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)
340007000529	971	TEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Park Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	TEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	6,319	267	23.6	90.1%	10 (0.2%)	4,889 (77.4%)	1,038 (16.4%)	4 (0.1%)	5 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (5.9%)	$11,261			$1,091			$10,170	27.9	22.3	1053	82
340777003388	972	John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28 Front Street	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0400	467	44	10.6	54.8%	154 (33.0%)	23 (4.9%)	255 (54.6%)	26 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$12,212			$394			$11,818	27.8	31.6	931	41
341146002892	973	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	320	32	9.9	78.1%	20 (6.3%)	7 (2.2%)	275 (85.9%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,659						$7,659	27.5	27.7	976	3
340573000108	974	Arthur Rann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	515 S Eighth Ave	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	652	62	10.5	52.0%	309 (47.4%)	90 (13.8%)	153 (23.5%)	68 (10.4%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.5%)	$10,851			$546			$10,305	27.5	37	844	130
341680001924	975	John H. Winslow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1335 Magnolia Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6973	483	39	12.4	49.5%	139 (28.8%)	77 (15.9%)	235 (48.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$15,551			$872			$14,679	27.5	30.8	942	33
340618002574	976	Broad Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	255 West Broad St	Gibbstown	08027	Gloucester County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 224-4900	287	29	10	30.3%	183 (63.8%)	21 (7.3%)	52 (18.1%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.4%)	$337						$337	27.4	40.5	799	177
341479004706	977	Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Bay Boulevard	Seaside Heights	08751	Ocean County	Seaside Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-8485	176	24	7.3	91.5%	47 (26.7%)	19 (10.8%)	87 (49.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	18 (10.2%)	$16,802						$16,802	27.4	23	1040	63
341701005884	978	Washington Memorial Elementary School	Public	2-6	300 West Stewart Street	Washington	07882	Warren County	Washington Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0241	345	29	11.8	43.8%	192 (55.7%)	30 (8.7%)	96 (27.8%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	$11,382			$333			$11,049	27.2	37.2	841	137
341680001916	979	Dane Barse Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 S Orchard Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6940	234	27	8.6	70.9%	33 (14.1%)	42 (17.9%)	150 (64.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$17,767			$1,015			$16,752	27.2	26.3	1000	21
341149003488	980	Livingston Park	Public	PK, KG-4	1128 Livingston Avenue	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3302	500	65	7.7	52.2%	43 (8.6%)	83 (16.6%)	245 (49.0%)	98 (19.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$9,438			$31			$9,407	27	22.7	1045	65

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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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