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)
341611000868	61	Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	331	26	12.6	0.9%	131 (39.6%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.9%)	155 (46.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$10,904			$29			$10,875	93.4	93.8	62	1
341011004000	62	Navesink Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 Monmouth Avenue	Atlantic Highlands	07716	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0289	208	21	9.9	11.1%	168 (80.8%)	2 (1.0%)	20 (9.6%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	$10,198			$303			$9,895	93.4	94.9	36	26
341050002982	63	Oak Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	226 Applegarth Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-7642	644	45	14.4	4.7%	47 (7.3%)	20 (3.1%)	27 (4.2%)	536 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$12,219			$30			$12,189	93.3	93	80	17
341038004018	64	Monmouth Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Hastings Place	Monmouth Beach	07750	Monmouth County	Monmouth Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 222-6139	257	36	7	1.2%	232 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$15,153			$137			$15,016	93.3	89.3	131	67
341071001134	65	George C. Baker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	139 W Maple Ave	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 778-6630	397	32	12.5	5.3%	298 (75.1%)	14 (3.5%)	23 (5.8%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	$6,999						$6,999	93.2	94.5	47	18
340381006085	66	Luther Lee Emerson School	Public	2-4	15 Columbus Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	247	23	10.8	1.2%	130 (52.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	95 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$12,319			$17			$12,302	93.2	95.1	35	31
340450003342	67	James Madison Intermediate School	Public	3-5	838 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2960	606	39	15.3	9.7%	12 (2.0%)	29 (4.8%)	27 (4.5%)	517 (85.3%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$5,668						$5,668	93.2	94.6	43	24
341104005588	68	Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	467	51	9.2	2.1%	315 (67.5%)	5 (1.1%)	67 (14.3%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.0%)	$8,613			$168			$8,445	93.1	89.8	124	56
340183002002	69	Oak View Elementary School	Public	K-6	150 Garrabrant Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8590	335	31	10.9	6.0%	147 (43.9%)	32 (9.6%)	99 (29.6%)	40 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$8,218						$8,218	93.1	89.9	122	53
341776005774	70	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	466	33	14.2	0.6%	299 (64.2%)	11 (2.4%)	32 (6.9%)	95 (20.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$6,449			$17			$6,432	93	93.1	77	7

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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:

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

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.