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)
341707002644	741	Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	553	50	10.9	15.0%	423 (76.5%)	16 (2.9%)	55 (9.9%)	28 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	$10,606			$198			$10,408	45	48.7	684	57
340756003860	742	Aldrich Elementary School	Public	3-5	615 Aldrich Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2483	393	30	12.9	17.3%	266 (67.7%)	14 (3.6%)	68 (17.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$8,546			$16			$8,530	45	51.5	654	88
340466000376	743	Sixteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Sixteenth Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	411	39	10.5	38.4%	124 (30.2%)	52 (12.7%)	187 (45.5%)	35 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	$7,714						$7,714	44.9	32.1	921	178
341005003408	744	Parker Elementary School	Public	K-3	South Lincoln Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	176	18	9.9	44.3%	37 (21.0%)	16 (9.1%)	103 (58.5%)	15 (8.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$10,883			$1,429			$9,454	44.7	64.2	505	239
341011003994	745	Leonardo Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Hosford Avenue	Leonardo	07737	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 291-1330	275	28	9.8	14.9%	224 (81.5%)	5 (1.8%)	30 (10.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	$9,254			$236			$9,018	44.6	64.6	497	248
340528000104	746	Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1357 Mays Landing Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Folsom Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8666	376	41	9.1	22.3%	314 (83.5%)	12 (3.2%)	37 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$12,563			$338			$12,225	44.6	43.2	756	10
341380000760	747	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Teaneck Road	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-0808	333	32	10.4	34.5%	57 (17.1%)	19 (5.7%)	220 (66.1%)	25 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$10,844			$609			$10,235	44.6	44.4	743	4
340513003782	748	Farmingdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	49 Academy St	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Farmingdale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 938-9611	163	24	6.9	22.7%	130 (79.8%)	3 (1.8%)	28 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,141			$544			$14,597	44.5	34.8	870	122
341134003503	749	Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	150 Newton Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8675	176	16	11	71.0%	1 (0.6%)	135 (76.7%)	37 (21.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								44.4			(n/a)
341119004426	750	Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	295	32	9.2	43.1%	104 (35.3%)	25 (8.5%)	152 (51.5%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$12,749			$406			$12,343	44.1	52.2	644	106

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.