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)
340327000308	491	School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2340	482	39	12.3	45.0%	202 (41.9%)	13 (2.7%)	218 (45.2%)	44 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,133			$771			$12,362	64.6	47.3	700	209
340004200322	492	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	439	38	11.5	71.8%	36 (8.2%)	78 (17.8%)	311 (70.8%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,730			$685			$10,045	64.3	69.2	434	58
340612005218	493	Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Andrew Street	Green Brook	08812	Middlesex County	Green Brook Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 968-1052	381	37	10.2	12.1%	180 (47.2%)	14 (3.7%)	86 (22.6%)	79 (20.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	$17,389			$93			$17,296	64.1	66.9	460	33
340090005324	494	Florence M. Burd	Public	PK, KG-4	219 Newton Sparta Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5257	237	28	8.3	16.5%	171 (72.2%)	9 (3.8%)	40 (16.9%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$14,461			$243			$14,218	64.1	65	490	4
341695004958	495	Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	378	39	9.6	27.0%	214 (56.6%)	18 (4.8%)	118 (31.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$15,716			$453			$15,263	64	71.5	413	82
341098004404	496	Chester M. Stephens Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Sunset Drive	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4002	708	68	10.4	21.5%	308 (43.5%)	48 (6.8%)	165 (23.3%)	155 (21.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	$9,600			$530			$9,070	63.8	73.3	383	113
341095001156	497	Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Schoolhouse Lane	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 234-2750	322	30	10.9	8.4%	153 (47.5%)	48 (14.9%)	36 (11.2%)	55 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	$9,922						$9,922	63.7	60.6	544	47
340001500259	498	Teaneck Community Charter school	Public, Charter	K-8	563 Chestnut Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-9600	358	31	11.5	15.6%	68 (19.0%)	106 (29.6%)	116 (32.4%)	35 (9.8%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (7.5%)	$10,075			$358			$9,717	63.6	63.9	509	11
340096000028	499	Richmond Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	4115 Ventnor Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7250	588	58	10.1	86.7%	23 (3.9%)	83 (14.1%)	284 (48.3%)	188 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$12,517			$1,662			$10,855	63.6	59.7	557	58
341086004394	500	Mount Arlington Public School	Public	3-8	235 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-4400	199	29	6.8	19.6%	95 (47.7%)	15 (7.5%)	62 (31.2%)	21 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$3,206						$3,206	63.5	72.6	400	100

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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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