Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340073103022	71	Riverbank Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-3	1300 Hornberger Ave	Roebling	08554	Burlington County	Riverbank Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4321	153	16	9.5	15.7%	82 (53.6%)	24 (15.7%)	18 (11.8%)	24 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$7,871			$329			$7,542	92.6	89.9	123	52
341065004334	72	Cedar Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 Pine Brook Road	Towaco	07082	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	313	33	9.4	1.6%	198 (63.3%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.7%)	53 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$18,902			$42			$18,860	92.6	88	155	83
341776005770	73	Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	531	39	13.4	0.6%	402 (75.7%)	7 (1.3%)	28 (5.3%)	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	$6,401			$17			$6,384	92.6	88.8	137	64
340165005128	74	Oak Street School	Public	K-5	70 West Oak Street	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2565	419	39	10.7	2.1%	278 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.9%)	67 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$9,522						$9,522	92.4	92.8	73	1
341248004446	75	Lake Parsippany Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Kingston Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7572	301	25	12.1	13.0%	76 (25.2%)	11 (3.7%)	57 (18.9%)	145 (48.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$13,041			$205			$12,836	92.4	91.5	97	22
341248004448	76	Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Brooklawn Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2847	427	30	14.4	7.7%	156 (36.5%)	14 (3.3%)	47 (11.0%)	196 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$10,284			$139			$10,145	92.4	85.9	189	113
341224000678	77	Oradell Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Propect Avenue	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	Oradell Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1180	773	63	12.2		432 (55.9%)	5 (0.6%)	67 (8.7%)	210 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.4%)	$12,862			$147			$12,715	92.2	93.5	59	18
341389000794	78	Roosevelt School	Public	K-6	711 Summit Ave	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Edge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1546	490	35	14		251 (51.2%)	4 (0.8%)	63 (12.9%)	143 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$7,192						$7,192	92.1	92.8	72	6
340723005234	79	Woods Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 South Woods Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	415	39	10.6	5.5%	197 (47.5%)	12 (2.9%)	37 (8.9%)	143 (34.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	$4,675						$4,675	92.1	91.1	103	24
341071001134	80	George C. Baker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	139 W Maple Ave	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 778-6630	390	30	13.1	4.4%	289 (74.1%)	12 (3.1%)	24 (6.2%)	37 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	$6,999						$6,999	92	93.2	65	15

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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 4, 2024, 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.