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)
340804004288	191	Stonybrook Elementary School	Public	3-5	118 Boonton Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1881	412	36	11.3	1.7%	307 (74.5%)	7 (1.7%)	32 (7.8%)	29 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.5%)	$12,633			$38			$12,595	85.8	83.8	229	38
340300001456	192	Richard Stockton Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Wexford Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-1505	353	27	13	9.3%	229 (64.9%)	21 (5.9%)	28 (7.9%)	46 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.9%)	$8,457						$8,457	85.7	88.5	149	43
341467005684	193	Howard B. Brunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	721 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-2148	425	35	12.2	3.8%	229 (53.9%)	40 (9.4%)	70 (16.5%)	56 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	$8,968			$35			$8,933	85.7	79.7	292	99
341812003452	194	Oak Tree Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	Wilus Way	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8424	425	27	16	18.8%	14 (3.3%)	13 (3.1%)	19 (4.5%)	376 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$4,113						$4,113	85.7	90.9	113	81
341062000618	195	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	53 Grand Avenue West	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 391-2900	517	52	9.9	2.5%	307 (59.4%)	13 (2.5%)	66 (12.8%)	107 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	$8,895			$267			$8,628	85.7	76.1	348	153
340342001484	196	William P Tatem Elementary School	Public	K-5	265 Lincoln Avenue	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5704	256	20	12.5	16.0%	186 (72.7%)	11 (4.3%)	28 (10.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$8,518			$232			$8,286	85.6	70.8	419	223
340498000426	197	Warren Point Elementary School	Public	K-4	30-07 Broadway	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5571	392	35	11.2	10.2%	192 (49.0%)	9 (2.3%)	99 (25.3%)	79 (20.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$6,327			$174			$6,153	85.5	83.1	240	43
340723006068	198	Amsterdam Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Amsterdam Drive	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	390	36	10.8	5.6%	167 (42.8%)	8 (2.1%)	33 (8.5%)	165 (42.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$5,293						$5,293	85.4	86.1	189	9
341683006061	199	Signal Hill School	Public	K-5	33 Signal Hill Drive	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 767-6749	447	36	12.5	8.9%	281 (62.9%)	36 (8.1%)	24 (5.4%)	66 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)	$12,765			$134			$12,631	85.4	85.3	201	2
340411003302	200	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	371 Cranbury Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6820	355	42	8.4	21.1%	136 (38.3%)	29 (8.2%)	44 (12.4%)	125 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	$14,235						$14,235	85.3	82.6	248	48

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.