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)
340498000418	271	John A. Forrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 - 00 Hopper Ave	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5565	269	26	10.4	20.4%	134 (49.8%)	4 (1.5%)	74 (27.5%)	46 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	$7,529			$114			$7,415	80.1	63.6	513	242
340987006113	272	Chairville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Chairville Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 654-9610	397	37	10.6	7.8%	322 (81.1%)	12 (3.0%)	32 (8.1%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$9,524			$93			$9,431	80.1	88.4	150	122
341056002182	273	Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	603 Grove St	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4242	360	34	10.5	11.4%	188 (52.2%)	39 (10.8%)	74 (20.6%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.7%)	$11,807			$55			$11,752	80.1	77.5	323	50
341056002168	274	Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	87 Mt Hebron Rd	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4155	385	38	10.2	9.1%	207 (53.8%)	49 (12.7%)	45 (11.7%)	28 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.5%)	$13,293			$53			$13,240	79.9	77.2	331	57
341266004466	275	Millington Elementary School	Public	2-5	91 Northfield Road	Millington	07946	Morris County	Long Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 647-2312	352	39	9.1	4.8%	263 (74.7%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.1%)	27 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$7,775			$30			$7,745	79.8	77.9	320	45
340840003164	276	Slackwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	2060 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5580	238	23	10.4	48.7%	74 (31.1%)	28 (11.8%)	81 (34.0%)	45 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$16,162			$474			$15,688	79.7	43.3	755	479
341836000940	277	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Mason Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5720	333	28	11.8	0.9%	267 (80.2%)	4 (1.2%)	35 (10.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$12,867			$256			$12,611	79.7	65.8	478	201
341686000890	278	Crescent Elementary School	Public	K-5	165 Crescent Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-0690	333	29	11.6	0.9%	219 (65.8%)	3 (0.9%)	72 (21.6%)	21 (6.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$9,264						$9,264	79.5	81.2	265	13
341056002170	279	Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Edgemont Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4162	266	26	10.2	12.8%	126 (47.4%)	32 (12.0%)	61 (22.9%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.0%)	$13,652			$243			$13,409	79.3	84.6	217	62
340927003520	280	Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	64 Southwood Dr	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4539	343	33	10.3	20.4%	217 (63.3%)	19 (5.5%)	59 (17.2%)	44 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$16,304			$63			$16,241	79	70.7	421	141

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.