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)
341305003576	251	Randolphville Elementary School	Public	K-3	One Suttie Avenue	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1573	445	28	15.8	32.1%	52 (11.7%)	90 (20.2%)	78 (17.5%)	188 (42.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (6.7%)	$5,821						$5,821	81.4	74.7	363	112
341188002392	252	Yantacaw School	Public	K-6	20 Yantacaw Place	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8891	506	37	13.6	5.5%	250 (49.4%)	13 (2.6%)	107 (21.1%)	111 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$11,239			$133			$11,106	81.3	80.4	284	32
341761000182	253	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	9 Manger Road	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5480	349	32	10.9	27.8%	60 (17.2%)	108 (30.9%)	124 (35.5%)	29 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.7%)	$12,477						$12,477	81.3	74.3	368	115
341413004514	254	Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	665 Mt Hope Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7450	322	33	9.6	14.9%	187 (58.1%)	4 (1.2%)	105 (32.6%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	$16,158			$76			$16,082	81.1	77.4	326	72
341197001750	255	Ocean City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	550 West Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 399-3191	280	39	7.2	31.1%	199 (71.1%)	11 (3.9%)	57 (20.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$12,032			$923			$11,109	81.1	81.5	261	6
340564003818	256	Marshall W. Errickson School	Public	K-5	271 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-8022	450	45	10	9.8%	337 (74.9%)	16 (3.6%)	64 (14.2%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$10,121			$289			$9,832	81	77.2	330	74
341590005716	257	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-3807	215	21	10.4	25.6%	86 (40.0%)	18 (8.4%)	66 (30.7%)	33 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$8,684			$839			$7,845	81	81	269	12
341212004074	258	Wolf Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Wolf Hill Avenue	Oceanport	07757	Monmouth County	Oceanport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0683	295	36	8.1	6.4%	247 (83.7%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$13,997			$297			$13,700	81	82.3	251	7
340231003754	259	Brielle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	605 Union Lane	Brielle	08730	Monmouth County	Brielle Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 528-6400	487	55	8.8	1.8%	459 (94.3%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,663			$155			$12,508	81	86.3	181	78
341077004358	260	Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	376	40	9.4	7.7%	256 (68.1%)	16 (4.3%)	58 (15.4%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,826						$12,826	80.8	65	494	234

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.