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)
341386004946	351	Peter Cooper School	Public	K-3	54 Roger Court	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-5844	234	27	8.6	6.0%	170 (72.6%)	5 (2.1%)	45 (19.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$13,283			$195			$13,088	75.5	80.3	267	84
341254003365	352	Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	710	55	12.9	100.0%	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)	670 (94.4%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,620			$653			$6,967	75.2	62.1	518	166
341011003998	353	Middletown Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Kings Highway	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-0267	439	37	11.9	10.0%	328 (74.7%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.6%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	$8,779			$10			$8,769	75.1	75.7	347	6
340843003012	354	Lebanon Borough School	Public	PK, KG-6	6 Maple St	Lebanon	08833	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 236-2448	89	13	6.9	12.4%	63 (70.8%)	1 (1.1%)	18 (20.2%)	4 (4.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$16,745			$508			$16,237	75.1	74.6	364	10
340300001444	355	James F. Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	1960 Greentree Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-4554	266	25	10.6	16.5%	137 (51.5%)	27 (10.2%)	28 (10.5%)	52 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.3%)	$11,363						$11,363	75.1	72.7	384	29
341188002390	356	Washington School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Washington Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8887	540	40	13.3	20.4%	222 (41.1%)	21 (3.9%)	193 (35.7%)	75 (13.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	$11,365			$259			$11,106	75	77.6	306	50
341599002995	357	General Charles G. Harker School	Public	3-5	1771 Oldmans Creek Road	Woolwich Township	08085	Gloucester County	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 241-1552	667	66	10.1	21.4%	427 (64.0%)	80 (12.0%)	79 (11.8%)	34 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.4%)	$8,057			$155			$7,902	75	68.8	436	79
340633001530	358	Glenview Avenue	Public	K-6	1700 Sycamore Street	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 547-7647	246	30	8.3	6.9%	209 (85.0%)	7 (2.8%)	21 (8.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$12,403			$243			$12,160	74.7	70	426	68
340531000450	359	School No. 4	Public	K-4	1193 Anderson Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 585-4650	400	32	12.5	11.3%	126 (31.5%)	12 (3.0%)	86 (21.5%)	155 (38.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$7,973						$7,973	74.7	74.3	368	9
340003500307	360	Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	630	47	13.4	29.5%	181 (28.7%)	102 (16.2%)	125 (19.8%)	197 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.2%)	$9,314			$711			$8,603	74.5	70.7	414	54

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.