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)
341638003215	621	Colin Powell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 New York Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 351-5165	721	51	14.1	84.9%	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.8%)	692 (96.0%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,464			$355			$10,109	53.6	43.8	749	128
340699004812	622	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Roosevelt Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6485	545	52	10.4	32.1%	240 (44.0%)	17 (3.1%)	250 (45.9%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$11,687			$294			$11,393	53.6	54.4	614	8
341449000830	623	Salome H. Long Memorial School	Public	K-6	260 Floral Lane	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 843-1142	299	24	12.6	5.0%	203 (67.9%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (22.7%)	23 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,912			$26			$13,886	53.5	44.9	735	112
340255000728	624	Byram Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	453	38	11.9	4.0%	368 (81.2%)	11 (2.4%)	57 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$13,821			$114			$13,707	53.5	57.1	589	35
341380000257	625	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	712 Lincoln Avenue	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 994-1830	341	40	8.5	39.9%	70 (20.5%)	15 (4.4%)	236 (69.2%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$15,052			$1,025			$14,027	53.2	46.8	707	82
341338000204	626	Port Republic Elementary School	Public	K-8	137 Pomona Avenue	Port Republic	08241	Atlantic County	Port Republic School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 652-7377	108	11	9.6	2.8%	105 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$16,428			$450			$15,978	53.1	56.4	596	30
341368003832	627	Lillian Drive School	Public	1-4	28 Lillian Drive	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 787-2332	258	23	11.2	19.0%	186 (72.1%)	12 (4.7%)	47 (18.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$8,335			$243			$8,092	53	62	529	98
340678005356	628	Hardyston Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Route 23	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Hardyston Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 823-7000	331	32	10.4	10.6%	255 (77.0%)	10 (3.0%)	47 (14.2%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$8,751			$62			$8,689	52.9	65	492	136
340747005826	629	Hope Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	320 Johnsonburg Road	Hope	07844	Warren County	Hope Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 459-4242	131	19	6.9	10.7%	109 (83.2%)	5 (3.8%)	14 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	$19,117			$432			$18,685	52.8	22	1051	422
340840003156	630	Ben Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	2939 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5540	335	39	8.6	12.8%	139 (41.5%)	44 (13.1%)	57 (17.0%)	79 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	$15,316			$62			$15,254	52.8	38.4	817	187

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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.