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)
341374004080	751	Red Bank Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	222 River Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1530	591	68	8.7	78.3%	81 (13.7%)	19 (3.2%)	476 (80.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$12,728			$719			$12,009	44	36.1	853	102
340921000580	752	Roosevelt School	Public	3-5	530 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2068	315	24	13.1	19.7%	189 (60.0%)	6 (1.9%)	106 (33.7%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$6,715			$71			$6,644	44	38.4	819	67
340861005572	753	Number 5	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Bower Street	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2666	290	28	10.3	67.9%	16 (5.5%)	171 (59.0%)	86 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$9,457			$553			$8,904	43.8	27.6	967	214
340222004598	754	Osbornville Elementary School	Public	K-5	218 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	432	41	10.5	41.0%	252 (58.3%)	21 (4.9%)	148 (34.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$8,198			$204			$7,994	43.6	34	880	126
340486000102	755	Estell Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	128 Cape May Avenue	Estell Manor	08319	Atlantic County	Estell Manor School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2267	177	16	11.2	15.8%	156 (88.1%)	2 (1.1%)	17 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,620			$68			$13,552	43.6	36.5	849	94
340780004266	756	Arthur Stanlick Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 B Shawnee Trail	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 663-0520	301	27	11	15.6%	207 (68.8%)	15 (5.0%)	49 (16.3%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	$10,708			$376			$10,332	43.5	43.9	747	9
340174000952	757	Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	343	36	9.5	51.9%	89 (25.9%)	126 (36.7%)	93 (27.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.0%)	$14,330			$691			$13,639	43.4	32.4	916	159
340072005788	758	Allamuchy Township School	Public	3-8	20 Johnsonburg Road	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-1894	265	24	11	7.2%	169 (63.8%)	24 (9.1%)	41 (15.5%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	$12,269			$382			$11,887	43.4	37.2	835	77
340900005840	759	Lopatcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 Route 57	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-0800	375	29	12.7	13.3%	191 (50.9%)	70 (18.7%)	72 (19.2%)	30 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	$6,672						$6,672	43.4	48.6	685	74
340002600292	760	Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	233 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	569	47	12.2	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	537 (94.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,257			$1,003			$13,254	43.4	37.3	833	73

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.