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)
341122003476	1141	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	373	34	11	69.7%	25 (6.7%)	80 (21.4%)	249 (66.8%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$11,278						$11,278	15.8	19	1094	47
341164005268	1142	West End School	Public	PK, KG-4	447 Greenbrook Road	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6083	542	52	10.4	67.5%	53 (9.8%)	106 (19.6%)	358 (66.1%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$10,488			$705			$9,783	15.7	14.4	1167	25
340002200285	1143	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 Sussex Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 621-0060	1,425			47.1%	4 (0.3%)	1,210 (84.9%)	191 (13.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.6%)	$8,798			$888			$7,910	15.5	13.7	1183	40
340459005492	1144	George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	554	44	12.7	81.0%	25 (4.5%)	194 (35.0%)	329 (59.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,312			$196			$7,116	15.4	16.9	1122	22
340459005494	1145	Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	637	55	11.6	81.0%	26 (4.1%)	225 (35.3%)	373 (58.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,616			$240			$9,376	15.4	14.4	1165	20
340963000175	1146	Roosevelt School	Public	3-4	410 Brooks Boulevard	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-6809	246	24	10.2	61.0%	76 (30.9%)	25 (10.2%)	132 (53.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$10,324			$347			$9,977	15.4	20.3	1070	76
341293000152	1147	Edward J. Patten Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Charles Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6050	618	61	10	82.8%	13 (2.1%)	58 (9.4%)	538 (87.1%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$15,922			$921			$15,001	15.3	15.5	1144	3
340240003221	1148	Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School	Public	3-5	1501 Central Ave	Minotola	08341	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-8080	311	22	14.1	56.3%	179 (57.6%)	39 (12.5%)	80 (25.7%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,856			$345			$10,511	15.3	17.8	1106	42
340768002110	1149	Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	844 Chancellor Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6858	476	32	14.8	51.7%	2 (0.4%)	369 (77.5%)	101 (21.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,796			$165			$8,631	15.2	15.2	1154	5
340459002983	1150	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	915	70	13.1	85.7%	36 (3.9%)	77 (8.4%)	788 (86.1%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,410			$267			$9,143	15.2	15.3	1149	1

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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:

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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.