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)
340459005524	181	William F. Halloran School No.22	Public	2-8	612 Pulaski Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-4860	1,089	77	14.1	70.2%	134 (12.3%)	158 (14.5%)	767 (70.4%)	30 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,924			$188			$6,736	86.4	86.2	185	4
341683001676	182	Edward T. Hamilton	Public	K-5	1 Boundary Lane	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 767-4888	516	38	13.4	9.7%	301 (58.3%)	33 (6.4%)	40 (7.8%)	116 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	$12,766			$134			$12,632	86.4	82.1	254	72
340228006126	183	Milltown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Milltown Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 927-9510	362	35	10.2	6.9%	54 (14.9%)	8 (2.2%)	50 (13.8%)	222 (61.3%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	$11,857			$102			$11,755	86.3	92.9	82	101
341425002418	184	Lester C Noecker	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Passaic Ave	Roseland	07068	Essex County	Roseland School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-7644	466	45	10.3	2.4%	308 (66.1%)	17 (3.6%)	66 (14.2%)	56 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$13,133			$192			$12,941	86.3	89.5	128	56
341446000812	185	Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-3	414 Montross Avenue	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	516	34	15.2	6.4%	286 (55.4%)	12 (2.3%)	117 (22.7%)	52 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.3%)	$7,698			$196			$7,502	86.2	87.5	165	20
340165005132	186	Liberty Corner School	Public	K-5	61 Church Street	Liberty Corner	07938	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2550	447	41	11	2.5%	235 (52.6%)	12 (2.7%)	48 (10.7%)	135 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$8,877						$8,877	86.2	87.7	160	26
340939003926	187	Clark Mills School	Public	1-5	34 Gordons Corner Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2720	477	36	13.4	6.9%	380 (79.7%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.9%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	$8,519			$27			$8,492	86.2	85.9	192	5
341761002482	188	Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Gregory Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5397	442	44	10	16.5%	172 (38.9%)	98 (22.2%)	116 (26.2%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.4%)	$11,810						$11,810	86.1	83.6	231	43
341248004448	189	Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Brooklawn Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2847	411	28	14.8	5.8%	164 (39.9%)	18 (4.4%)	38 (9.2%)	178 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$10,284			$139			$10,145	85.9	90.2	119	70
340987000540	190	Kirby's Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Hartford Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 714-7014	365	26	13.9	5.5%	261 (71.5%)	5 (1.4%)	31 (8.5%)	53 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$10,032			$84			$9,948	85.9	92.7	84	106

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.