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)
341134002326	1081	Mt Vernon Place School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	809	53	15.4	78.7%	3 (0.4%)	312 (38.6%)	373 (46.1%)	111 (13.7%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,356			$531			$8,825	20.6	24.7	1011	70
341623004732	1082	East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 Vaughn Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5840	608	53	11.4	35.4%	414 (68.1%)	23 (3.8%)	131 (21.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	$7,109			$329			$6,780	20.6	28.3	960	122
340654003116	1083	McGalliard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Arena Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4158	280	21	13.4	41.8%	83 (29.6%)	37 (13.2%)	132 (47.1%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.1%)	$8,432			$07			$8,425	20.5	33.8	886	197
341779002684	1084	Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 Birch St	Westville	08093	Gloucester County	Westville Boro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-0235	327	35	9.4	63.6%	169 (51.7%)	52 (15.9%)	76 (23.2%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$10,935			$490			$10,445	20.4	19.9	1079	5
341299001644	1085	John H. Glenn School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Turnerville Rd	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4100	355	36	9.9	60.6%	103 (29.0%)	129 (36.3%)	81 (22.8%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.9%)	$7,947			$543			$7,404	20.3	20.9	1059	26
340603001508	1086	Blackwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Blenheim Erial Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-9510	576	45	12.8	55.6%	178 (30.9%)	198 (34.4%)	115 (20.0%)	40 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	40 (6.9%)	$11,827			$803			$11,024	20.3	23.3	1029	57
340492003086	1087	William L Antheil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 Ewingville Road	Ewing	08638	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	692	64	10.8	46.5%	160 (23.1%)	243 (35.1%)	213 (30.8%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.1%)	$16,183			$243			$15,940	20.1	18.9	1095	8
341800001276	1088	Hawthorne Park Elementary School	Public	1-4	84 Hampshire Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8960	392	30	13.2	9.9%	9 (2.3%)	273 (69.6%)	90 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$11,283			$553			$10,730	20.1	16.9	1123	35
341293000404	1089	Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 First Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6070	524	56	9.3	87.6%	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.4%)	494 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$16,775			$952			$15,823	20	20.7	1062	27
341428005658	1090	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-4	501 Washington Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2072	337	33	10.3	59.6%	14 (4.2%)	149 (44.2%)	159 (47.2%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,333			$543			$13,790	20	24.9	1006	84

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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.

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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.