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)
340009000829	211	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Mettlers Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 649-3954	1,288	98	13.1	27.4%	134 (10.4%)	299 (23.2%)	184 (14.3%)	629 (48.8%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	29 (2.3%)	$8,883			$325			$8,558	84.5	83.6	233	22
340285002036	212	South End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Harper Terrace	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 239-2116	354	29	12.2	5.6%	277 (78.2%)	5 (1.4%)	34 (9.6%)	20 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.7%)	$8,403			$47			$8,356	84.2	75.3	356	144
340840003162	213	Lawrenceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Craven Lane	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5570	291	31	9.2	22.7%	129 (44.3%)	32 (11.0%)	48 (16.5%)	58 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	$15,394			$25			$15,369	84.2	59.9	553	340
340939003930	214	Milford Brook School	Public	K-5	20 Globar Terrace	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 786-2780	515	45	11.4	11.1%	380 (73.8%)	11 (2.1%)	72 (14.0%)	32 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	$8,628			$270			$8,358	84.2	78.3	316	102
341059000398	215	Village Elementary School	Public	3-4	100 Main Boulevard	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7606	628	61	10.2	5.1%	190 (30.3%)	22 (3.5%)	40 (6.4%)	341 (54.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)	$13,514			$98			$13,416	84	80.4	281	66
340525004236	216	Brooklake School	Public	3-5	235 Brooklake Road	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3888	331	37	8.9	0.9%	213 (64.4%)	25 (7.6%)	31 (9.4%)	41 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$8,965						$8,965	83.8	83	244	28
340387004206	217	Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 St Marys Place	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6545	465	52	8.9	2.8%	364 (78.3%)	5 (1.1%)	44 (9.5%)	30 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$9,403			$18			$9,385	83.8	85.4	200	17
340999003394	218	Campbell Elementary School	Public	1-4	24 Durham Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8777	689	55	12.5	7.0%	315 (45.7%)	27 (3.9%)	94 (13.6%)	183 (26.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (9.1%)	$6,898						$6,898	83.8	76.8	337	119
340450003350	219	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	53 Brookville Road	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 650-5270	926	63	14.7	15.7%	86 (9.3%)	37 (4.0%)	114 (12.3%)	656 (70.8%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.1%)	$5,981						$5,981	83.7	85.4	199	20
341413004520	220	Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	391	39	10.1	4.9%	260 (66.5%)	11 (2.8%)	76 (19.4%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$15,515			$21			$15,494	83.7	80.5	279	59

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

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

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.