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)
340459000071	1251	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Bayway Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6270	799	73	10.9	81.6%	40 (5.0%)	179 (22.4%)	564 (70.6%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,660			$221			$8,439	9.9	16.1	1132	119
340459005526	1252	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	Public	K-8	631-657 Westminster Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5900	600	55	10.9	84.0%	32 (5.3%)	160 (26.7%)	379 (63.2%)	25 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,486			$230			$10,256	9.7	9.3	1259	7
341680003031	1253	Gloria M Sabater Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 South East Blvd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 641-8502	713	58	12.2	0.4%	4 (0.6%)	26 (3.6%)	679 (95.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,874			$1,044			$11,830	9.7	6.4	1314	61
341314005610	1254	Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	Public	K-5	E Front St & Farragut Rd	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4300	417	29	14.2	88.5%	7 (1.7%)	38 (9.1%)	370 (88.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,430			$260			$10,170	9.7	12.2	1202	52
341122003462	1255	Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	341	34	10.1	77.4%	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	322 (94.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,684						$11,684	9.6	7.4	1297	42
340894003916	1256	Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Monmouth Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-7048	600	55	10.9	80.0%	113 (18.8%)	80 (13.3%)	374 (62.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$11,224			$643			$10,581	9.6	11.5	1213	43
340654003110	1257	Kuser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Newkirk Avenue	Hamilton	08629	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4155	457	38	12	68.7%	45 (9.8%)	151 (33.0%)	235 (51.4%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$9,545			$1,106			$8,439	9.6	9.6	1249	8
341032001872	1258	R. M. Bacon Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 South Third Street	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 327-6100	258	25	10.3	81.4%	54 (20.9%)	97 (37.6%)	73 (28.3%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.9%)	$10,502			$592			$9,910	9.5	10.2	1239	19
341272002612	1259	Loudenslager Elementary School	Public	3-6	100 Baird Ave	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2228	352	29	12.2	56.0%	71 (20.2%)	163 (46.3%)	90 (25.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	$7,818			$926			$6,892	9.4	9.3	1258	1
341032000061	1260	Silver Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Silver Run Road	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2470	427	51	8.4	90.6%	97 (22.7%)	165 (38.6%)	133 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$11,875			$473			$11,402	9.3	8.2	1276	16

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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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Educational resources:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.