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)
341488001240	451	Indian Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	112 Indian Mills Road	Shamong	08088	Burlington County	Shamong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0220	368	35	10.5	7.6%	328 (89.1%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$15,158			$139			$15,019	67.4	64.6	499	48
340411005994	452	Irwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 Racetrack Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6840	321	28	11.4	23.1%	135 (42.1%)	11 (3.4%)	42 (13.1%)	117 (36.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$12,122			$226			$11,896	67.2	79.8	291	161
340002400289	453	North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,352	236	26.8	83.7%	85 (1.3%)	5,135 (80.8%)	1,055 (16.6%)	12 (0.2%)	15 (0.2%)	2 (0.0%)	48 (0.8%)	$10,058			$1,071			$8,987	67.2	64.5	502	49
341098004406	454	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 Clover Hill Drive	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2201	536	47	11.2	16.6%	295 (55.0%)	19 (3.5%)	141 (26.3%)	58 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	$10,378			$265			$10,113	67.2	57.2	587	133
341188002384	455	Radcliffe School	Public	PK, KG-6	379 Bloomfield Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 667-8819	363	28	12.8	13.2%	220 (60.6%)	12 (3.3%)	92 (25.3%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	$14,637			$186			$14,451	67.2	66	475	20
341143000642	456	George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Albert Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	304	18	16.5	25.0%	166 (54.6%)	9 (3.0%)	111 (36.5%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$7,120			$260			$6,860	67	53.9	622	166
340927000195	457	William A. Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Old Matawan Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4589	332	22	15.4	18.4%	172 (51.8%)	27 (8.1%)	54 (16.3%)	65 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	$12,088			$156			$11,932	66.9	66	474	17
341011004008	458	River Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Hubbard Avenue	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-3679	254	25	10.2	7.5%	212 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$8,973			$10			$8,963	66.8	78.8	308	150
341413004510	459	Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	279	31	8.8	18.6%	139 (49.8%)	8 (2.9%)	101 (36.2%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$15,674			$107			$15,567	66.8	63.6	511	52
341081004386	460	Thomas Jefferson School	Public	3-5	James Street & Ogden Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2090	275	26	10.4	38.5%	119 (43.3%)	16 (5.8%)	117 (42.5%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$11,406			$287			$11,119	66.7	65.2	488	28

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.