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)
341590005716	211	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-3807	224	20	11.2	25.0%	89 (39.7%)	17 (7.6%)	70 (31.3%)	38 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$8,684			$839			$7,845	84.7	81	257	46
340753003140	212	Toll Gate Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 So Main Street	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4008	291	36	8.1	4.1%	230 (79.0%)	7 (2.4%)	17 (5.8%)	27 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,454						$12,454	84.5	93.4	60	152
341521000509	213	Brooks Crossing Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Deans Rhode Hall Road	Monmouth Junction	08852	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 821-7478	540	51	10.6	11.7%	78 (14.4%)	20 (3.7%)	48 (8.9%)	377 (69.8%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,554			$45			$11,509	84.4	88.2	149	64
341059000398	214	Village Elementary School	Public	3-4	100 Main Boulevard	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7606	639	58	11	4.5%	184 (28.8%)	23 (3.6%)	44 (6.9%)	349 (54.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	$13,514			$98			$13,416	84.2	84	215	1
340693000514	215	Euclid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Burton Avenue	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 288-6150	374	30	12.4	11.5%	199 (53.2%)	13 (3.5%)	107 (28.6%)	46 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$12,378			$39			$12,339	84.2	82.5	234	19
340411003302	216	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	371 Cranbury Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6820	351	35	9.9	21.4%	123 (35.0%)	25 (7.1%)	50 (14.2%)	134 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.8%)	$14,235						$14,235	84.1	85.3	200	16
341245000712	217	East Brook Elementary School	Public	K-6	167 Sibbald Dr	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 573-6000	315	29	10.8	4.8%	196 (62.2%)	4 (1.3%)	62 (19.7%)	30 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	$11,625			$337			$11,288	84.1	85.3	201	16
340387004206	218	Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 St Marys Place	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6545	460	51	9	2.6%	362 (78.7%)	7 (1.5%)	41 (8.9%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$9,403			$18			$9,385	84.1	83.8	217	1
341242000702	219	Ridge Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-4	345 Lockwood Drive	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	343	27	12.5	12.5%	135 (39.4%)	10 (2.9%)	52 (15.2%)	128 (37.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	$15,309						$15,309	84	78.5	294	75
340009000829	220	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Mettlers Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 649-3954	1,357	84	16.2	28.3%	129 (9.5%)	328 (24.2%)	218 (16.1%)	643 (47.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	28 (2.1%)	$8,883			$325			$8,558	83.9	84.5	211	9

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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

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.