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)
340399000344	381	Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	618	54	11.4	15.7%	215 (34.8%)	24 (3.9%)	253 (40.9%)	99 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.2%)	$8,229			$228			$8,001	73	71	409	28
341533002428	382	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27 Berkshire Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7686	572	57	10	17.3%	315 (55.1%)	108 (18.9%)	82 (14.3%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	$5,261						$5,261	72.9	75.8	343	39
340576000478	383	Washington Irving School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Madonna Place	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5034	395	36	10.9	44.8%	190 (48.1%)	19 (4.8%)	176 (44.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,580			$123			$10,457	72.8	78.5	293	90
341197001750	384	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	291	38	7.6	24.4%	209 (71.8%)	12 (4.1%)	57 (19.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$12,032			$923			$11,109	72.7	81.1	255	129
341338000204	385	Port Republic Elementary School	Public	K-8	137 Pomona Avenue	Port Republic	08241	Atlantic County	Port Republic School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 652-7377	111	11	9.7	2.7%	110 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,428			$450			$15,978	72.6	53.1	626	241
341413004514	386	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	309	35	8.9	12.0%	182 (58.9%)	2 (0.6%)	99 (32.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	$16,158			$76			$16,082	72.6	81.1	254	132
341413004510	387	Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	294	31	9.3	12.9%	150 (51.0%)	13 (4.4%)	99 (33.7%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$15,674			$107			$15,567	72.4	66.8	459	72
341683001680	388	Osage School	Public	K-5	112 Somerdale Road	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-2990	551	48	11.5	23.6%	200 (36.3%)	78 (14.2%)	83 (15.1%)	155 (28.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.8%)	$12,761			$134			$12,627	72.4	70.3	420	32
341368003836	389	Raritan Valley School	Public	1-4	37 Cresci Blvd	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-1333	238	24	9.9	16.4%	177 (74.4%)	4 (1.7%)	45 (18.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	$10,336						$10,336	72.4	57.8	574	185
340933000492	390	Lenape Meadows	Public	PK, KG-3	160 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 762-2260	404	32	12.7	10.4%	211 (52.2%)	13 (3.2%)	66 (16.3%)	81 (20.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$10,910			$641			$10,269	72.4	69.5	429	39

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

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

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.