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)
341335004936	561	Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Mill Street	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	389	32	12	23.4%	213 (54.8%)	18 (4.6%)	119 (30.6%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,057			$474			$13,583	58.3	62.1	528	33
340885000562	562	Washington School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 N Main Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8513	339	26	13	55.2%	82 (24.2%)	23 (6.8%)	202 (59.6%)	28 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$6,490			$192			$6,298	58.2	50.4	663	101
340927003514	563	Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Ely Ave	Laurence Harbor	08879	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3876	417	36	11.5	32.9%	188 (45.1%)	48 (11.5%)	90 (21.6%)	76 (18.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$13,387			$816			$12,571	58.2	62.2	527	36
341035004326	564	Canfield Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	42 Canfield Avenue	Mine Hill	07803	Morris County	Mine Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-0590	355	32	11	25.9%	88 (24.8%)	22 (6.2%)	209 (58.9%)	16 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$14,201			$267			$13,934	58	58.9	567	3
340828001566	565	Laurel Springs School	Public	PK, KG-6	623 Grand Avenue	Laurel Springs	08021	Camden County	Laurel Springs School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1086	185	16	11.7	25.9%	104 (56.2%)	32 (17.3%)	30 (16.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	$11,410			$321			$11,089	58	61.8	530	35
341551003243	566	Mohawk Avenue School	Public	3	18 Mohawk Avneue	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-1289	220	19	11.6	3.6%	175 (79.5%)	6 (2.7%)	26 (11.8%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,749						$9,749	58	67.6	454	112
341095001158	567	Fleetwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	231 Fleetwood Ave	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 235-3004	403	41	9.9	14.6%	172 (42.7%)	70 (17.4%)	57 (14.1%)	64 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	$7,934			$121			$7,813	58	57.4	585	18
340801003008	568	Kingwood Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	880 County Road 519	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Kingwood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2941	325	36	8.9	12.9%	285 (87.7%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	$15,499			$240			$15,259	58	52.9	637	69
340129004570	569	Beach Haven School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 North Beach Ave	Beach Haven	08008	Ocean County	Beach Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 492-7411	72	11	6.5	4.2%	59 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$23,211			$544			$22,667	58	86.7	175	394
340000800107	570	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	281 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4041	296	23	12.7	10.8%	247 (83.4%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	$9,632			$144			$9,488	57.9	67.5	455	115

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.