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)
341314005618	1101	Emerson Community School	Public	K-5	305 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4205	509	35	14.5	79.0%	6 (1.2%)	138 (27.1%)	360 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,801			$208			$9,593	19.3	17.7	1109	8
341353005644	1102	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	944 Madison Avenue	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-1070	387	29	13.2	42.4%	93 (24.0%)	98 (25.3%)	168 (43.4%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	$13,840			$296			$13,544	19.1	27.1	976	126
340282000451	1103	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	678 Roosevelt Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	438	42	10.5	77.2%	33 (7.5%)	39 (8.9%)	285 (65.1%)	66 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$5,184			$429			$4,755	19.1	23.7	1023	80
341032001880	1104	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Carmel Rd	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2220	202	16	12.6	62.4%	96 (47.5%)	40 (19.8%)	55 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$10,496			$278			$10,218	19	14.8	1161	57
341269003382	1105	Dr. Hani Awadallah School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2600	564	49	11.6	86.0%	169 (30.0%)	43 (7.6%)	330 (58.5%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,552						$8,552	19	24.2	1019	86
341503000208	1106	Dawes Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	22 W. Dawes Avenue	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 653-1027	346	42	8.3	59.0%	141 (40.8%)	52 (15.0%)	108 (31.2%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.5%)	$14,096			$1,062			$13,034	18.9	10.4	1235	129
341812003720	1107	Port Reading Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Turner Street	Port Reading	07064	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8409	361	31	11.8	46.8%	90 (24.9%)	37 (10.2%)	179 (49.6%)	46 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$4,841						$4,841	18.9	24.8	1008	99
341428005654	1108	Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	1-4	1100 Warren St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2061	301	32	9.4	57.8%	6 (2.0%)	165 (54.8%)	122 (40.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$15,407			$519			$14,888	18.9	26.9	982	126
341815002692	1109	Evergreen Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 North Evergreen Avenue	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	Woodbury City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 853-0125	323	24	13.2	62.8%	64 (19.8%)	126 (39.0%)	100 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.9%)	$15,161			$1,499			$13,662	18.9	19.3	1087	22
341269004922	1110	School 27	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Richmond Ave	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0270	672	50	13.4	81.4%	37 (5.5%)	67 (10.0%)	394 (58.6%)	174 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,335						$8,335	18.6	22	1050	60

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.