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)
340126000001	871	William Shemin Midtown Community School #8	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5984	1,210	96	12.6	67.8%	478 (39.5%)	201 (16.6%)	419 (34.6%)	62 (5.1%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.4%)	$8,530			$312			$8,218	35.2	33.1	906	35
341500001660	872	Somerdale Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Grace Street	Somerdale	08083	Camden County	Somerdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-6261	445	44	10.2	31.5%	148 (33.3%)	102 (22.9%)	123 (27.6%)	30 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.0%)	$12,807			$615			$12,192	35.2	35.4	859	13
340549003448	873	Claremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Claremont Road	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 873-0100	655	80	8.2	45.0%	57 (8.7%)	196 (29.9%)	217 (33.1%)	154 (23.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$9,539			$332			$9,207	35	40.4	795	78
341635004120	874	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Morningside Avenue	Union Beach	07735	Monmouth County	Union Beach Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-5400	638	56	11.4	28.1%	481 (75.4%)	14 (2.2%)	100 (15.7%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$13,079			$853			$12,226	34.9	31.1	927	53
340543002550	875	Main Road School	Public	3-4	1452 Main Rd	Newfield	08344	Gloucester County	Township of Franklin School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0220	392	37	10.5	23.0%	306 (78.1%)	22 (5.6%)	42 (10.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$6,702			$159			$6,543	34.9	31.6	924	49
341353005640	876	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1809 St Georges Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1050	627	48	13	61.9%	68 (10.8%)	188 (30.0%)	327 (52.2%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$11,340			$297			$11,043	34.7	24.6	1016	140
340603001514	877	Erial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Essex Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 627-5415	680	52	13.1	49.3%	194 (28.5%)	270 (39.7%)	118 (17.4%)	31 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (9.6%)	$12,280			$609			$11,671	34.6	29	951	74
341434004528	878	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	8 Meeker Street	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 584-5549	298	25	11.7	22.5%	164 (55.0%)	10 (3.4%)	90 (30.2%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.7%)	$13,694			$511			$13,183	34.6	34.7	871	7
340654003122	879	Robinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	495 Gropp Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4163	397	30	13.3	35.0%	173 (43.6%)	45 (11.3%)	145 (36.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$8,942			$05			$8,937	34.5	37	839	40
340459005516	880	Robert Morris School No. 18	Public	K-8	860 Cross Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6000	506	47	10.8	78.1%	58 (11.5%)	73 (14.4%)	372 (73.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,936			$245			$9,691	34.5	30.7	929	49

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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.