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)
340402003288	941	John P. Faber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 High Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	596	56	10.6	44.6%	145 (24.3%)	61 (10.2%)	334 (56.0%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	$4,605						$4,605	30.8	36.7	844	97
341680001924	942	John H. Winslow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1335 Magnolia Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6973	458	38	12	0.7%	143 (31.2%)	73 (15.9%)	205 (44.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	$15,551			$872			$14,679	30.8	24.7	1012	70
341680000807	943	Pauline J. Petway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1115 So Lincoln Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8855	499	40	12.4	0.6%	136 (27.3%)	53 (10.6%)	274 (54.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$14,495			$874			$13,621	30.8	27.5	971	28
341236000684	944	Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	1-6	401 Glen Ave	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 947-3556	769	57	13.6	58.8%	52 (6.8%)	13 (1.7%)	511 (66.4%)	183 (23.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$11,637			$1,254			$10,383	30.7	32.9	909	35
340573006089	945	Smithville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 S Old Port Republic Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	573	58	9.8	44.3%	267 (46.6%)	134 (23.4%)	101 (17.6%)	42 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,933			$554			$10,379	30.7	36.6	847	98
340384006115	946	Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools	Public	3-8	165 Academy Road	Dennisville	08214	Cape May County	Dennis Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-2821	363	32	11.2	28.7%	329 (90.6%)	11 (3.0%)	17 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$24,469			$647			$23,822	30.6	35.9	855	91
340079503451	947	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Carlock Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 242-1818	462	30	15.5	59.3%	28 (6.1%)	85 (18.4%)	323 (69.9%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$8,572			$501			$8,071	30.6	23.8	1022	75
340450003352	948	Lindeneau Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blossom Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5320	495	38	13	50.3%	82 (16.6%)	59 (11.9%)	227 (45.9%)	101 (20.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$6,230			$236			$5,994	30.6	34.1	877	71
340330004790	949	School #15	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Gregory Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2418	279	24	11.6	74.9%	52 (18.6%)	12 (4.3%)	202 (72.4%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,735			$594			$12,141	30.4	35.8	856	93
340783002822	950	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	Public	PK, KG-4	362 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6540	364	31	11.7	61.3%	80 (22.0%)	87 (23.9%)	109 (29.9%)	70 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.3%)	$10,226			$468			$9,758	30.3	27.7	965	15

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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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.