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)
341050006096	311	Brookside Elementary School	Public	3-5	370 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-1101	391	39	9.9	5.1%	135 (34.5%)	18 (4.6%)	29 (7.4%)	204 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,551			$32			$12,519	77.1	74.3	369	58
341713004546	312	Old Farmers Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Old Farmers Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 876-3865	317	29	10.9	4.1%	260 (82.0%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (10.7%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$9,844						$9,844	77.1	84.9	210	102
341728000408	313	James Fallon Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Clifford Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3125	373	26	14.1	5.9%	270 (72.4%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (14.2%)	38 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$14,842			$277			$14,565	77.1	70.3	427	114
341359000738	314	Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	200 Island Avenue	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 785-2336	322	31	10.3	11.8%	227 (70.5%)	5 (1.6%)	45 (14.0%)	32 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$9,070						$9,070	77.1	80.9	272	42
341098004410	315	Sandshore Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	498 Sandshore Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4003	444	38	11.8	9.7%	259 (58.3%)	21 (4.7%)	83 (18.7%)	69 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$10,512			$325			$10,187	77	75.9	350	35
340306004196	316	Bragg Elementary School	Public	3-5	250 Route 24	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 879-5324	318	39	8.1	5.7%	231 (72.6%)	4 (1.3%)	51 (16.0%)	22 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$11,112			$408			$10,704	77	88.8	142	174
340408002980	317	East Amwell Township	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Wertsville Rd	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	East Amwell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-6464	375	42	9	11.2%	292 (77.9%)	3 (0.8%)	53 (14.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$16,880			$457			$16,423	77	79	304	13
341464003598	318	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	65 Dane Street	Sayreville	08872	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5240	328	28	11.6	39.9%	147 (44.8%)	49 (14.9%)	55 (16.8%)	60 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.6%)	$7,702			$136			$7,566	77	54.2	616	298
340948005036	319	Mannington Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Route 45	Salem	08079	Salem County	Mannington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1078	171	22	7.7	18.7%	135 (78.9%)	10 (5.8%)	16 (9.4%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$13,691			$1,148			$12,543	76.9	75.4	352	33
341365004496	320	Shongum School	Public	K-5	9 Arrow Place	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 895-2322	437	36	12	2.1%	350 (80.1%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.6%)	21 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$10,002			$44			$9,958	76.8	76.5	341	21

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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:

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

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

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.