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)
341719005316	371	Bayberry School	Public	PK, KG-4	113 Bayberry Lane	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-8184	410	34	12.2	0.7%	210 (51.2%)	26 (6.3%)	67 (16.3%)	84 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$9,432			$20			$9,412	74	76.1	347	24
341689004136	372	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	2007 Allenwood Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2540	501	50	9.9	10.0%	430 (85.8%)	25 (5.0%)	28 (5.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$8,202			$85			$8,117	74	76.7	339	33
341566001244	373	Springfield Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	2146 Jacksonville Road	Jobstown	08041	Burlington County	Springfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2479	279	22	12.7	13.6%	228 (81.7%)	12 (4.3%)	27 (9.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,391			$477			$14,914	74	67.7	453	80
341023000159	374	Millstone Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	308 Millstone Road	Clarksburg	08510	Monmouth County	Millstone Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 786-0950	385	39	9.7	2.1%	293 (76.1%)	10 (2.6%)	51 (13.2%)	21 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,600			$218			$15,382	73.9	76.3	344	30
341713004542	375	Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Flocktown Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 850-1010	492	42	11.8	1.6%	388 (78.9%)	8 (1.6%)	45 (9.1%)	31 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$10,912			$26			$10,886	73.9	71.9	406	31
341011003996	376	Lincroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	729 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 741-5838	481	34	14	2.5%	419 (87.1%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$8,048			$10			$8,038	73.5	77.9	321	55
340132005120	377	Bedminster Township Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	234 Somerville Road	Bedminster	07921	Somerset County	Bedminster Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 234-0768	452	54	8.3	10.6%	254 (56.2%)	8 (1.8%)	99 (21.9%)	64 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	$17,615			$650			$16,965	73.4	69.2	433	56
341098004412	378	Tinc Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Tinc Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2203	464	44	10.5	24.1%	251 (54.1%)	35 (7.5%)	125 (26.9%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$8,991			$165			$8,826	73.2	81.1	267	111
340735000065	379	Thomas G. Connors Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Monroe Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3680	309	34	9	43.0%	146 (47.2%)	39 (12.6%)	83 (26.9%)	31 (10.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$18,095			$463			$17,632	73.2	51.6	653	274
341668000407	380	Ventnor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N Lafayette Avenue	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	304	42	7.3	46.7%	153 (50.3%)	20 (6.6%)	82 (27.0%)	30 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$6,322						$6,322	73.2	45	732	352

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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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