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)
340252004168	681	Aaron Decker School	Public	PK, KG-4	98 Decker Road	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2037	366	38	9.6	25.4%	226 (61.7%)	6 (1.6%)	110 (30.1%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,052			$878			$11,174	48.9	55.6	599	82
341377000750	682	Slocum Skewes School	Public, Alternative	3-9	650 Prospect Ave	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-4299	666	66	10.1	35.0%	167 (25.1%)	26 (3.9%)	308 (46.2%)	153 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$11,589			$183			$11,406	48.8	50	667	15
341050003446	683	Mill Lake	Public	PK, KG-3	115 Monmouth Road	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-5336	471	46	10.3	10.0%	278 (59.0%)	15 (3.2%)	58 (12.3%)	102 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$13,039			$106			$12,933	48.7	72	405	278
340459000806	684	Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	799	62	12.9	81.9%	75 (9.4%)	113 (14.1%)	596 (74.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,512			$194			$8,318	48.6	41.5	783	99
340466000372	685	Gantner Avenue School	Public	K-5	99 Roosevelt Ave	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	340	33	10.2	30.9%	128 (37.6%)	28 (8.2%)	148 (43.5%)	34 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$7,848						$7,848	48.6	53.6	629	56
341047002600	686	Whitehall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Whitehall Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 728-8782	357	39	9.1	30.8%	225 (63.0%)	59 (16.5%)	55 (15.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$6,021						$6,021	48.5	59.8	555	131
340603001518	687	Glendora Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Station Ave	Glendora	08029	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 939-4704	233	17	13.7	25.8%	169 (72.5%)	13 (5.6%)	31 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	$12,656			$331			$12,325	48.4	48.8	683	4
340096000016	688	Chelsea Heights School	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 Filbert Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7272	269	28	9.6	90.0%	8 (3.0%)	42 (15.6%)	131 (48.7%)	83 (30.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$13,190			$1,919			$11,271	48.3	45	734	46
341542006035	689	Southampton Township School #2	Public	3-5	100 Miss Mabel Drive	Southampton	08088	Burlington County	Southampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 859-2256	228	24	9.6	15.8%	181 (79.4%)	3 (1.3%)	30 (13.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$12,084			$77			$12,007	48.3	48.4	690	1
340228005166	690	Adamsville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Union Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-6440	490	57	8.6	17.8%	175 (35.7%)	17 (3.5%)	145 (29.6%)	122 (24.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$11,024			$1,018			$10,006	48.2	38.4	818	128

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.