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)
341134002274	881	First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,083	75	14.4	85.1%	19 (1.8%)	77 (7.1%)	935 (86.3%)	18 (1.7%)	12 (1.1%)	22 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,759			$532			$8,227	34.5	38.8	810	71
340603001524	882	Loring Flemming Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Little Gloucester Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4045	679	49	13.7	41.5%	272 (40.1%)	180 (26.5%)	130 (19.1%)	41 (6.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.5%)	$11,389			$611			$10,778	34.4	37.2	836	46
341134002330	883	Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,045	73	14.3	83.7%	249 (23.8%)	26 (2.5%)	763 (73.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,360			$409			$7,951	34.4	34.9	869	14
340156004576	884	Clara B. Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 Central Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-1700	702	57	12.4	19.1%	497 (70.8%)	33 (4.7%)	110 (15.7%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.3%)	$12,146			$498			$11,648	34.3	36.6	846	38
340603001520	885	Gloucester Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 South Black Horse Pike	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-8845	244	17	14.3	33.2%	158 (64.8%)	23 (9.4%)	38 (15.6%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$12,587			$462			$12,125	34.2	52.7	639	246
341707002654	886	Wedgwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	236 Hurffville Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8110	500	48	10.3	24.0%	337 (67.4%)	81 (16.2%)	43 (8.6%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$11,304			$614			$10,690	34.2	38	825	61
341449000828	887	Helen I. Smith School	Public	K-6	30 Cambridge Avenue	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-1142	325	30	10.9	14.5%	172 (52.9%)	15 (4.6%)	111 (34.2%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,876			$163			$14,713	34.2	43	761	126
341134003061	888	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	810	53	15.2	79.4%	12 (1.5%)	134 (16.5%)	653 (80.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,704			$405			$8,299	34.1	29.1	949	61
341314005616	889	Frederic W. Cook Elementary School	Public	K-5	739 Leland Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4215	389	28	13.8	73.0%	9 (2.3%)	111 (28.5%)	260 (66.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,721						$11,721	34.1	28.3	958	69
341107000172	890	Mullica Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	359	35	10.2	42.1%	247 (68.8%)	33 (9.2%)	60 (16.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$9,923			$598			$9,325	34.1	41.2	787	103

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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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