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)
340783002814	721	Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-8	167 Hancock Ave	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4360	918	72	12.7	68.4%	104 (11.3%)	40 (4.4%)	683 (74.4%)	73 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	$10,643			$590			$10,053	46.1	48.8	682	39
341485002904	722	Huber Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Paterson Plank Rd	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 974-2055	633	45	14	18.2%	170 (26.9%)	28 (4.4%)	169 (26.7%)	253 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$7,790			$41			$7,749	45.9	54.1	617	105
341806001698	723	Winslow Township Elementary School Four	Public	PK, KG-3	541 Kali Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 728-2440	493	48	10.3	44.4%	84 (17.0%)	270 (54.8%)	97 (19.7%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.9%)	$9,518			$231			$9,287	45.8	33.9	883	160
340627000498	724	Nellie K. Parker	Public	PK, KG-4	261 Maple Hill Dr	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-8020	533	46	11.5	50.1%	52 (9.8%)	107 (20.1%)	312 (58.5%)	44 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	$15,918			$637			$15,281	45.8	42.6	766	42
340192000286	725	E. Roy Bixby	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Fischer Ave	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 441-4834	293	28	10.4	51.9%	46 (15.7%)	12 (4.1%)	216 (73.7%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,677			$534			$14,143	45.7	60.3	547	178
341725006011	726	Waterford Elementary School	Public	3-6	1106 Old White Horse Pike	Waterford Works	08089	Camden County	Waterford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-8293	466	46	10.1	20.0%	361 (77.5%)	15 (3.2%)	58 (12.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$9,190			$291			$8,899	45.7	30.6	931	205
340783002812	727	Alfred Zampella School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4350	802	57	14	52.4%	80 (10.0%)	51 (6.4%)	477 (59.5%)	187 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,970			$546			$10,424	45.6	43.8	750	23
340756003862	728	Ardena Elementary School	Public	3-5	355 Adelphia Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 751-2485	334	36	9.3	24.6%	183 (54.8%)	9 (2.7%)	96 (28.7%)	28 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$9,486			$330			$9,156	45.6	39.8	800	72
341518000465	729	Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	430	40	10.8	46.7%	110 (25.6%)	52 (12.1%)	239 (55.6%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$13,506			$373			$13,133	45.6	42.3	772	43
340183001996	730	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Berkeley Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8550	493	43	11.6	31.2%	55 (11.2%)	146 (29.6%)	244 (49.5%)	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$6,620			$291			$6,329	45.6	44.7	736	6

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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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Educational resources:

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

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

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.