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)
341320000200	1061	North Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 North Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6887	316	39	8.1	81.0%	7 (2.2%)	103 (32.6%)	196 (62.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$19,102			$779			$18,323	21.9	20.9	1060	1
341800001288	1062	Twin Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	110 Twin Hill Drive	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8980	347	26	13.3	11.2%	21 (6.1%)	237 (68.3%)	66 (19.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.6%)	$11,881			$686			$11,195	21.6	14.3	1168	106
341287001630	1063	Delair Elementary School	Public	K-3	850 Derousse Avenue	Delair	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6164	285	28	10.3	47.4%	11 (3.9%)	71 (24.9%)	165 (57.9%)	27 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	$8,537			$497			$8,040	21.6	22.3	1046	17
341269004890	1064	Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	726	63	11.5	79.6%	346 (47.7%)	23 (3.2%)	306 (42.1%)	46 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,479						$10,479	21.6	29.3	946	118
340654003108	1065	Klockner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Klockner Avenue	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4154	265	23	11.5	49.4%	52 (19.6%)	63 (23.8%)	117 (44.2%)	18 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$9,492			$1,019			$8,473	21.5	26.7	983	82
341110002602	1066	National Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	516 Lakehurst Ave	National Park	08063	Gloucester County	National Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 845-6876	291	30	9.6	44.7%	217 (74.6%)	14 (4.8%)	28 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.3%)	$14,129			$884			$13,245	21.4	25.4	1001	65
340459005510	1067	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	666	48	13.8	83.6%	28 (4.2%)	25 (3.8%)	609 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,543			$243			$9,300	21.4	23.6	1024	43
341824001294	1068	Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 John Bowker Jr. Blvd	Chatsworth	08019	Burlington County	Woodland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 726-1230	103	14	7.3	11.7%	97 (94.2%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$15,535			$412			$15,123	21.3	18.9	1098	30
340459005482	1069	Joseph Battin School No 4	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Union Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6300	783	61	12.9	76.5%	40 (5.1%)	101 (12.9%)	628 (80.2%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,619			$277			$10,342	21.3	26.4	991	78
340654003106	1070	Kisthardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Harcourt Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4153	242	22	11.1	59.1%	39 (16.1%)	41 (16.9%)	155 (64.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$11,468			$879			$10,589	21.2	20.6	1067	3

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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