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)
340189002960	521	Bloomsbury Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Main Street	Bloomsbury	08804	Hunterdon County	Bloomsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-4414	96	15	6.2	22.9%	69 (71.9%)	12 (12.5%)	11 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$16,669			$199			$16,470	61.9	54.5	612	91
340984001114	522	Neeta School	Public	3-8	44 Neeta Trail	Medford Lakes	08055	Burlington County	Medford Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-5155	326	32	10.1	3.7%	321 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$6,879						$6,879	61.8	65.9	476	46
340636001544	523	Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Cedar Avenue	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7720	127	8	15.1	18.1%	95 (74.8%)	5 (3.9%)	19 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$12,020			$364			$11,656	61.7	49.7	670	147
340885000552	524	Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Westervelt Place	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-0514	257	18	14.2	51.8%	62 (24.1%)	19 (7.4%)	151 (58.8%)	20 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$8,336			$314			$8,022	61.7	73.3	384	140
341005003414	525	Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-3	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	221	17	13	28.5%	112 (50.7%)	9 (4.1%)	64 (29.0%)	22 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (5.9%)	$7,418			$39			$7,379	61.6	68.6	444	81
340126000141	526	Nicholas Oresko Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 East 24th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-6281	393	26	15.1	49.9%	174 (44.3%)	59 (15.0%)	84 (21.4%)	50 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.1%)	$11,130			$585			$10,545	61.5	71.7	408	118
340429000474	527	McKenzie School	Public	PK, KG-3	125 Carlton Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 531-1235	373	39	9.5	33.2%	115 (30.8%)	13 (3.5%)	158 (42.4%)	74 (19.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$10,579			$278			$10,301	61.4	55.5	601	74
340141003750	528	Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1101 Main Street	Belmar	07719	Monmouth County	Belmar Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-2388	394	55	7.1	51.3%	135 (34.3%)	11 (2.8%)	224 (56.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$15,538			$1,241			$14,297	61.3	49.2	676	148
340555005344	529	Fredon Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	459 Route 94	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Fredon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-4151	179	21	8.5	3.4%	148 (82.7%)	1 (0.6%)	25 (14.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$17,927			$704			$17,223	61.3	58.2	575	46
341812003718	530	Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Pennsylvania Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 499-6566	402	29	13.8	38.3%	120 (29.9%)	15 (3.7%)	202 (50.2%)	56 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$4,433						$4,433	61.2	49.6	672	142

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About our rankings:

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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.