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)
340342001482	1031	Thomas Sharp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Comly Ave	West Collingswood	08107	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5707	215	21	10.2	36.3%	104 (48.4%)	37 (17.2%)	45 (20.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.8%)	$12,962			$752			$12,210	23	21.2	1071	40
340459002997	1032	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Public	PK, KG-8	505 -517 Morris Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3900	894	65	13.8	82.0%	47 (5.3%)	149 (16.7%)	678 (75.8%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,896			$228			$8,668	23	19.3	1099	67
340774004620	1033	Lucy N. Holman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Manhattan Street	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4620	534	48	11.1	50.0%	239 (44.8%)	27 (5.1%)	230 (43.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.7%)	$8,913			$404			$8,509	22.8	40.5	798	235
340864001580	1034	Lindenwold School Five	Public	K-4	550 Chews Landing Rd.	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-4063	599	54	11.1	78.3%	62 (10.4%)	230 (38.4%)	272 (45.4%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$7,851			$728			$7,123	22.7	19.9	1091	57
340783002804	1035	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	Public	PK, KG-5	264 Van Horne Street	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6480	629	73	8.6	68.5%	82 (13.0%)	222 (35.3%)	291 (46.3%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	$10,815			$567			$10,248	22.7	22.7	1044	9
340492003086	1036	William L Antheil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 Ewingville Road	Ewing	08638	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	730	67	10.9	53.6%	155 (21.2%)	265 (36.3%)	229 (31.4%)	38 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	$16,183			$243			$15,940	22.6	20.1	1087	51
341293000152	1037	Edward J. Patten Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Charles Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6050	642	61	10.4	75.4%	10 (1.6%)	55 (8.6%)	571 (88.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$15,922			$921			$15,001	22.6	15.3	1147	110
340915001728	1038	Maud Abrams School	Public	3-4	714 Townbank Rd	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 884-9420	361	30	12	49.6%	278 (77.0%)	17 (4.7%)	56 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,149			$65			$12,084	22.5	28.8	963	75
340861005570	1039	Number 4	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dill Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-3286	441	27	16.6	69.6%	21 (4.8%)	192 (43.5%)	209 (47.4%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$7,691			$552			$7,139	22.4	24.3	1019	20
341293003467	1040	Rose M. Lopez Elementary School	Public	K-3	435 Seaman Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6214	868	58	14.9	81.0%	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.3%)	830 (95.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								22.3	20.6	1080	40

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.