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)
341227002408	1211	Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	281	25	11.2	79.7%	2 (0.7%)	191 (68.0%)	83 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$10,552			$432			$10,120	11.7	23.8	1021	190
341116004040	1212	Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	293	29	10	45.7%	17 (5.8%)	173 (59.0%)	79 (27.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.5%)	$12,304			$927			$11,377	11.7	15	1157	55
340002300287	1213	New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	381	25	15.2	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	311 (81.6%)	68 (17.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,066			$904			$11,162	11.5	14.1	1173	40
340459003293	1214	Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	896	54	16.5	86.8%	21 (2.3%)	137 (15.3%)	732 (81.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,150			$287			$8,863	11.5	12.1	1203	11
340459005506	1215	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	434	33	13.1	87.8%	32 (7.4%)	104 (24.0%)	296 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,847			$259			$11,588	11.5	13	1189	26
341293003534	1216	Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6020	487	48	10.1	93.4%	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.3%)	462 (94.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,904			$1,241			$17,663	11.5	15.3	1147	69
341164005264	1217	Stony Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	269 Grove Street	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6063	251	27	9.2	81.7%	15 (6.0%)	15 (6.0%)	213 (84.9%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,043			$923			$12,120	11.5	14.5	1164	53
340783002830	1218	Alexander D. Sullivan School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Seaview Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6530	629	45	13.8	51.4%	52 (8.3%)	194 (30.8%)	344 (54.7%)	34 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,486			$434			$11,052	11.4	15.2	1155	63
340004700330	1219	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	394			77.7%	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.6%)	353 (89.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,212			$955			$9,257	11.3	18.4	1102	117
340768002116	1220	Madison Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	173 Madison Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6871	435	22	19.7	44.4%	0 (0.0%)	281 (64.6%)	147 (33.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,223			$135			$10,088	11.3	13.4	1185	35

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.