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)
341707002650	431	Hurffville Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hurffville Grenloch Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-7459	570	46	12.4	15.1%	429 (75.3%)	49 (8.6%)	50 (8.8%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$9,904			$230			$9,674	69.1	58.6	569	138
340315005450	432	Frank K. Hehnly	Public	K-5	590 Raritan Road	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 381-8100	576	35	16.6	1.9%	436 (75.7%)	4 (0.7%)	95 (16.5%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	$10,499			$112			$10,387	69.1	79.1	302	130
340312001028	433	Eleanor Rush Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1200 Wynwood Drive	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-7778	601	57	10.5	14.3%	445 (74.0%)	59 (9.8%)	54 (9.0%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$8,892						$8,892	68.9	66.4	469	36
341446000820	434	Washington School	Public	1-3	89 Wood St	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	314	25	12.5	3.8%	123 (39.2%)	8 (2.5%)	91 (29.0%)	66 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	$8,096			$196			$7,900	68.9	81	271	163
340942003942	435	Manasquan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Broad Street	Manasquan	08736	Monmouth County	Manasquan School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 528-8810	499	64	7.8	6.8%	447 (89.6%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$16,394			$263			$16,131	68.9	74	375	60
341599002995	436	General Charles G. Harker School	Public	3-5	1771 Oldmans Creek Road	Woolwich Township	08085	Gloucester County	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 241-1552	649	62	10.5	17.9%	420 (64.7%)	86 (13.3%)	71 (10.9%)	30 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.3%)	$8,057			$155			$7,902	68.8	73.7	378	58
341692000900	437	Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School	Public	3-6	106 King St	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-4420	350	31	11.4	34.6%	212 (60.6%)	5 (1.4%)	117 (33.4%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,394			$399			$6,995	68.7	56.1	598	161
341095001166	438	Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	142 Ramblewood Parkway	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 235-3364	361	32	11.4	7.5%	220 (60.9%)	36 (10.0%)	45 (12.5%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.9%)	$8,101						$8,101	68.7	71.2	415	23
340735002764	439	Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Willow Avenue	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3650	516	62	8.3	32.6%	280 (54.3%)	25 (4.8%)	140 (27.1%)	44 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.3%)	$12,764			$243			$12,521	68.6	65.4	483	44
341179000217	440	Northfield Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4005	446	40	11.1	25.8%	309 (69.3%)	6 (1.3%)	82 (18.4%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.7%)	$10,405			$320			$10,085	68.5	75	359	81

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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.