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)
340183001992	811	Carteret Elementary School	Public	K-6	158 Grove Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8580	373	37	10.2	46.9%	28 (7.5%)	82 (22.0%)	246 (66.0%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,694			$511			$7,183	39.4	33.6	890	79
340795003890	812	Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	555	63	8.8	40.4%	278 (50.1%)	34 (6.1%)	216 (38.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$10,296			$571			$9,725	39.4	27.5	969	157
340573006028	813	Reeds Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	103 South Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	487	55	8.8	46.4%	164 (33.7%)	93 (19.1%)	126 (25.9%)	85 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$12,182			$535			$11,647	39.3	41.7	780	33
341650005752	814	Connecticut Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Stuyvesant Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6470	420	34	12.3	20.5%	105 (25.0%)	129 (30.7%)	140 (33.3%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	$9,283						$9,283	39.3	40.4	793	21
340519006086	815	Francis A. Desmares Elementary School	Public	K-4	16 Old Clinton Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 284-7540	421	51	8.2	36.1%	180 (42.8%)	16 (3.8%)	186 (44.2%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$10,815			$320			$10,495	39.2	39.8	799	16
340459000245	816	Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1014 South Elmora Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5970	694	60	11.6	80.7%	46 (6.6%)	67 (9.7%)	574 (82.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,454			$197			$9,257	39.2	32.2	920	104
340654003128	817	University Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Paxson Avenue	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4167	318	31	10.1	23.3%	144 (45.3%)	43 (13.5%)	103 (32.4%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$12,468			$06			$12,462	39.1	53.6	627	190
341788004560	818	Marie V. Duffy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-2506	422	46	9.1	53.3%	73 (17.3%)	16 (3.8%)	320 (75.8%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,879			$284			$10,595	39.1	49.4	674	144
341134002228	819	Ann Street School	Public	K-8	30 Ann St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4890	1,200	79	15.1	77.8%	321 (26.8%)	9 (0.8%)	865 (72.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,426			$412			$8,014	39	42.6	767	52
340783002788	820	Charles E. Trefurt School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Franklin St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4320	648	68	9.5	47.4%	51 (7.9%)	25 (3.9%)	502 (77.5%)	61 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$12,189			$483			$11,706	39	25.3	1002	182

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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.