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)
341081004368	631	Alexander Hamilton	Public	3-5	24 Mills Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2190	248	29	8.6	55.6%	74 (29.8%)	18 (7.3%)	139 (56.0%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	$13,131			$348			$12,783	53.1	47.6	698	67
341434004530	632	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Corn Hollow Road	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-8955	351	29	12.1	15.4%	235 (67.0%)	21 (6.0%)	62 (17.7%)	27 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,644						$12,644	53	64.8	484	148
341095001166	633	Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	142 Ramblewood Parkway	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 235-3364	351	34	10.4	13.4%	223 (63.5%)	25 (7.1%)	45 (12.8%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	$8,101						$8,101	53	68.7	438	195
340810006050	634	Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	1-5	220 Western Blvd	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 971-5850	440	39	11.1	21.4%	374 (85.0%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$12,360			$297			$12,063	53	62.1	517	117
340783002810	635	Nicolaus Copernicus School	Public	PK, KG-5	3385 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4340	516	47	10.9	49.2%	52 (10.1%)	27 (5.2%)	176 (34.1%)	250 (48.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,031			$534			$10,497	53	50	664	29
340073003028	636	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	88-108 Shipman Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 732-3848	144	13	11	68.8%	0 (0.0%)	101 (70.1%)	43 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								52.9	36.4	855	219
340789002874	637	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	733 Kearny Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 955-5100	424	37	11.4	45.5%	169 (39.9%)	4 (0.9%)	219 (51.7%)	14 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$8,172			$114			$8,058	52.8	43.1	764	127
341707002644	638	Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	552	47	11.6	12.5%	430 (77.9%)	20 (3.6%)	49 (8.9%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.9%)	$10,606			$198			$10,408	52.8	45	741	103
341485002904	639	Huber Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Paterson Plank Rd	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 974-2055	604	46	13.2	18.5%	138 (22.8%)	27 (4.5%)	167 (27.6%)	253 (41.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$7,790			$41			$7,749	52.5	45.9	722	83
340489000058	640	Marlton Elementary	Public	K-5	190 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-9811	552	34	16.2	4.3%	421 (76.3%)	24 (4.3%)	37 (6.7%)	44 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	$9,212			$21			$9,191	52.4	50	665	25

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.