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)
341659005110	571	Upper Pittsgrove School	Public	PK, KG-8	235 Pine Tavern Road	Monroeville	08343	Salem County	UPPER PITTSGROVE Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8163	333	2	166.5	13.5%	291 (87.4%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$14,593			$703			$13,890	57.9	64.5	501	70
340927003504	572	James A. McDivitt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Manny Martin Way	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4512	532	44	12	17.9%	308 (57.9%)	31 (5.8%)	99 (18.6%)	78 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	$12,970			$160			$12,810	57.9	66.6	467	105
340003400305	573	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3044 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 795-4400	668	44	15.3	36.2%	60 (9.0%)	153 (22.9%)	158 (23.7%)	272 (40.7%)	11 (1.6%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	$7,171			$763			$6,408	57.9	55.1	607	34
341368003836	574	Raritan Valley School	Public	1-4	37 Cresci Blvd	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-1333	251	25	9.9	15.1%	194 (77.3%)	3 (1.2%)	40 (15.9%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,336						$10,336	57.8	60.8	541	33
340549005206	575	MacAfee Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Macafee Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 249-9097	413	39	10.4	29.3%	86 (20.8%)	150 (36.3%)	106 (25.7%)	40 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.6%)	$11,373			$172			$11,201	57.8	52.6	640	65
341017003020	576	Milford Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Hillside Avenue	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Milford Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-4349	60	9	6.5	13.3%	48 (80.0%)	3 (5.0%)	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	$21,133			$263			$20,870	57.8			(n/a)
340663005354	577	Marian E. McKeown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	One School Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Hampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-5300	323	39	8.2	11.8%	280 (86.7%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (9.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$17,454			$552			$16,902	57.8	62.3	525	52
340654003100	578	Alexander Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Robert Frost Drive	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4148	332	30	11.1	14.2%	239 (72.0%)	20 (6.0%)	49 (14.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.8%)	$9,054			$06			$9,048	57.7	56.5	594	16
340621000471	579	Greenwich School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Wyndham Farm Boulevard	Stewartsville	08886	Warren County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-2022	431	35	12.3	8.8%	280 (65.0%)	35 (8.1%)	69 (16.0%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$6,883			$83			$6,800	57.7	49.3	675	96
341752004998	580	Apshawa Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 High Crest Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-6515	207	21	9.9	18.4%	162 (78.3%)	5 (2.4%)	31 (15.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,195			$278			$11,917	57.7	57.6	581	1

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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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