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)
340135001972	551	Belleville PS9	Public	K-6	301 Ralph St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4337	126	8	15.7	55.6%	11 (8.7%)	3 (2.4%)	102 (81.0%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								59.6	60.9	540	11
340126002718	552	Lincoln Community School #5	Public	PK, KG-8	208 Prospect Avenue	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5973	482	46	10.4	53.9%	188 (39.0%)	77 (16.0%)	134 (27.8%)	57 (11.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$15,194			$699			$14,495	59.6	45.3	729	177
340192000290	553	Lillian M. Steen	Public	PK, KG-5	134 W. Main	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 342-6446	326	25	13	53.4%	30 (9.2%)	32 (9.8%)	225 (69.0%)	27 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$8,428			$531			$7,897	59.4	59.3	563	10
340927003522	554	Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Sims Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4481	182	15	11.9	15.9%	101 (55.5%)	15 (8.2%)	38 (20.9%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (6.0%)	$12,335			$63			$12,272	59.2	65.6	481	73
341365004490	555	Fernbrook School	Public	K-5	206 Quaker Church Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-0660	498	47	10.6	17.9%	207 (41.6%)	20 (4.0%)	143 (28.7%)	113 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$11,152			$351			$10,801	59.1	58	578	23
341695004960	556	Wanaque Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	First Street	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	507	49	10.3	17.4%	312 (61.5%)	21 (4.1%)	144 (28.4%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$15,590			$449			$15,141	58.7	59.4	560	4
341329004698	557	Ocean Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Benedict Street	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 701-1900	471	43	10.9	11.7%	417 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,627			$350			$11,277	58.6	62.5	523	34
341206004064	558	Ocean Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	555 Dow Avenue	Oakhurst	07755	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5690	385	52	7.4	41.8%	193 (50.1%)	69 (17.9%)	86 (22.3%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$9,638			$207			$9,431	58.5	41	788	230
341623004736	559	North Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	1759 New Hampshire Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5860	394	32	12.3	33.2%	201 (51.0%)	20 (5.1%)	107 (27.2%)	45 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.8%)	$6,547			$170			$6,377	58.5	63.6	512	47
340693000518	560	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Burton & Paterson Aves	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 288-6150	384	31	12.3	16.7%	176 (45.8%)	10 (2.6%)	142 (37.0%)	52 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,532			$169			$10,363	58.4	60.1	551	9

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.