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)
340423002050	1011	Whitney E. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 Dodd St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5880	324	30	10.8	58.0%	2 (0.6%)	270 (83.3%)	48 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,694			$451			$15,243	25	19.4	1083	72
340660002996	1012	Hampton Borough School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 41 South Street	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Hampton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4101	103	15	6.9	20.4%	73 (70.9%)	3 (2.9%)	22 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$19,485			$916			$18,569	24.9	34	879	133
340079203419	1013	Achieve Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	534 Clinton Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Achieve Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 240-4887	450	26	17.3	77.8%	3 (0.7%)	372 (82.7%)	57 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$13,424			$3,142			$10,282	24.9	26.4	989	24
341815002694	1014	Walnut Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Walnut Street	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	Woodbury City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 853-0126	129	10	12.4	59.7%	39 (30.2%)	33 (25.6%)	36 (27.9%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.2%)	$13,368			$819			$12,549	24.8	15.5	1145	131
340861005562	1015	Number 1	Public	PK, KG-5	728 North Wood Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2668	374	43	8.8	57.8%	63 (16.8%)	120 (32.1%)	162 (43.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$9,841			$592			$9,249	24.6	17.6	1112	97
340390002524	1016	Oak Valley Elementary School	Public	1-5	525 College Blvd	Wenonah	08090	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 415-9218	368	31	12	27.7%	247 (67.1%)	51 (13.9%)	57 (15.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$6,912						$6,912	24.6	30.4	933	83
341269003369	1017	Young Men's Academy	Public	3-8	45 Smith Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2380	65	7	9.2	75.4%	0 (0.0%)	42 (64.6%)	23 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,107						$21,107	24.6	16.1	1133	116
341287001624	1018	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7201 Irving Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6455	362	35	10.4	38.7%	52 (14.4%)	65 (18.0%)	216 (59.7%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$9,951			$443			$9,508	24.5	22.8	1038	20
340861005570	1019	Number 4	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dill Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-3286	437	36	12.1	68.0%	24 (5.5%)	183 (41.9%)	212 (48.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$7,691			$552			$7,139	24.3	31.1	926	93
340072303015	1020	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	K-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	432	35	12.3	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.4%)	338 (78.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,952			$1,300			$11,652	24.2	20.3	1072	52

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.