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)
340567005804	441	Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	780 Route 94	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Frelinghuysen Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 362-6319	119	12	10	16.0%	99 (83.2%)	4 (3.4%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$12,044			$418			$11,626	68.4	64.7	489	48
341329004696	442	Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Riviera Parkway	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 701-1900	708	56	12.6	7.1%	637 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	$9,835			$46			$9,789	68.1	71.8	400	42
340129004570	443	Beach Haven School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 North Beach Ave	Beach Haven	08008	Ocean County	Beach Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 492-7411	63	10	6.2		51 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$23,211			$544			$22,667	67.8	58	569	126
340555005344	444	Fredon Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	459 Route 94	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Fredon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-4151	186	19	10	3.2%	154 (82.8%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (14.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$17,927			$704			$17,223	67.7	61.3	529	85
340519000145	445	Copper Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Everitts Road	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 284-7660	602	62	9.7	18.8%	350 (58.1%)	36 (6.0%)	112 (18.6%)	87 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$15,346			$263			$15,083	67.6	55.9	599	154
341029003434	446	Parkview School	Public	PK, KG-3	80 Violet Terrace	Milltown	08850	Middlesex County	Milltown School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 214-2360	370	33	11.1	18.1%	229 (61.9%)	11 (3.0%)	96 (25.9%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	$10,823						$10,823	67.6	51.3	650	204
340312001028	447	Eleanor Rush Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1200 Wynwood Drive	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-7778	618	54	11.4	17.5%	455 (73.6%)	53 (8.6%)	60 (9.7%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$8,892						$8,892	67.6	68.9	433	14
341572005404	448	Valley Road School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Valley Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Stanhope School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0008	317	32	9.8	18.0%	180 (56.8%)	9 (2.8%)	105 (33.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.0%)	$15,419			$346			$15,073	67.6	57.6	582	134
340987001126	449	Milton H. Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Allen Avenue	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-4203	405	31	13	8.1%	331 (81.7%)	12 (3.0%)	37 (9.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$9,181						$9,181	67.5	78.9	284	165
340885005975	450	Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Passaic Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8511	159	13	12.2	66.0%	48 (30.2%)	10 (6.3%)	99 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$7,918			$310			$7,608	67.5	75.9	338	112

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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.