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)
340423005901	901	J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5895	253	18	14	71.5%	3 (1.2%)	213 (84.2%)	29 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,552			$450			$11,102	33.2	33.3	901
341680001948	902	Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School	Public	K-5	1578 North Valley Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6934	481	46	10.5	0.6%	97 (20.2%)	53 (11.0%)	306 (63.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$13,621			$927			$12,694	33.1	24.7	1013	111
340549005198	903	Elizabeth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-0113	554	57	9.6	46.0%	81 (14.6%)	137 (24.7%)	213 (38.4%)	86 (15.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$11,092			$239			$10,853	33	43.4	754	149
340945004662	904	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	32.8	33.1	907	3
340126002716	905	Horace Mann Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 West 38th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5979	643	51	12.6	50.5%	331 (51.5%)	74 (11.5%)	137 (21.3%)	74 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.6%)	$11,126			$557			$10,569	32.7	27.5	968	63
340078103335	906	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	240 Ege Avenue	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4798	1,002	75	13.3	70.9%	144 (14.4%)	373 (37.2%)	241 (24.1%)	194 (19.4%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	31 (3.1%)	$8,106			$748			$7,358	32.7	35.3	860	46
340077303275	907	Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	339	20	16.9	69.3%	0 (0.0%)	311 (91.7%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,874			$943			$11,931	32.7			(n/a)
341449000826	908	Franklin School	Public	K-6	95 Caldwell Avenue	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-1142	300	24	12.4	19.3%	148 (49.3%)	8 (2.7%)	114 (38.0%)	24 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,257			$354			$11,903	32.7	48.8	680	228
341209004682	909	Frederic A. Priff Elementary School	Public	3-6	139 Wells Mill Road	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 693-3131	255	19	13.4	28.6%	204 (80.0%)	6 (2.4%)	35 (13.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,497			$265			$11,232	32.6	43	760	149
341743002666	910	Green-Fields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Hill Lane	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 845-7929	504	41	12.4	28.2%	339 (67.3%)	51 (10.1%)	78 (15.5%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$10,486			$300			$10,186	32.4	39.1	807	103

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.