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)
341095000423	471	Springville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 Hartford Road	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 231-4140	464	38	12.2	5.2%	231 (49.8%)	38 (8.2%)	34 (7.3%)	110 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.0%)	$8,454						$8,454	65.9	68.7	440	31
340471000384	472	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	1 Haines Avenue	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7580	362	24	14.8	7.2%	229 (63.3%)	6 (1.7%)	74 (20.4%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$9,974			$106			$9,868	65.8	68.3	447	25
341569004718	473	McKinley Avenue Elementary School	Public	3-4	1000 McKinley Avenue	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	612	50	12.3	16.8%	504 (82.4%)	8 (1.3%)	73 (11.9%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$7,441			$102			$7,339	65.8	66.6	465	8
340885000554	474	Hilltop School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 KIPP Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 778-1213	307	28	10.9	50.8%	78 (25.4%)	25 (8.1%)	165 (53.7%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$7,701			$631			$7,070	65.6	72.6	399	75
341521006007	475	Greenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Roberts Street	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-2480	392	38	10.4	26.0%	66 (16.8%)	47 (12.0%)	97 (24.7%)	173 (44.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,104			$650			$12,454	65.6	64.5	503	28
340195004156	476	John Hill School	Public	3-8	435 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	530	60	8.7	36.0%	247 (46.6%)	38 (7.2%)	157 (29.6%)	71 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$11,679			$90			$11,589	65.4	62.8	520	44
340636001550	477	Van Sciver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Rhoads Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7730	335	26	12.7	21.8%	229 (68.4%)	25 (7.5%)	47 (14.0%)	24 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,796			$323			$10,473	65.4	74.4	366	111
341365004492	478	Ironia School	Public	K-5	303 Dover Chester Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-8588	479	39	12.3	4.4%	306 (63.9%)	24 (5.0%)	87 (18.2%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (4.0%)	$11,341			$43			$11,298	65.3	48.5	686	208
341011003988	479	Ocean Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Ocean Avenue	North Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-0092	295	26	11.4	35.3%	196 (66.4%)	16 (5.4%)	55 (18.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.5%)	$8,747			$190			$8,557	65.2	54.6	611	132
340888002582	480	Logan Township Elementary School	Public	1-4	110 School Lane	Logan Township	08085	Gloucester County	Logan Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-5133	284	29	9.8	21.8%	206 (72.5%)	20 (7.0%)	29 (10.2%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$9,393			$142			$9,251	65.1	71.7	409	71

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.