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)
340519002988	661	Robert Hunter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8 Dayton Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 284-7620	404	47	8.5	15.1%	238 (58.9%)	12 (3.0%)	85 (21.0%)	51 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	$12,745			$293			$12,452	50.2	52.4	642	19
341650005758	662	Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	960 Midland Blvd	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6440	465	35	13.2	17.0%	104 (22.4%)	173 (37.2%)	141 (30.3%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.5%)	$7,845						$7,845	50.1	47.6	697	35
341158003470	663	Endeavour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 School Road	Joint Base Mdl	08641	Burlington County	North Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 738-2653	781	72	10.7	30.1%	401 (51.3%)	83 (10.6%)	186 (23.8%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	96 (12.3%)								50.1	56.9	592	71
340783002810	664	Nicolaus Copernicus School	Public	PK, KG-5	3385 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4340	521	51	10.2	51.6%	52 (10.0%)	31 (6.0%)	196 (37.6%)	233 (44.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,031			$534			$10,497	50	48.9	679	15
340489000058	665	Marlton Elementary	Public	K-5	190 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-9811	518	31	16.7	5.0%	404 (78.0%)	22 (4.2%)	39 (7.5%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	$9,212			$21			$9,191	50	60	552	113
340534005336	666	Frankford Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Pines Road	Branchville	07826	Sussex County	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 948-3727	504	57	8.9	9.3%	450 (89.3%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$16,040			$466			$15,574	50	46.4	711	45
340945000031	667	Manchester Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 N Colonial Drive	Manchester	08733	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-9600	514	50	10.3	45.1%	244 (47.5%)	42 (8.2%)	174 (33.9%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.6%)	$12,964			$363			$12,601	50	45.4	728	61
340756003868	668	Newbury Elementary School	Public	3-5	179 Newbury Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2491	370	30	12.5	20.8%	241 (65.1%)	16 (4.3%)	64 (17.3%)	23 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	$8,417			$12			$8,405	49.9	58.7	568	100
340300001430	669	Clara Barton Elementary School	Public	K-5	223 Rhode Island Ave.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3303	473	31	15.2	32.1%	210 (44.4%)	44 (9.3%)	125 (26.4%)	58 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	$7,759			$178			$7,581	49.9	53.9	623	46
340783002828	670	Rafael Cordero y Molina	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Erie St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4390	735	72	10.2	38.8%	158 (21.5%)	165 (22.4%)	230 (31.3%)	153 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	23 (3.1%)	$10,087			$357			$9,730	49.9	50.5	661	9

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.