Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
341443001652	901	Grade Downing Elementary School	Public	K-3	3rd & Central Aves	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4036	133	7	20.4	36.8%	85 (63.9%)	18 (13.5%)	17 (12.8%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$10,336			$272			$10,064	33.1	50.7	658	243
340783002846	902	Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	1,092	93	11.7	64.3%	413 (37.8%)	205 (18.8%)	328 (30.0%)	129 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.0%)	$9,638			$511			$9,127	33.1	27.5	985	83
340423002054	903	Dionne Warwick Institute	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Central Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5930	397	31	12.8	73.8%	3 (0.8%)	334 (84.1%)	58 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,897			$446			$10,451	33.1	25.2	1008	105
340870006051	904	Frog Pond Elementary School	Public	3-6	305 Frog Pond Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-1719	771	67	11.5	47.7%	569 (73.8%)	34 (4.4%)	94 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	39 (5.1%)	$13,004			$1,045			$11,959	33	29.6	955	51
340627000504	905	Jackson Avenue	Public	PK, KG-4	421 Jackson Ave	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7990	426	35	12.1	70.2%	32 (7.5%)	24 (5.6%)	359 (84.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,021			$744			$15,277	32.9	31.9	924	19
341269005942	906	Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	262	27	9.7	61.1%	7 (2.7%)	167 (63.7%)	87 (33.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,381						$13,381	32.8	36.5	854	52
341449000826	907	Franklin School	Public	K-6	95 Caldwell Avenue	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-1142	300	24	12.4	19.3%	148 (49.3%)	8 (2.7%)	114 (38.0%)	24 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,257			$354			$11,903	32.6	32.7	908	1
341239001190	908	Charles Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Charles Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	408	39	10.4	24.0%	228 (55.9%)	54 (13.2%)	62 (15.2%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	45 (11.0%)	$6,259			$525			$5,734	32.5	31.8	927	19
341353005640	909	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1809 St Georges Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1050	627	48	13	61.9%	68 (10.8%)	188 (30.0%)	327 (52.2%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$11,340			$297			$11,043	32.5	34.7	876	33
340492003076	910	Francis Lore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Westwood Drive	Ewing	08628	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	511	45	11.4	38.4%	138 (27.0%)	195 (38.2%)	116 (22.7%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	$11,727			$173			$11,554	32.4	31.3	938	28

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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 4, 2024, 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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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.