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)
341701005884	841	Washington Memorial Elementary School	Public	2-6	300 West Stewart Street	Washington	07882	Warren County	Washington Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0241	338	30	11.2	41.7%	200 (59.2%)	34 (10.1%)	83 (24.6%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	$11,382			$333			$11,049	37.2	29.5	942	101
341227002402	842	Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	375	28	13.3	87.2%	3 (0.8%)	166 (44.3%)	196 (52.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,797			$522			$9,275	37.2	37	838	4
341638002912	843	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	507 West St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5965	839	81	10.3	91.7%	14 (1.7%)	22 (2.6%)	793 (94.5%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,005			$572			$9,433	37	35.1	864	21
340573000108	844	Arthur Rann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	515 S Eighth Ave	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	640	65	9.8	43.4%	312 (48.8%)	92 (14.4%)	139 (21.7%)	68 (10.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	19 (3.0%)	$10,851			$546			$10,305	37	37.4	830	14
340549005210	845	Pine Grove Manor School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Highland Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-2424	395	42	9.3	68.9%	11 (2.8%)	68 (17.2%)	295 (74.7%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,062			$307			$11,755	37	22.4	1045	200
341716005892	846	Port Colden School	Public	1-3	30 Port Colden Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0681	171	15	11.4	21.1%	129 (75.4%)	6 (3.5%)	23 (13.5%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$12,139			$615			$11,524	36.8	59.4	561	285
341305003564	847	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	360 Stelton Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-1801	521	32	16.5	38.0%	69 (13.2%)	89 (17.1%)	169 (32.4%)	167 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.0%)	$6,340			$108			$6,232	36.8	22.7	1040	193
340927003510	848	Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Birchwood Drive	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3881	196	16	12.2	43.4%	92 (46.9%)	17 (8.7%)	40 (20.4%)	38 (19.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$12,805			$1,097			$11,708	36.7	33.5	898	50
340004900336	849	Red Bank Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	58 Oakland Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 450-2092	192	26	7.3	49.0%	61 (31.8%)	11 (5.7%)	117 (60.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,107			$652			$11,455	36.7	32.5	912	63
340783002792	850	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	776	63	12.3	67.7%	405 (52.2%)	64 (8.2%)	152 (19.6%)	135 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,613			$348			$9,265	36.7	42.8	764	86

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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:

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

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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.