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)
340534005336	621	Frankford Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Pines Road	Branchville	07826	Sussex County	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 948-3727	502	56	8.9	7.0%	452 (90.0%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$16,040			$466			$15,574	54	50	666	45
341047000397	622	Oak Knoll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	23 Bodine Avenue	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 728-3944	637	56	11.2	28.9%	365 (57.3%)	139 (21.8%)	79 (12.4%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	$5,139						$5,139	54	42.6	772	150
341464003586	623	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	601 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5230	468	41	11.5	39.7%	192 (41.0%)	78 (16.7%)	44 (9.4%)	93 (19.9%)	19 (4.1%)	19 (4.1%)	23 (4.9%)	$6,725			$153			$6,572	53.8	55.9	598	25
340927003522	624	Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Sims Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4481	200	16	12.7	21.0%	114 (57.0%)	15 (7.5%)	40 (20.0%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$12,335			$63			$12,272	53.7	59.2	554	70
341377000750	625	Slocum Skewes School	Public, Alternative	3-9	650 Prospect Ave	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-4299	690	63	10.9	39.0%	170 (24.6%)	33 (4.8%)	323 (46.8%)	151 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	$11,589			$183			$11,406	53.7	48.8	682	57
340330004770	626	School #2	Public	K-5	1270 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2380	400	34	11.7	39.3%	151 (37.8%)	22 (5.5%)	175 (43.8%)	44 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$11,988						$11,988	53.6	59.9	545	81
340756003870	627	Ramtown Elementary School	Public	3-5	216 Ramtown -Greenville Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2493	399	40	10	23.3%	242 (60.7%)	8 (2.0%)	125 (31.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$10,995			$17			$10,978	53.4	55.1	607	20
340459005522	628	Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Shelley Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5850	665	52	12.9	48.1%	126 (18.9%)	51 (7.7%)	470 (70.7%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,124						$10,124	53.4	63.4	503	125
340222004596	629	Midstreams Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Midstreams Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	552	42	13.2	16.7%	438 (79.3%)	8 (1.4%)	73 (13.2%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$7,076						$7,076	53.3	42.7	771	142
341752005004	630	Maple Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Maple Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3606	320	26	12.5	9.7%	261 (81.6%)	4 (1.3%)	48 (15.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,608			$37			$12,571	53.3	47.3	704	74

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.