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)
341134003374	1141	Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	493	31	15.9	83.0%	13 (2.6%)	44 (8.9%)	406 (82.4%)	6 (1.2%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,232			$137			$12,095	15.1	17.2	1124	17
340768002947	1142	University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 University Place	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6826	349	35	9.9	63.3%	0 (0.0%)	299 (85.7%)	46 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,913			$193			$9,720	15.1	10.9	1229	87
341299001644	1143	John H. Glenn School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Turnerville Rd	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4100	422	39	10.8	59.7%	130 (30.8%)	151 (35.8%)	86 (20.4%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.5%)	$7,947			$543			$7,404	15.1	20.3	1085	58
340768002110	1144	Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	844 Chancellor Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6858	467	35	13.3	61.7%	2 (0.4%)	342 (73.2%)	119 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,796			$165			$8,631	14.9	15.2	1149	5
340002200285	1145	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 Sussex Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 621-0060	1,393	65	21.4	31.4%	4 (0.3%)	1,131 (81.2%)	230 (16.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	16 (1.1%)	$8,798			$888			$7,910	14.9	15.5	1143	2
340077203313	1146	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1001 North 17th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 726-0027	2,889	204	14.1	94.9%	17 (0.6%)	620 (21.5%)	2,151 (74.5%)	18 (0.6%)	29 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	53 (1.8%)	$14,663			$1,185			$13,478	14.9	10.5	1236	90
341122003466	1147	Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	574	63	9.1	58.2%	5 (0.9%)	100 (17.4%)	463 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,963						$12,963	14.9	10.5	1237	90
340423002062	1148	Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 North Arlington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-9222	488	33	14.7	75.0%	4 (0.8%)	412 (84.4%)	62 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$10,050			$430			$9,620	14.9	14.6	1160	12
341149003490	1149	Parsons	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Hollywood Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3402	596	62	9.6	63.3%	55 (9.2%)	98 (16.4%)	358 (60.1%)	70 (11.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$8,618			$24			$8,594	14.8	14.2	1165	16
340002300287	1150	New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	337	27	12.4	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	244 (72.4%)	82 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,066			$904			$11,162	14.8	11.5	1213	63

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.