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)
340459005508	961	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Public	K-8	50 Grove Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5828	840	74	11.4	83.1%	56 (6.7%)	83 (9.9%)	678 (80.7%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,502			$228			$10,274	29	23.4	1026	65
341827001700	962	Woodlynne Boro Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Elm Avenue	Woodlynne	08107	Camden County	Woodlynne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-8822	383	38	10.1	83.0%	12 (3.1%)	110 (28.7%)	228 (59.5%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,716			$1,631			$12,085	28.9	24.3	1018	56
340915001728	963	Maud Abrams School	Public	3-4	714 Townbank Rd	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 884-9420	334	30	11.3	47.3%	250 (74.9%)	24 (7.2%)	52 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,149			$65			$12,084	28.8	29.2	948	15
341146002890	964	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,309	106	12.3	61.4%	115 (8.8%)	8 (0.6%)	1,155 (88.2%)	28 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,656						$7,656	28.8	26.6	988	24
340774000463	965	Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Larsen Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4690	604	52	11.6	38.1%	353 (58.4%)	56 (9.3%)	160 (26.5%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	$8,982			$328			$8,654	28.8	33.5	896	69
340645005904	966	Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	1,028	97	10.6	65.0%	156 (15.2%)	120 (11.7%)	663 (64.5%)	72 (7.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	$12,560			$847			$11,713	28.7	24.7	1014	48
340600000129	967	Cold Springs School	Public	PK, KG-3	1194 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	842	70	12	67.8%	461 (54.8%)	107 (12.7%)	174 (20.7%)	44 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (5.9%)	$11,740			$261			$11,479	28.6	36.6	848	119
341758002950	968	Harry L Bain	Public	K-6	6200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4095	650	48	13.4	82.3%	26 (4.0%)	7 (1.1%)	610 (93.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,700			$617			$9,083	28.5	26.6	985	17
340330006132	969	School #17	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Lexington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 458-6017	533	49	10.8	82.6%	67 (12.6%)	13 (2.4%)	427 (80.1%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,646			$594			$12,052	28.4	28.2	962	7
341539000236	970	South River Elementary School	Public	2-5	81 Johnson Place	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	659	60	10.9	57.4%	286 (43.4%)	47 (7.1%)	297 (45.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,291			$568			$8,723	28.3	27.3	975	5

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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