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)
340459000013	131	Terence C. Reilly School No 7	Public	2-8	436 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6030	1,126	79	14.3	75.8%	101 (9.0%)	169 (15.0%)	803 (71.3%)	47 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,777			$199			$7,578	89.1	88	156	25
340300001422	132	A. Russell Knight Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Old Carriage Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 428-0830	452	31	14.5	8.0%	348 (77.0%)	16 (3.5%)	35 (7.7%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	$8,892						$8,892	89	87.2	168	36
340498000416	133	Henry B. Milnes Elementary School	Public	K-4	8-01 Phillip St	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5550	428	32	13.3	11.0%	252 (58.9%)	13 (3.0%)	58 (13.6%)	94 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$5,535			$11			$5,524	88.9	91.9	88	45
340882002142	134	Riker Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	31 Blackstone Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	478	35	13.6	2.5%	180 (37.7%)	22 (4.6%)	26 (5.4%)	225 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	$10,741			$404			$10,337	88.9	89.7	125	9
340165005132	135	Liberty Corner School	Public	K-5	61 Church Street	Liberty Corner	07938	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2550	447	41	11	2.5%	235 (52.6%)	12 (2.7%)	48 (10.7%)	135 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$8,877						$8,877	88.9	86.2	186	51
341365004488	136	Center Grove School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 School House Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7835	533	40	13.2	7.9%	309 (58.0%)	22 (4.1%)	101 (18.9%)	83 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$12,140			$37			$12,103	88.9	85.1	202	66
340723005232	137	Woodfern Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 Woodfern Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	333	33	10	11.4%	161 (48.3%)	13 (3.9%)	58 (17.4%)	87 (26.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$5,571						$5,571	88.8	85	204	67
340360000326	138	Edward H. Bryan	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Brookside Ave	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	531	43	12.4	0.6%	256 (48.2%)	9 (1.7%)	48 (9.0%)	201 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,618			$32			$11,586	88.8	92	86	52
341242000400	139	Midland Elementary School	Public	K-4	241 West Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	189	21	9.1	13.2%	63 (33.3%)	6 (3.2%)	45 (23.8%)	64 (33.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$15,352						$15,352	88.7	88	154	15
340411003318	140	Warnsdorfer Elementary School	Public	K-4	9 Hardenburg Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6880	361	34	10.6	14.4%	146 (40.4%)	12 (3.3%)	44 (12.2%)	144 (39.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,155						$11,155	88.7	89.3	130	10

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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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