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)
340114003748	581	Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 Lincoln Avenue	Avon by the Sea	07717	Monmouth County	Avon Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4328	116	19	6.2	12.9%	104 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$17,400			$587			$16,813	57	86.7	177	404
341011003994	582	Leonardo Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Hosford Avenue	Leonardo	07737	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 291-1330	269	26	10.5	14.9%	216 (80.3%)	5 (1.9%)	33 (12.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	$9,254			$236			$9,018	56.8	44.6	745	163
340546002990	583	Franklin Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	226 Quakertown Road	Quakertown	08868	Hunterdon County	Franklin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-7929	271	32	8.4	6.3%	212 (78.2%)	4 (1.5%)	45 (16.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,956			$365			$14,591	56.8	61.9	519	64
340203005926	584	Mac Farland Intermediate	Public	3-5	87 Crosswicks St	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 291-7192	247	26	9.5	21.5%	146 (59.1%)	47 (19.0%)	34 (13.8%)	18 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,394			$424			$7,970	56.7	66.6	462	122
340441003774	585	Woodmere	Public	2-4	65 Raleigh Court	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-3388	323	30	10.8	46.7%	144 (44.6%)	34 (10.5%)	103 (31.9%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$16,683			$1,062			$15,621	56.7	57.3	583	2
340171005895	586	Thomas B. Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Iron Bridge Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4044	228	19	12.3	3.5%	185 (81.1%)	5 (2.2%)	21 (9.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$19,833			$219			$19,614	56.6	50.8	657	71
340002500291	587	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 Clifton Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-8811	701	38	18.6	78.5%	9 (1.3%)	221 (31.5%)	447 (63.8%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$11,271			$984			$10,287	56.6	61.1	533	54
341047002600	588	Whitehall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Whitehall Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 728-8782	384	40	9.6	34.4%	233 (60.7%)	57 (14.8%)	67 (17.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$6,021						$6,021	56.5	48.5	686	98
340141003750	589	Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1101 Main Street	Belmar	07719	Monmouth County	Belmar Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-2388	398	52	7.7	52.0%	143 (35.9%)	13 (3.3%)	222 (55.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$15,538			$1,241			$14,297	56.5	61.3	528	61
340081005028	590	Alloway Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Cedar St	Alloway	08001	Salem County	Alloway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1622	289	31	9.4	14.9%	249 (86.2%)	13 (4.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$10,893			$719			$10,174	56.4	37.5	837	247

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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

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.