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)
341305003568	671	Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-3	130 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 752-2501	561	77	7.2	35.8%	58 (10.3%)	125 (22.3%)	173 (30.8%)	181 (32.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$5,683						$5,683	49.9	46.1	718	47
341335004934	672	Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	336	28	12.2	20.8%	179 (53.3%)	8 (2.4%)	129 (38.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,988			$206			$9,782	49.6	51.9	647	25
340891004656	673	Long Beach Island Grade School	Public	3-6	201 20th Street	Ship Bottom	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-8851	98	18	5.5	14.3%	79 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (17.3%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,591			$673			$21,918	49.6	61.1	534	139
341536003636	674	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2900 Norwood Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	287	25	11.4	17.4%	127 (44.3%)	17 (5.9%)	84 (29.3%)	44 (15.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	$5,833						$5,833	49.6	72.7	396	278
341095006070	675	Larchmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Larchmont Blvd	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 273-3700	370	36	10.3	17.3%	147 (39.7%)	80 (21.6%)	82 (22.2%)	37 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	$9,473			$160			$9,313	49.4	58.6	570	105
340156004578	676	H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	632	55	11.5	37.0%	433 (68.5%)	21 (3.3%)	132 (20.9%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	$12,702			$734			$11,968	49.4	42.9	763	87
341752005012	677	Westbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Nosenzo Pond Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-5700	242	19	12.8	13.2%	189 (78.1%)	2 (0.8%)	43 (17.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$11,326			$190			$11,136	49.4	44.4	742	65
341194001604	678	Oaklyn Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Kendall Blvd	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Oaklyn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 858-0335	280	29	9.6	30.4%	212 (75.7%)	11 (3.9%)	39 (13.9%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$16,778			$522			$16,256	49.2	47.6	698	20
340642001088	679	Hainesport Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 Broad Street	Hainesport	08036	Burlington County	Hainesport Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-1316	526	57	9.2	10.3%	372 (70.7%)	62 (11.8%)	50 (9.5%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	$12,400			$190			$12,210	49	57.9	579	100
340876000544	680	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	130 A Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6760	445	19	23.4	32.4%	109 (24.5%)	13 (2.9%)	221 (49.7%)	86 (19.3%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	$1,225						$1,225	48.9	49.6	673	7

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About our rankings:

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:

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

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.