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)
340342001482	1071	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	192	21	9.2	39.6%	82 (42.7%)	33 (17.2%)	50 (26.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.9%)	$12,962			$752			$12,210	21.2	29.7	940	131
340004100321	1072	International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	109	9	12.3	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	100 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,829			$1,245			$11,584	21.2	13.8	1180	108
340393004220	1073	North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	665	56	11.9	62.3%	17 (2.6%)	25 (3.8%)	615 (92.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$5,024			$492			$4,532	21.1	25.7	995	78
340750001854	1074	Hopewell Crest	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Sewall Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Hopewell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9203	512	40	12.7	25.6%	312 (60.9%)	25 (4.9%)	138 (27.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	$10,794			$535			$10,259	21.1	33.6	892	182
341092001150	1075	Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School	Public	2-4	455 Jacksonville Rd	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0071	332	29	11.3	60.2%	101 (30.4%)	94 (28.3%)	76 (22.9%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	47 (14.2%)	$12,482			$944			$11,538	21	23.2	1034	41
340783002816	1076	Gladys Nunery School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Claremont Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6520	273	25	10.9	68.5%	8 (2.9%)	169 (61.9%)	90 (33.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,509			$394			$11,115	21	14.5	1163	87
340654003104	1077	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	246	22	11.1	79.3%	10 (4.1%)	110 (44.7%)	119 (48.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,973			$1,204			$9,769	20.8	20.6	1063	14
340789002870	1078	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5090	439	43	10.3	63.3%	118 (26.9%)	8 (1.8%)	289 (65.8%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	$7,609			$569			$7,040	20.8	23.2	1031	47
341032001882	1079	Rieck Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	339 Rieck Avenue	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2345	412	43	9.5	74.3%	118 (28.6%)	93 (22.6%)	157 (38.1%)	10 (2.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	$11,375			$298			$11,077	20.8	29	952	127
341293003467	1080	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	862	54	15.9	84.8%	5 (0.6%)	24 (2.8%)	832 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)								20.6	20.6	1065	15

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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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