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)
340393004216	801	East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	411	34	12.1	64.5%	12 (2.9%)	19 (4.6%)	378 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$4,452			$577			$3,875	40.4	35.3	861	60
340456000051	802	Swift-Slaybaugh Complex	Public	PK, KG-3	11 Swift Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 927-8222	1,421	92	15.3	33.5%	740 (52.1%)	99 (7.0%)	332 (23.4%)	143 (10.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (7.1%)	$12,373			$76			$12,297	40.1	42.9	762	40
341089001600	803	Mary Bray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 West Kings Highway	Mount Ephraim	08059	Camden County	Mt. Ephraim School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-7807	297	27	11	36.7%	230 (77.4%)	16 (5.4%)	41 (13.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$11,701			$256			$11,445	40.1	45	733	70
341785000220	804	Weymouth Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1202 Eleventh Avenue	Dorothy	08317	Atlantic County	Weymouth Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2412	156	17	9.3	44.9%	116 (74.4%)	5 (3.2%)	23 (14.7%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$14,972			$1,061			$13,911	40.1	43	758	46
341509005296	805	Van Derveer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Union Avenue	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4105	717	79	9.1	40.2%	277 (38.6%)	59 (8.2%)	274 (38.2%)	58 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.7%)	$11,128			$449			$10,679	40.1	39.7	802	3
341203004678	806	Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	126	17	7.3	54.8%	85 (67.5%)	2 (1.6%)	33 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$18,531			$897			$17,634	39.8	38.3	820	14
340774004618	807	Howard C. Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Larsen Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4640	395	40	9.9	28.9%	222 (56.2%)	16 (4.1%)	128 (32.4%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	$9,917			$22			$9,895	39.7	60.9	539	268
341146002894	808	Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	880	75	11.7	52.4%	80 (9.1%)	11 (1.3%)	759 (86.3%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$4,189						$4,189	39.6	41.3	786	22
341326000366	809	Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	307	31	9.8	23.1%	230 (74.9%)	19 (6.2%)	50 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$14,021			$344			$13,677	39.6	37.3	834	25
340756006123	810	Memorial Elementary School	Public	3-5	485 Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-1085	270	34	7.8	22.6%	179 (66.3%)	17 (6.3%)	46 (17.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	$13,399			$29			$13,370	39.5	45.6	724	86

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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 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.
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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.