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)
340654003112	1231	Lalor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Barnt Deklyn Road	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4156	347	24	14.1	79.8%	18 (5.2%)	60 (17.3%)	257 (74.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$10,859			$1,035			$9,824	10.3	10.9	1227	4
340894003916	1232	Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Monmouth Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-7048	563	56	10	82.9%	97 (17.2%)	62 (11.0%)	374 (66.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	$11,224			$643			$10,581	10.3	9.6	1256	24
341134002280	1233	Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	291 N 7th St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5260	737	48	15.3	86.4%	6 (0.8%)	135 (18.3%)	592 (80.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,470			$682			$8,788	10.3	9.3	1261	28
340420002732	1234	East Newark Elementary School	Public	K-8	501 11 North Third Street	East Newark	07029	Hudson County	East Newark School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-6800	201	19	10.3	84.6%	42 (20.9%)	1 (0.5%)	155 (77.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,532			$1,154			$9,378	10.2	22.1	1055	179
340786003884	1235	Joseph C. Caruso School	Public	K-5	81 Frances Place	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-2007	638	59	10.7	48.9%	263 (41.2%)	114 (17.9%)	194 (30.4%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.3%)	$11,138						$11,138	10.1	10.1	1245	10
340459005494	1236	Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	620	52	11.9	84.2%	23 (3.7%)	203 (32.7%)	385 (62.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,616			$240			$9,376	10.1	15.4	1145	91
340507000436	1237	Lincoln School	Public	3-8	140 Anderson Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0560	642	55	11.6	69.0%	49 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	585 (91.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,180			$1,153			$9,027	10	12.5	1197	40
341284005054	1238	Field Street School	Public	1-3	144 Field Street	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0170	493	43	11.4	81.1%	75 (15.2%)	170 (34.5%)	235 (47.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,390			$793			$9,597	10	28	974	264
340654003102	1239	George E. Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Park Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4169	509	40	12.6	79.4%	23 (4.5%)	95 (18.7%)	362 (71.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$8,375			$1,259			$7,116	10	11	1226	13
341164005264	1240	Stony Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	269 Grove Street	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6063	277	28	9.8	83.8%	17 (6.1%)	10 (3.6%)	246 (88.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,043			$923			$12,120	9.9	11.5	1217	23

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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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