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)
340186004756	531	Samuel R. Donald Elementary School	Public	2-4	29 Captolene Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5353	188	19	9.8	20.2%	108 (57.4%)	3 (1.6%)	63 (33.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	$16,555			$1,340			$15,215	61.2	53.2	633	102
341143000640	532	Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Webster Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	120	13	9.4	26.7%	50 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (55.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,991			$61			$7,930	61.1	51.3	657	125
340002500291	533	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 Clifton Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-8811	689	38	18.1	76.2%	8 (1.2%)	222 (32.2%)	434 (63.0%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$11,271			$984			$10,287	61.1	61.1	535	2
340744005370	534	Tulsa Trail Elementary School	Public	2-3	2 Tulsa Trail	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8806	210	19	11.2	34.8%	111 (52.9%)	18 (8.6%)	69 (32.9%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$9,796						$9,796	61	43.5	752	218
341422004086	535	Roosevelt Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	2a School Lane	Roosevelt	08555	Monmouth County	Roosevelt Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 448-2798	89	8	11.1	3.4%	56 (62.9%)	4 (4.5%)	21 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.0%)	$19,731			$445			$19,286	60.6	64.5	500	35
340183001994	536	Demarest Elementary School	Public	K-6	465 Broughton Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8510	470	42	11	20.6%	128 (27.2%)	74 (15.7%)	217 (46.2%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	$5,551			$111			$5,440	60.6	53.3	632	96
340300001446	537	James Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-8848	462	33	14	29.2%	213 (46.1%)	41 (8.9%)	94 (20.3%)	81 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.5%)	$8,729			$164			$8,565	60.5	66.7	464	73
341602001250	538	Tabernacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 New Road	Tabernacle	08088	Burlington County	Tabernacle Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0150	374	27	13.8	7.8%	315 (84.2%)	4 (1.1%)	30 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$11,182			$140			$11,042	60.4	52.1	645	107
341674002450	539	Brookdale Avenue School	Public	K-4	14 Brookdale Court	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6752	123	11	11.5	2.4%	109 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$14,613			$143			$14,470	60.4	73.2	387	152
341431005672	540	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 E Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1886	353	32	10.8	32.3%	117 (33.1%)	29 (8.2%)	188 (53.3%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$7,881						$7,881	60.3	53	636	96

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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.