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)
341680000807	861	Pauline J. Petway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1115 So Lincoln Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8855	494	40	12.3	44.5%	131 (26.5%)	55 (11.1%)	266 (53.8%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$14,495			$874			$13,621	35.5	30.8	943	82
340543002550	862	Main Road School	Public	3-4	1452 Main Rd	Newfield	08344	Gloucester County	Township of Franklin School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0220	355	32	11	19.7%	266 (74.9%)	26 (7.3%)	48 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$6,702			$159			$6,543	35.4	34.9	875	13
341227002404	863	Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	374	33	11.5	61.2%	3 (0.8%)	279 (74.6%)	76 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,274			$312			$10,962	35.4	37.4	838	25
340861005572	864	Number 5	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Bower Street	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2666	335	21	16.3	66.9%	17 (5.1%)	171 (51.0%)	125 (37.3%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$9,457			$553			$8,904	35.4	43.8	753	111
340222004592	865	Lanes Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1891 Lanes Mill Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	575	48	11.9	34.4%	362 (63.0%)	28 (4.9%)	155 (27.0%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$7,474			$179			$7,295	35.3	32	922	57
341728004988	866	Ryerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Mc Clelland Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3180	248	25	9.8	31.5%	135 (54.4%)	5 (2.0%)	75 (30.2%)	25 (10.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,459			$1,282			$15,177	35.3	30.8	940	74
340549005198	867	Elizabeth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-0113	561	55	10.1	44.4%	84 (15.0%)	143 (25.5%)	213 (38.0%)	90 (16.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$11,092			$239			$10,853	35.1	33	903	36
341638000715	868	Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Central Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-2737	531	37	14.3	87.9%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	514 (96.8%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,358			$522			$9,836	35.1	29	960	92
340783002822	869	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	Public	PK, KG-4	362 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6540	347	33	10.5	65.1%	86 (24.8%)	73 (21.0%)	107 (30.8%)	63 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	8 (2.3%)	$10,226			$468			$9,758	35	30.3	950	81
340405004606	870	Eagleswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	511 Route 9	West Creek	08092	Ocean County	Eagleswood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-3663	150	16	9.6	30.0%	130 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$16,244			$867			$15,377	35	35.4	868	2

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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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