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)
340777003388	931	John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28 Front Street	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0400	458	46	9.8	53.5%	149 (32.5%)	21 (4.6%)	257 (56.1%)	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$12,212			$394			$11,818	31.6	38.9	808	123
340729005550	932	Ola Edwards Community School	Public	2-6	1530 Leslie St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	381	34	11.2	68.2%	41 (10.8%)	205 (53.8%)	126 (33.1%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,766						$5,766	31.5	28.6	954	22
341812003686	933	Avenel Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Avenel Street	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8504	427	28	15.2	45.0%	104 (24.4%)	97 (22.7%)	149 (34.9%)	62 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$4,286						$4,286	31.5	36.3	851	82
340687002740	934	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	221 Cross Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-6400	285	34	8.5	76.5%	19 (6.7%)	9 (3.2%)	230 (80.7%)	26 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,899			$1,200			$15,699	31.5	33.7	888	46
340072703029	935	The Ethical Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	95 Broadway	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 984-4151	380	19	20	49.2%	103 (27.1%)	41 (10.8%)	79 (20.8%)	132 (34.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$8,303			$678			$7,625	31.4	46.5	710	225
341167001742	936	Margaret Mace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Atlantic Avenue	North Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	North Wildwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1454	169	31	5.4	42.0%	124 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.2%)	$26,141			$1,047			$25,094	31.3	24.7	1009	73
340237001340	937	Alice Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Haakon rd.	Brooklawn	08030	Camden County	Brooklawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-4039	279	32	8.7	64.2%	156 (55.9%)	31 (11.1%)	60 (21.5%)	19 (6.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	$12,492			$561			$11,931	31.3	30.4	934	3
340492003076	938	Francis Lore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Westwood Drive	Ewing	08628	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	511	45	11.4	38.4%	138 (27.0%)	195 (38.2%)	116 (22.7%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	$11,727			$173			$11,554	31.3	31.9	922	16
340654003124	939	Sayen Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Nottingham Way	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4164	263	19	14.1	26.6%	152 (57.8%)	16 (6.1%)	74 (28.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$9,728			$07			$9,721	30.9	32.2	919	20
341728004988	940	Ryerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Mc Clelland Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3180	237	26	9.1	26.6%	139 (58.6%)	6 (2.5%)	66 (27.8%)	19 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$16,459			$1,282			$15,177	30.8	33.6	891	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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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.