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)
340648005352	521	Hamburg School	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Linwood Avenue	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hamburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7570	235	32	7.3	23.0%	154 (65.5%)	21 (8.9%)	48 (20.4%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,654			$517			$18,137	61.9	51	655	134
340564003812	522	C. Richard Applegate School	Public	K-5	47 Jeanne Brennan Drive	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-5460	377	40	9.4	12.7%	269 (71.4%)	10 (2.7%)	57 (15.1%)	29 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,333			$715			$12,618	61.9	68.1	446	76
341047005938	523	Radix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	363 Radix Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 728-8650	604	59	10.2	32.0%	375 (62.1%)	85 (14.1%)	96 (15.9%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	$5,194			$05			$5,189	61.8	63.3	505	18
340300001430	524	Clara Barton Elementary School	Public	K-5	223 Rhode Island Ave.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3303	507	33	15.3	33.3%	212 (41.8%)	61 (12.0%)	130 (25.6%)	60 (11.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.7%)	$7,759			$178			$7,581	61.7	49.9	669	145
340654003100	525	Alexander Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Robert Frost Drive	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4148	312	27	11.7	19.6%	221 (70.8%)	14 (4.5%)	53 (17.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$9,054			$06			$9,048	61.6	57.7	578	53
340300001446	526	James Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-8848	441	31	14.2	27.7%	200 (45.4%)	41 (9.3%)	92 (20.9%)	76 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.6%)	$8,729			$164			$8,565	61.5	60.5	537	11
341365004492	527	Ironia School	Public	K-5	303 Dover Chester Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-8588	498	38	13.1	7.8%	309 (62.0%)	18 (3.6%)	97 (19.5%)	48 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.6%)	$11,341			$43			$11,298	61.4	65.3	478	49
340891004656	528	Long Beach Island Grade School	Public	3-6	201 20th Street	Ship Bottom	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-8851	91	16	5.5	8.8%	76 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.1%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,591			$673			$21,918	61.2	49.6	673	145
341608000852	529	Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 Fycke Lane	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5540	324	32	10.1	46.9%	34 (10.5%)	92 (28.4%)	135 (41.7%)	50 (15.4%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	$6,234			$236			$5,998	61.2	52	644	115
340501002088	530	Winston S. Churchill School	Public	3-6	233 Fairfield Road	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Fairfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 227-2638	384	22	17.3	4.9%	289 (75.3%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (16.1%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,351						$10,351	61.1	72.5	385	145

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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.
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

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.