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)
340138001320	691	Ethel M Burke Elementary School	Public	K-4	112 South Black Horse Pike	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6362	236	25	9.4	40.7%	107 (45.3%)	9 (3.8%)	59 (25.0%)	45 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$12,426			$1,311			$11,115	48.2	33.6	893	202
341047002596	692	Holly Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	900 North Main Street	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 728-8706	505	54	9.2	43.2%	257 (50.9%)	99 (19.6%)	98 (19.4%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	$6,850			$437			$6,413	47.9	55.3	605	87
340654003120	693	Morgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	38 Stamford Road	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4160	284	28	10	24.3%	159 (56.0%)	19 (6.7%)	82 (28.9%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$10,522			$06			$10,516	47.9	66.7	463	230
340489001070	694	Helen L Beeler	Public	K-5	60 Caldwell Ave	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0619	519	38	13.6	9.6%	318 (61.3%)	55 (10.6%)	23 (4.4%)	78 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (7.7%)	$7,091			$189			$6,902	47.9	52.4	641	53
340282003276	695	Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	83 Post Blvd	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	508	45	11.2	62.6%	47 (9.3%)	59 (11.6%)	174 (34.3%)	209 (41.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$4,949			$301			$4,648	47.8	42.4	771	76
341623004746	696	Washington Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 West Earl Court	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5910	314	24	13.3	32.8%	222 (70.7%)	13 (4.1%)	53 (16.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$6,399			$280			$6,119	47.8	46.9	705	9
340720003846	697	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Navesink Avenue	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Highlands Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-1476	170	22	7.6	38.2%	129 (75.9%)	3 (1.8%)	31 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$19,302			$534			$18,768	47.7	55.3	604	93
341081004368	698	Alexander Hamilton	Public	3-5	24 Mills Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2190	272	30	9.1	54.0%	83 (30.5%)	18 (6.6%)	156 (57.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$13,131			$348			$12,783	47.6	51.1	659	39
341761002494	699	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	289 Main St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5385	450	43	10.5	67.3%	12 (2.7%)	131 (29.1%)	280 (62.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$11,461			$1,392			$10,069	47.6	36.7	843	144
340432003062	700	Perry L. Drew Elementary School	Public	3-5	70 Twin Rivers Drive North	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7820	579	54	10.7	39.9%	119 (20.6%)	49 (8.5%)	281 (48.5%)	106 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$11,627			$178			$11,449	47.5	45.5	726	26

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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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