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)
340594002098	51	Ridgewood Avenue School	Public	3-6	235 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 429-8306	530	43	12.3	0.8%	383 (72.3%)	20 (3.8%)	42 (7.9%)	60 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	14 (2.6%)	$7,808			$135			$7,673	93.8	92.9	83	32
340300001450	52	Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Old Orchard Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-1550	444	27	16.4	14.2%	205 (46.2%)	21 (4.7%)	45 (10.1%)	143 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.3%)	$6,656			$16			$6,640	93.8	95.6	26	26
341152002374	53	Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	35 Hamilton Dr East	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	401	34	11.8	0.7%	304 (75.8%)	7 (1.7%)	37 (9.2%)	44 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$9,810			$137			$9,673	93.7	94	57	4
341590005722	54	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	507 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-0817	310	30	10.3	12.3%	179 (57.7%)	11 (3.5%)	51 (16.5%)	46 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	$6,324			$109			$6,215	93.6	91.3	105	51
340073403037	55	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Jefferson Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 427-1458	422	16	26.3	10.4%	223 (52.8%)	10 (2.4%)	121 (28.7%)	64 (15.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,496			$427			$9,069	93.6	94.6	41	14
341611000870	56	Ralph S Maugham School	Public	K-5	111 Magnolia Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7705	353	27	13	5.7%	184 (52.1%)	3 (0.8%)	41 (11.6%)	104 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$9,945			$31			$9,914	93.5	94.3	51	5
341290004472	57	Hillview School	Public	K-5	206 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6080	304	22	13.6	6.6%	261 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,405			$91			$13,314	93.5	92	96	39
341611000874	58	Walter Stillman School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tenafly Road	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7710	347	31	11.3	3.2%	157 (45.2%)	6 (1.7%)	33 (9.5%)	137 (39.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$12,810			$25			$12,785	93.5	95.9	21	37
341224000678	59	Oradell Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Propect Avenue	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	Oradell Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1180	804	63	12.7	0.4%	462 (57.5%)	6 (0.7%)	69 (8.6%)	217 (27.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	$12,862			$147			$12,715	93.5	94.9	38	21
340753003140	60	Toll Gate Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 So Main Street	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4008	310	38	8.2	1.9%	245 (79.0%)	5 (1.6%)	19 (6.1%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$12,454						$12,454	93.4	82.2	252	192

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.