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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340165000355	21	Mount Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Hansom Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 470-1600	539	55	9.7	0.6%	109 (20.2%)	13 (2.4%)	45 (8.3%)	346 (64.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$13,495		$13,495	95.8	97.1	5	16
341383000780	22	Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Demarest St	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2730	346	26	13.1	7.8%	208 (60.1%)	8 (2.3%)	48 (13.9%)	51 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	$12,001	$232	$11,769	95.8	96.4	10	12
340882002136	23	Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	148 North Livingston Ave	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	489	41	11.9	0.8%	154 (31.5%)	13 (2.7%)	31 (6.3%)	265 (54.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$11,602	$418	$11,184	95.7	95.6	24	1
340073503055	24	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Lexington Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 254-8300	595	42	14.3	8.4%	248 (41.7%)	37 (6.2%)	37 (6.2%)	257 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$8,359	$283	$8,076	95.6	96	18	6
340882002140	25	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	443	32	14	0.9%	202 (45.6%)	7 (1.6%)	15 (3.4%)	206 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$10,849	$393	$10,456	95.3	91.7	100	75
341071001142	26	South Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	210 S Stanwick Rd	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 778-6640	392	31	12.7	5.6%	225 (57.4%)	16 (4.1%)	20 (5.1%)	91 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.4%)	$7,108		$7,108	95.3	95.6	25	1
341611000866	27	J Spencer Smith School	Public	K-5	101 Downey Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7715	347	28	12.5	0.9%	187 (53.9%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.2%)	121 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$11,277	$28	$11,249	95.3	93.2	76	49
341389000792	28	Cherry Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Bogert Rd	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Edge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-3405	713	63	11.2	1.1%	264 (37.0%)	19 (2.7%)	111 (15.6%)	281 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$11,402	$188	$11,214	95.3	96.3	13	15
340993004320	29	Mendham Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 West Main Street	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	456	44	10.3	0.7%	389 (85.3%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.4%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$18,225	$1,112	$17,113	95.3	93.9	60	31
341383000782	30	Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Morningside Rd	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2770	471	34	13.6	0.6%	310 (65.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.3%)	74 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.0%)	$9,772	$30	$9,742	95.2	94.8	39	9

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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)
340165000355	21	Mount Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Hansom Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 470-1600	539	55	9.7	0.6%	109 (20.2%)	13 (2.4%)	45 (8.3%)	346 (64.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$13,495						$13,495	95.8	97.1	5	16
341383000780	22	Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Demarest St	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2730	346	26	13.1	7.8%	208 (60.1%)	8 (2.3%)	48 (13.9%)	51 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	$12,001			$232			$11,769	95.8	96.4	10	12
340882002136	23	Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	148 North Livingston Ave	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	489	41	11.9	0.8%	154 (31.5%)	13 (2.7%)	31 (6.3%)	265 (54.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$11,602			$418			$11,184	95.7	95.6	24	1
340073503055	24	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Lexington Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 254-8300	595	42	14.3	8.4%	248 (41.7%)	37 (6.2%)	37 (6.2%)	257 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$8,359			$283			$8,076	95.6	96	18	6
340882002140	25	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	443	32	14	0.9%	202 (45.6%)	7 (1.6%)	15 (3.4%)	206 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$10,849			$393			$10,456	95.3	91.7	100	75
341071001142	26	South Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	210 S Stanwick Rd	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 778-6640	392	31	12.7	5.6%	225 (57.4%)	16 (4.1%)	20 (5.1%)	91 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.4%)	$7,108						$7,108	95.3	95.6	25	1
341611000866	27	J Spencer Smith School	Public	K-5	101 Downey Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7715	347	28	12.5	0.9%	187 (53.9%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.2%)	121 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$11,277			$28			$11,249	95.3	93.2	76	49
341389000792	28	Cherry Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Bogert Rd	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Edge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-3405	713	63	11.2	1.1%	264 (37.0%)	19 (2.7%)	111 (15.6%)	281 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$11,402			$188			$11,214	95.3	96.3	13	15
340993004320	29	Mendham Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 West Main Street	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	456	44	10.3	0.7%	389 (85.3%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.4%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$18,225			$1,112			$17,113	95.3	93.9	60	31
341383000782	30	Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Morningside Rd	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2770	471	34	13.6	0.6%	310 (65.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.3%)	74 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.0%)	$9,772			$30			$9,742	95.2	94.8	39	9