,096	270	22.5	88.6%	4 (0.1%)	4,826 (79.2%)	913 (15.0%)	3 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	344 (5.6%)	$11,261			$1,091			$10,170	22.3	20.9	1058	5
341134002937	1054	Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Ivy Street	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2121	471	43	11	83.7%	1 (0.2%)	415 (88.1%)	48 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,199			$653			$10,546	22.3	15.3	1151	97
340420002732	1055	East Newark Elementary School	Public	K-8	501 11 North Third Street	East Newark	07029	Hudson County	East Newark School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-6800	227	21	10.8	84.1%	17 (7.5%)	4 (1.8%)	202 (89.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,532			$1,154			$9,378	22.1	33.6	894	161
341125001168	1056	New Hanover Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Fort Dix Street	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	New Hanover Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2139	181	21	8.4	49.2%	67 (37.0%)	30 (16.6%)	65 (35.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.3%)	$20,216			$933			$19,283	22.1	16.2	1130	74
341269004882	1057	School 5	Public	K-5	430 Totowa Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0050	785	57	13.7	63.4%	10 (1.3%)	65 (8.3%)	441 (56.2%)	268 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,638						$10,638	22.1	15	1159	102
341269004910	1058	School 19	Public	K-4	31 James Street	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0190	343	24	14.2	52.2%	11 (3.2%)	33 (9.6%)	194 (56.6%)	103 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,566						$9,566	22	28.4	956	102
340135001964	1059	Belleville PS4	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Magnolia Street	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4340	452	36	12.5	58.8%	37 (8.2%)	42 (9.3%)	325 (71.9%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)								21.9	25.6	998	61
341134003531	1060	Michelle Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	186 14th Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 662-2621	131	13	10	84.0%	0 (0.0%)	115 (87.8%)	15 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								21.9			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.