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)
341248000401	141	Lake Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lincoln Avenue	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-4344	449	34	13	12.2%	100 (22.3%)	10 (2.2%)	75 (16.7%)	255 (56.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,814			$384			$11,430	88.7	81.1	266	125
340972003952	142	Robertsville Elementary School	Public	1-5	36 Menzel Lane	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 972-2044	461	43	10.6	4.6%	250 (54.2%)	8 (1.7%)	22 (4.8%)	159 (34.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$10,138			$212			$9,926	88.7	87.9	158	16
340939000453	143	Wemrock Brook School	Public	K-5	118 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2610	596	47	12.7	7.9%	393 (65.9%)	12 (2.0%)	46 (7.7%)	122 (20.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	$7,216			$39			$7,177	88.6	90.4	117	26
340969000393	144	William H. Ross III School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 N Haverford Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2080	184	27	6.9	4.3%	165 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$18,057			$540			$17,517	88.5	85	207	63
340531000448	145	School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-4	2405 Second Street	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 585-4640	339	34	9.8	16.5%	52 (15.3%)	24 (7.1%)	65 (19.2%)	180 (53.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$6,876			$185			$6,691	88.5	84.5	218	73
340198004162	146	Rockaway Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Valley Road	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 334-4162	386	41	9.5	2.3%	300 (77.7%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.6%)	35 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$16,532			$57			$16,475	88.4	81.5	260	114
340357005466	147	Brookside Place School	Public	K-5	700 Brookside Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6244	355	28	12.8	0.8%	274 (77.2%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.9%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$7,629			$04			$7,625	88.2	93.7	68	79
341770003264	148	J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School	Public	K-3	510 Plainsboro Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5450	275	28	9.8	5.5%	25 (9.1%)	8 (2.9%)	15 (5.5%)	212 (77.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$12,430			$110			$12,320	88.2	96	19	129
341521000509	149	Brooks Crossing Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Deans Rhode Hall Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 821-7478	623	46	13.4	10.0%	117 (18.8%)	26 (4.2%)	50 (8.0%)	406 (65.2%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$11,554			$45			$11,509	88.2	83.6	234	85
340597000488	150	Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Maple Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	339	23	14.7	1.2%	251 (74.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.1%)	49 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$13,648			$28			$13,620	88.2	93	79	71

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

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.