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)
340075603185	1131	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	509 Bramhall Ave.	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-5300	380	27	14	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	317 (83.4%)	58 (15.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,336			$1,186			$9,150	16.7	13.2	1187	56
340861005564	1132	Number 2	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 South Wood Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 862-3287	584	63	9.2	68.5%	51 (8.7%)	150 (25.7%)	336 (57.5%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$9,950			$510			$9,440	16.6	12.6	1197	65
341680005921	1133	Dr. William Mennies Elementary School	Public	K-5	361 East Grant Avenue	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6957	602	44	13.6	0.5%	106 (17.6%)	93 (15.4%)	358 (59.5%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	$13,748			$1,006			$12,742	16.5	15	1158	25
340768000089	1134	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 181 Montgomery Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 416-3824	351	38	9.2	43.6%	3 (0.9%)	268 (76.4%)	78 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,596			$184			$9,412	16.4	9.4	1254	120
340459005962	1135	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	807	63	12.8	86.0%	26 (3.2%)	80 (9.9%)	688 (85.3%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,474			$262			$10,212	16.1	15.3	1148	13
341164005260	1136	East End School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 Oneida Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6070	486	44	11	68.3%	36 (7.4%)	67 (13.8%)	370 (76.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,925			$775			$10,150	16	22.6	1043	93
340096000018	1137	Texas Avenue School	Public	K-8	2523 Arctic Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7350	498	45	10.9	95.6%	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)	347 (69.7%)	120 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,119			$1,096			$11,023	16	18.5	1099	38
341134002318	1138	McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Colonnade Pl	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5270	686	60	11.4	79.7%	25 (3.6%)	252 (36.7%)	405 (59.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,994			$791			$9,203	16	16	1135	3
340144005796	1139	Belvidere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	807 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-4001	256	31	8.3	29.7%	208 (81.3%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (11.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$16,862			$847			$16,015	16	18.9	1096	43
341314005612	1140	Cedarbrook Elementary School	Public	K-8	1049 Central Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4280	623	51	12.2	69.3%	2 (0.3%)	215 (34.5%)	392 (62.9%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,658			$142			$9,516	15.9	19.9	1078	62

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.