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)
341821000934	121	Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Dorchester Road	Woodcliff Lake	07677	Bergen County	Woodcliff Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 391-5600	476	77	6.1	1.1%	377 (79.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.6%)	48 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	$14,696			$44			$14,652	89.9	89	140	19
340537000532	122	Colonial Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	749 Colonial Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-0336	255	33	7.7	2.7%	182 (71.4%)	2 (0.8%)	31 (12.2%)	28 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$16,575						$16,575	89.9	89.2	135	13
340073103022	123	Riverbank Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-3	1300 Hornberger Ave	Roebling	08554	Burlington County	Riverbank Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4321	154	14	11	13.6%	84 (54.5%)	24 (15.6%)	18 (11.7%)	22 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$7,871			$329			$7,542	89.9	88.6	145	22
341065004340	124	Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Montgomery Avenue	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	365	34	10.6	1.4%	201 (55.1%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.3%)	112 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$19,750			$113			$19,637	89.8	91.9	97	27
340882002142	125	Riker Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	31 Blackstone Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	478	35	13.6	2.5%	180 (37.7%)	22 (4.6%)	26 (5.4%)	225 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	$10,741			$404			$10,337	89.7	90.2	118	7
340411003306	126	Lawrence Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	48 Sullivan Way	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6870	357	41	8.6	23.0%	152 (42.6%)	25 (7.0%)	63 (17.6%)	97 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.8%)	$12,904			$221			$12,683	89.6	73.7	380	254
340345003762	127	Conover Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	76 Conover Road	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	319	28	11.4	3.1%	267 (83.7%)	7 (2.2%)	25 (7.8%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	$12,760						$12,760	89.6	89.3	130	3
340183001988	128	Brookdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	1230 Broad Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8520	316	31	10.3	5.7%	171 (54.1%)	22 (7.0%)	78 (24.7%)	34 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	$6,568						$6,568	89.6	87.2	170	42
341638002918	129	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Palisade Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5960	302	26	11.6	83.4%	14 (4.6%)	10 (3.3%)	272 (90.1%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,594			$561			$11,033	89.3	51.6	652	523
340411003318	130	Warnsdorfer Elementary School	Public	K-4	9 Hardenburg Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6880	361	34	10.6	14.4%	146 (40.4%)	12 (3.3%)	44 (12.2%)	144 (39.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,155						$11,155	89.3	87.2	169	39

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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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