Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340077103287	1271	Atlantic Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	112 South New York Rd	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Atlantic Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 428-4300	344	33	10.3	95.3%	9 (2.6%)	222 (64.5%)	87 (25.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	$10,242			$1,014			$9,228	8	12.6	1195	76
340864001578	1272	Lindenwold School Four	Public	K-4	900 Gibbsboro Rd.	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-0405	651	54	12.1	86.0%	15 (2.3%)	103 (15.8%)	516 (79.3%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$8,316			$1,124			$7,192	7.7	7.5	1283	11
341134002262	1273	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6944	318	29	10.9	80.5%	1 (0.3%)	244 (76.7%)	71 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,554			$624			$10,930	7.6	8	1276	3
341134002302	1274	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	87 Richelieu Ter	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2290	456	28	16.2	73.5%	10 (2.2%)	350 (76.8%)	86 (18.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,024			$340			$9,684	7.5	5.9	1305	31
341134005976	1275	Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Third St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5190	545	37	14.7	91.6%	7 (1.3%)	111 (20.4%)	422 (77.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,797			$979			$8,818	7.5	7.2	1288	13
341134005912	1276	George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	561	36	15.5	60.6%	8 (1.4%)	438 (78.1%)	105 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	$10,378			$520			$9,858	7.5	8.1	1273	3
341146003521	1277	Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	258	18	14.7	86.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	258 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.4	4.8	1322	45
341134002266	1278	Peshine Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	433 Peshine Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7004	552	45	12.2	70.3%	4 (0.7%)	400 (72.5%)	139 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,004			$2,293			$8,711	7.3	10.2	1241	37
341122003462	1279	Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	346	33	10.6	65.9%	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	327 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,684						$11,684	7.2	9.6	1255	24
340264001368	1280	Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	508	61	8.3	49.2%	7 (1.4%)	100 (19.7%)	376 (74.0%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,427			$3,485			$16,942	7.1	5.8	1309	29

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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 4, 2024, 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:

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

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

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.