Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
341713004546	251	Old Farmers Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Old Farmers Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 876-3865	324	32	10.2	3.1%	268 (82.7%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.9%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$9,844						$9,844	82.1	77.1	312	61
341761000182	252	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	9 Manger Road	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5480	355	33	10.8	32.7%	57 (16.1%)	117 (33.0%)	126 (35.5%)	31 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)	$12,477						$12,477	82	81.3	253	1
340999003394	253	Campbell Elementary School	Public	1-4	24 Durham Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8777	678	54	12.5	8.3%	304 (44.8%)	33 (4.9%)	97 (14.3%)	172 (25.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.9%)	$6,898						$6,898	82	83.8	218	35
341698005310	254	Mt. Horeb School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Mount Horeb Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 753-5300	337	35	9.7	3.3%	199 (59.1%)	5 (1.5%)	45 (13.4%)	69 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	$18,115			$104			$18,011	81.9	87.5	163	91
340537000462	255	Woodside Avenue School	Public	K-5	305 Woodside Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-5600	281	28	10.1	1.1%	197 (70.1%)	7 (2.5%)	37 (13.2%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	$11,699						$11,699	81.7	84.9	207	48
341290004472	256	Hillview School	Public	K-5	206 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6080	301	24	12.4	5.6%	255 (84.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,405			$91			$13,314	81.7	93.5	57	199
340306004196	257	Bragg Elementary School	Public	3-5	250 Route 24	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 879-5324	324	39	8.3	9.3%	225 (69.4%)	3 (0.9%)	62 (19.1%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.7%)	$11,112			$408			$10,704	81.7	77	316	59
340408002980	258	East Amwell Township	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Wertsville Rd	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	East Amwell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-6464	378	42	9	14.3%	294 (77.8%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$16,880			$457			$16,423	81.7	77	317	59
340669004256	259	Mountview Road School	Public	K-5	30 Mountview Road	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 637-1550	263	25	10.3	5.7%	174 (66.2%)	12 (4.6%)	41 (15.6%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$8,505			$22			$8,483	81.6	83.5	222	37
340753003142	260	Hopewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Princeton Avenue	Hopewell	08525	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4007	410	42	9.7	1.7%	316 (77.1%)	15 (3.7%)	29 (7.1%)	32 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$11,069						$11,069	81.6	82.3	237	23

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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 4, 2024, 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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