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)
341740001762	541	West Cape May Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Moore Street	West Cape May	08204	Cape May County	West Cape May School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-4614	83	10	8.1	16.9%	64 (77.1%)	1 (1.2%)	17 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$14,370			$1,213			$13,157	60.3	76.1	346	195
341833005116	542	Mary S. Shoemaker School	Public	K-5	201 E Millbrooke Ave	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	515	47	10.8	21.0%	383 (74.4%)	51 (9.9%)	49 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$5,196			$96			$5,100	60.3	57.5	582	40
341413004516	543	Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Mineral Spring Drive	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7330	275	31	8.8	16.0%	131 (47.6%)	19 (6.9%)	76 (27.6%)	38 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$16,882			$60			$16,822	60.3	66.2	472	71
341248004454	544	Rockaway Meadow Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Edwards Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7308	248	26	9.4	27.0%	88 (35.5%)	7 (2.8%)	65 (26.2%)	86 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,440			$255			$15,185	60	62.9	519	25
340330004770	545	School #2	Public	K-5	1270 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2380	391	34	11.5	43.7%	144 (36.8%)	20 (5.1%)	168 (43.0%)	48 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,988						$11,988	59.9	59.5	558	13
341674002452	546	Frederic N. Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Grove Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6753	263	20	13.2	1.5%	219 (83.3%)	6 (2.3%)	22 (8.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$13,894			$139			$13,755	59.9	47.9	694	148
341575005406	547	Stillwater Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 Stillwater Road	Stillwater	07875	Sussex County	Stillwater Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-6171	282	31	8.9	9.9%	260 (92.2%)	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$17,126			$580			$16,546	59.8	79.9	288	259
341584001890	548	Stow Creek Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Gum Tree Corner Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Stow Creek Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-1717	122	13	9.6	23.0%	110 (90.2%)	3 (2.5%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,343			$947			$12,396	59.8	77.2	329	219
341587001666	549	Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	123 Parkview Rd	Stratford	08084	Camden County	Stratford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2876	384	35	11.1	29.7%	223 (58.1%)	53 (13.8%)	70 (18.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	$10,763			$442			$10,321	59.8	42.8	765	216
340636001546	550	Stoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Briarwood Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7725	166	11	14.6	7.8%	141 (84.9%)	4 (2.4%)	12 (7.2%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$9,973			$282			$9,691	59.7	58.5	571	21

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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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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.