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)
340213003752	631	Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	205	37	5.5	50.7%	63 (30.7%)	9 (4.4%)	127 (62.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,320			$1,194			$14,126	52.6	28.2	963	332
340079303413	632	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 257-1423	1,305	68	19.1	93.2%	7 (0.5%)	443 (33.9%)	846 (64.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,075			$694			$9,381	52.5	27.4	972	340
341407000804	633	Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	494	48	10.2	26.7%	195 (39.5%)	16 (3.2%)	241 (48.8%)	35 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$14,087			$168			$13,919	52.4	53.6	631	2
341221005042	634	Oldmans Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Freed Road	Pedricktown	08067	Salem County	Oldmans Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-4240	282	24	11.8	19.9%	208 (73.8%)	34 (12.1%)	31 (11.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,139			$640			$11,499	52.4	57.2	586	48
340489001072	635	J Harold Van Zant	Public	K-5	270 Conestoga Drive	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0687	612	38	16.1	10.0%	442 (72.2%)	45 (7.4%)	38 (6.2%)	50 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$8,694			$146			$8,548	52.3	54	620	15
340466000374	636	Gilbert Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Gilbert Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	404	32	12.6	33.2%	136 (33.7%)	54 (13.4%)	185 (45.8%)	23 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$5,323						$5,323	52.3	47	703	67
340261002962	637	Califon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 School Street	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Califon Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 832-2828	86	14	5.9	3.5%	62 (72.1%)	2 (2.3%)	14 (16.3%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$28,096			$304			$27,792	52.3	65.3	486	151
341761002488	638	Kelly Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Pleasant Valley Way	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5452	459	52	8.8	44.9%	47 (10.2%)	160 (34.9%)	199 (43.4%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.1%)	$14,318						$14,318	52.3	39.7	801	163
341527002628	639	South Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 Mullica Hill Rd	Harrisonville	08039	Gloucester County	South Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0855	333	25	13.3	14.4%	283 (85.0%)	16 (4.8%)	14 (4.2%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$11,098			$381			$10,717	52.3	53.6	630	9
341485002902	640	Clarendon School	Public	K-5	685 Fifth St	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 974-2012	469	43	11	27.5%	114 (24.3%)	9 (1.9%)	162 (34.5%)	169 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	$9,914			$54			$9,860	52.2	55.3	603	37

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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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