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)
341467005682	361	School One Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	563 Willow Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-7731	406	31	13.2	5.9%	226 (55.7%)	33 (8.1%)	81 (20.0%)	45 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$8,863			$53			$8,810	74.4	71.5	406	45
341668000407	362	Ventnor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N Lafayette Avenue	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	304	42	7.3	46.7%	153 (50.3%)	20 (6.6%)	82 (27.0%)	30 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$6,322						$6,322	74.3	73.2	380	18
340444000362	363	Eleanor Van Gelder	Public	3-6	251 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 945-4106	341	29	11.7	16.4%	91 (26.7%)	29 (8.5%)	71 (20.8%)	129 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$10,452			$685			$9,767	74.2	68.4	441	78
341734002658	364	Wenonah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N Clinton Ave	Wenonah	08090	Gloucester County	Wenonah Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 468-6000	166	20	8.3	3.0%	145 (87.3%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	$14,142			$57			$14,085	74	76.4	333	31
340564003810	365	Joseph J Catena School	Public	K-5	275 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-4430	447	46	9.8	9.8%	323 (72.3%)	18 (4.0%)	47 (10.5%)	41 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$9,688			$316			$9,372	74	70.2	424	59
340411003300	366	Bowne-Munro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Main Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6810	176	18	9.8	22.7%	92 (52.3%)	14 (8.0%)	32 (18.2%)	31 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	$13,912			$163			$13,749	74	72	395	29
341011004008	367	River Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Hubbard Avenue	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-3679	254	25	10.2	7.5%	212 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$8,973			$10			$8,963	73.7	66.8	458	91
341812003708	368	Lynn Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Ira Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 499-6558	316	31	10.1	21.5%	129 (40.8%)	21 (6.6%)	60 (19.0%)	96 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$6,206						$6,206	73.7	70.2	423	55
341836000948	369	Sicomac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	356 Sicomac Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5730	355	32	11	0.8%	294 (82.8%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (7.0%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$13,833			$256			$13,577	73.6	78.6	291	78
341707002650	370	Hurffville Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hurffville Grenloch Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-7459	570	46	12.4	15.1%	429 (75.3%)	49 (8.6%)	50 (8.8%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$9,904			$230			$9,674	73.6	69.1	431	61

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.