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)
341116004052	701	Summerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Summerfield La	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	374	37	10.1	39.6%	112 (29.9%)	128 (34.2%)	100 (26.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.0%)	$11,148			$607			$10,541	47.5	49.7	671	30
341581001754	702	Stone Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 93rd St	Stone Harbor	08247	Cape May County	Stone Harbor School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 368-4413	85	9	9	3.5%	78 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$19,958			$173			$19,785	47.4	91.6	102	600
340330004768	703	School #1	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Park Slope	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2370	251	21	11.9	78.5%	84 (33.5%)	10 (4.0%)	136 (54.2%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,189						$12,189	47.3	57	591	112
341752005004	704	Maple Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Maple Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3606	240	22	10.7	15.4%	196 (81.7%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$12,608			$37			$12,571	47.3	63.9	508	196
340570002992	705	Frenchtown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	902 Harrison St	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Frenchtown Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2751	104	15	7.1	15.4%	73 (70.2%)	2 (1.9%)	16 (15.4%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.6%)	$17,886			$457			$17,429	47.2	43	759	54
340627000502	706	Fanny Meyer Hillers	Public	PK, KG-4	56 Longview Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7870	463	45	10.3	60.3%	35 (7.6%)	68 (14.7%)	306 (66.1%)	41 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	$15,996			$709			$15,287	47.2	41.7	781	75
341812003726	707	Woodbine Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8523	401	33	12	41.4%	61 (15.2%)	91 (22.7%)	65 (16.2%)	175 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$4,196						$4,196	47	57.4	584	123
341752005008	708	Paradise Knoll Elementary School	Public	K-5	103 Paradise Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-7142	176	15	11.5	13.6%	129 (73.3%)	1 (0.6%)	37 (21.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$10,908			$37			$10,871	47	49.7	668	40
340681005824	709	Harmony Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	2551 Belvidere Road	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Harmony Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-1001	187	29	6.4	12.3%	168 (89.8%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$16,374			$531			$15,843	46.9	41.5	782	73
341626004952	710	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	294 Totowa Road	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	416	29	14.5	16.6%	224 (53.8%)	16 (3.8%)	136 (32.7%)	37 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,009			$72			$13,937	46.7	33.4	900	190

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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:

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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.