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)
341638002916	591	Hudson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	167 19th St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 624-9800	295	28	10.5	76.6%	19 (6.4%)	5 (1.7%)	263 (89.2%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,375			$464			$10,911	56.6	11.3	1214	623
341143000638	592	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Prospect Avenue	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	179	13	13.8	35.8%	83 (46.4%)	3 (1.7%)	85 (47.5%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$5,542			$150			$5,392	56.5	51.6	651	59
340258002014	593	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Prospect St	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-5994	272	25	10.8	8.8%	194 (71.3%)	7 (2.6%)	58 (21.3%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,355			$255			$13,100	56.4	62.8	521	72
340576000476	594	Roosevelt School #7	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Lincoln Pl	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5037	234	21	11.1	39.3%	68 (29.1%)	24 (10.3%)	135 (57.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,612			$175			$12,437	56.3	32.5	913	319
341305000042	595	Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	333 Willow Avenue	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 885-1528	508	32	15.8	27.0%	77 (15.2%)	105 (20.7%)	83 (16.3%)	205 (40.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	$5,790						$5,790	56.2	65.7	479	116
341608000860	596	John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-4	491 W Englewood Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5535	319	34	9.3	33.5%	56 (17.6%)	87 (27.3%)	131 (41.1%)	22 (6.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.0%)	$6,681			$351			$6,330	56.2	51.1	658	62
340183002004	597	Watsessing Elementary School	Public	K-6	71 Prospect Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8570	305	32	9.5	35.4%	36 (11.8%)	105 (34.4%)	138 (45.2%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$9,551			$335			$9,216	55.9	46.4	713	116
341464003586	598	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	601 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5230	479	43	11.2	36.1%	188 (39.2%)	88 (18.4%)	46 (9.6%)	94 (19.6%)	15 (3.1%)	18 (3.8%)	30 (6.3%)	$6,725			$153			$6,572	55.9	66.5	468	130
340519000145	599	Copper Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Everitts Road	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 284-7660	528	58	9.1	15.2%	336 (63.6%)	28 (5.3%)	86 (16.3%)	65 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$15,346			$263			$15,083	55.9	70.2	428	171
340921000574	600	Jefferson School	Public	3-5	336 Lake Ave.	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2065	237	22	10.7	34.2%	112 (47.3%)	6 (2.5%)	99 (41.8%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.1%)	$8,025			$146			$7,879	55.8	53.7	625	25

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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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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.