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)
341794001770	1291	Glenwood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Glenwood & New York Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1630	396	45	8.7	88.6%	62 (15.7%)	32 (8.1%)	279 (70.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.5%)	$16,834			$2,065			$14,769	7.1	8.4	1271	20
341314005626	1292	Charles H. Stillman Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 W Fourth St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4240	354	25	14.2	93.8%	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.5%)	339 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,813			$613			$8,200	7	16	1136	156
340096000032	1293	Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Marmora Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7380	516	51	10.1	94.0%	4 (0.8%)	365 (70.7%)	126 (24.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$13,546			$1,934			$11,612	7	10.3	1238	55
341134002252	1294	Camden Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	281 Camden St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6994	573	46	12.4	83.2%	16 (2.8%)	388 (67.7%)	162 (28.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,034			$966			$12,068	6.9	7.9	1284	10
341254004850	1295	Etta Gero School No. 9	Public	K-6	140 First St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5509	387	34	11.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	382 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,703			$787			$9,916	6.8	7.3	1301	6
341269004880	1296	Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Junior School	Public	1-8	55 Clinton Street	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0040	517	35	14.9	71.8%	7 (1.4%)	235 (45.5%)	270 (52.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,865						$10,865	6.6	6.7	1306	10
340783002796	1297	Ollie Culbreth Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	153 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6430	422	39	10.9	67.3%	22 (5.2%)	262 (62.1%)	121 (28.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	$15,626			$510			$15,116	6.6	6.4	1315	18
341134002364	1298	Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	589	52	11.3	80.5%	1 (0.2%)	466 (79.1%)	111 (18.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,835			$1,067			$9,768	6.5	7.3	1300	2
341269004920	1299	School 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0260	562	26	21.6	53.6%	10 (1.8%)	198 (35.2%)	348 (61.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,427						$8,427	6.3	9.7	1245	54
341629003222	1300	Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-3	500 Rutherford Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4740	269	25	10.7	84.4%	0 (0.0%)	209 (77.7%)	52 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	$9,710			$883			$8,827	6.2	5.1	1338	38

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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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