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)
341134002304	1201	Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	755	63	11.9	82.8%	14 (1.9%)	319 (42.3%)	417 (55.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,119			$1,873			$10,246	12.3	10.1	1241	40
340768002945	1202	Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Mt Vernon Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6875	503	40	12.5	60.0%	3 (0.6%)	406 (80.7%)	88 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,174			$155			$7,019	12.2	15.3	1153	49
341629003218	1203	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-3	200 William Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4720	349	29	12.2	57.0%	1 (0.3%)	50 (14.3%)	294 (84.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,740			$491			$8,249	12.2	9.2	1262	59
341269004926	1204	Roberto Clemente	Public	K-5	434 Rosa Parks Blvd	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0340	271	19	14.6	86.7%	2 (0.7%)	34 (12.5%)	234 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,990						$7,990	12.1	11	1224	20
340894003325	1205	George L Catrambone	Public	K-5	240 Park Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-3215	712	58	12.2	80.9%	173 (24.3%)	46 (6.5%)	479 (67.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$9,600			$563			$9,037	12	14.4	1166	39
340768002114	1206	Grove Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6865	367	34	10.7	61.3%	0 (0.0%)	313 (85.3%)	53 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,455			$166			$9,289	12	12.7	1196	10
341629003234	1207	Gershom Mott Elementary School	Public	K-3	45 Stokely Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4830	357	29	12.3	62.5%	4 (1.1%)	53 (14.8%)	297 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,180			$673			$9,507	11.9	11.1	1221	14
340423002044	1208	Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Lincoln Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-4170	520	39	13.3	65.0%	15 (2.9%)	276 (53.1%)	218 (41.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$13,332			$402			$12,930	11.9	14	1175	33
340071702925	1209	Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,044	57	18.3	73.1%	8 (0.8%)	528 (50.6%)	490 (46.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	$11,069			$878			$10,191	11.9	9.7	1246	37
340423002058	1210	Ecole Toussaint Louverture	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Central Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5940	272	17	16	52.6%	3 (1.1%)	218 (80.1%)	45 (16.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,074			$351			$11,723	11.8	20.3	1069	141

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.