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)
340423002048	921	Langston Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Rhode Island Avenue	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5870	551	37	14.7	67.0%	6 (1.1%)	482 (87.5%)	52 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	$10,669			$333			$10,336	32	20.5	1068	147
340222004592	922	Lanes Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1891 Lanes Mill Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	581	48	12.2	31.5%	379 (65.2%)	22 (3.8%)	144 (24.8%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$7,474			$179			$7,295	32	34	882	40
341623004748	923	West Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blue Jay Drive	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5920	399	31	12.8	32.8%	245 (61.4%)	23 (5.8%)	85 (21.3%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	$7,274			$289			$6,985	31.9	43	757	166
340627000504	924	Jackson Avenue	Public	PK, KG-4	421 Jackson Ave	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7990	426	35	12.1	70.2%	32 (7.5%)	24 (5.6%)	359 (84.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,021			$744			$15,277	31.9	22.5	1044	120
341512003604	925	South Amboy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 John Street	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-2118	580	47	12.3	46.6%	226 (39.0%)	44 (7.6%)	270 (46.6%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$9,301			$772			$8,529	31.8	33.6	895	30
341002000033	926	Middle Township Elementary #2	Public	3-5	101 West Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1828	536	47	11.4	52.8%	294 (54.9%)	101 (18.8%)	101 (18.8%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$11,229			$383			$10,846	31.8	32.6	911	15
341239001190	927	Charles Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Charles Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	408	39	10.4	24.0%	228 (55.9%)	54 (13.2%)	62 (15.2%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	45 (11.0%)	$6,259			$525			$5,734	31.8	36.3	852	75
340822004640	928	Ella G Clarke Elementary School	Public	3-6	455 Manetta Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3620	266	38	6.9	95.1%	6 (2.3%)	12 (4.5%)	246 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,600			$770			$15,830	31.8	27	979	51
340837001856	929	Myron L. Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Main Street	Cedarville	08311	Cumberland County	Lawrence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4237	480	45	10.7	44.8%	339 (70.6%)	45 (9.4%)	72 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$12,218			$922			$11,296	31.7	33.1	905	24
341812003706	930	Lafayette Estates Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ford Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4143	410	34	12	48.8%	43 (10.5%)	41 (10.0%)	182 (44.4%)	139 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$3,842						$3,842	31.6	38.8	809	121

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About our rankings:

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.