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)
340867000150	291	Seaview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2015 Wabash Ave	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	445	38	11.7	9.4%	363 (81.6%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.6%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$10,304			$345			$9,959	79.2	75.3	355	64
341707002646	292	Birches Elementary School	Public	K-5	416 Westminster Blvd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-1290	457	48	9.4	16.0%	357 (78.1%)	26 (5.7%)	38 (8.3%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$12,502			$337			$12,165	79.1	66	469	177
340783002848	293	Jotham W. Wakeman School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 St Pauls Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4310	598	56	10.7	46.7%	49 (8.2%)	64 (10.7%)	201 (33.6%)	261 (43.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	$12,283			$554			$11,729	79	78.9	285	8
340450003350	294	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	53 Brookville Road	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 650-5270	926	63	14.7	15.7%	86 (9.3%)	37 (4.0%)	114 (12.3%)	656 (70.8%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.1%)	$5,981						$5,981	79	83.7	219	75
340636001546	295	Stoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Briarwood Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7725	166	11	14.6	7.8%	141 (84.9%)	4 (2.4%)	12 (7.2%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$9,973			$282			$9,691	79	59.7	550	255
341761002490	296	Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	426	48	8.8	29.8%	89 (20.9%)	135 (31.7%)	132 (31.0%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.2%)	$11,835			$107			$11,728	78.9	76.5	331	35
341266004466	297	Millington Elementary School	Public	2-5	91 Northfield Road	Millington	07946	Morris County	Long Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 647-2312	352	39	9.1	4.8%	263 (74.7%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.1%)	27 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$7,775			$30			$7,745	78.8	79.8	275	22
340123004568	298	Bay Head Elementary	Public	K-8	145 Grove Street	Bay Head	08742	Ocean County	Bay Head Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 892-0668	123	14	8.5	2.4%	111 (90.2%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$17,883			$586			$17,297	78.8	84.9	206	92
341836000940	299	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Mason Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5720	333	28	11.8	0.9%	267 (80.2%)	4 (1.2%)	35 (10.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$12,867			$256			$12,611	78.8	79.7	277	22
340342001484	300	William P Tatem Elementary School	Public	K-5	265 Lincoln Avenue	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5704	256	20	12.5	16.0%	186 (72.7%)	11 (4.3%)	28 (10.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$8,518			$232			$8,286	78.6	85.6	196	104

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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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Educational resources:

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

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.