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)
340972003946	111	Frank Defino Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Route 79 North	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 972-2099	526	49	10.7	4.6%	299 (56.8%)	12 (2.3%)	37 (7.0%)	165 (31.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$9,522			$121			$9,401	90.7	91.5	103	8
340933000596	112	George Washington School	Public	K-3	39 Fardale Avenue	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2242	193	22	8.7	1.6%	124 (64.2%)	4 (2.1%)	16 (8.3%)	40 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	$10,984						$10,984	90.6	91.1	110	2
340498000420	113	Lyncrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	9-04 Morlot Ave	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5555	207	18	11.6	10.1%	117 (56.5%)	8 (3.9%)	41 (19.8%)	34 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$6,699			$104			$6,595	90.5	94.2	52	61
340735002756	114	Joseph F Brandt Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 Ninth Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 356-3690	562	53	10.6	20.1%	353 (62.8%)	23 (4.1%)	111 (19.8%)	47 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.6%)	$9,244						$9,244	90.5	91.4	104	10
341497004102	115	Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Obre Place	Shrewsbury	07702	Monmouth County	Shrewsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-0882	462	53	8.7	0.6%	406 (87.9%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.3%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$14,231			$86			$14,145	90.4	83.2	236	121
341065004342	116	William Mason School	Public	K-5	5 Shawnee Trail	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	277	33	8.3	3.6%	199 (71.8%)	3 (1.1%)	34 (12.3%)	34 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$19,549			$54			$19,495	90.3	85.2	202	86
340498000430	117	Westmoreland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16-50 Parmelee Ave.	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5490	393	36	10.8	16.8%	188 (47.8%)	12 (3.1%)	97 (24.7%)	77 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$4,704			$86			$4,618	90.3	88.8	141	24
340153005434	118	Thomas P. Hughes School	Public	3-5	446 Snyder Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1717	276	24	11.4	2.5%	160 (58.0%)	2 (0.7%)	44 (15.9%)	51 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	$9,155			$68			$9,087	90.2	85	208	90
341395000800	119	Roberge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	617 Westwood Ave	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4006	316	36	8.8	0.9%	231 (73.1%)	4 (1.3%)	21 (6.6%)	36 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	$14,173			$41			$14,132	90.2	92.3	91	28
340228006047	120	Hamilton Primary School	Public	K-4	9 Hamilton Lane	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 575-0050	479	38	12.6	2.7%	194 (40.5%)	11 (2.3%)	40 (8.4%)	196 (40.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$8,485						$8,485	89.9	87.5	164	44

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.