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)
340519002988	551	Robert Hunter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8 Dayton Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 284-7620	404	47	8.5	15.1%	238 (58.9%)	12 (3.0%)	85 (21.0%)	51 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	$12,745			$293			$12,452	59.6	50.2	661	110
341569004718	552	McKinley Avenue Elementary School	Public	3-4	1000 McKinley Avenue	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	612	50	12.3	16.8%	504 (82.4%)	8 (1.3%)	73 (11.9%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$7,441			$102			$7,339	59.6	65.8	473	79
340138001320	553	Ethel M Burke Elementary School	Public	K-4	112 South Black Horse Pike	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6362	236	25	9.4	40.7%	107 (45.3%)	9 (3.8%)	59 (25.0%)	45 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$12,426			$1,311			$11,115	59.5	48.2	691	138
340300001458	554	Thomas Paine Elementary School	Public	K-5	4001 Church Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-1350	344	26	13.2	27.9%	160 (46.5%)	43 (12.5%)	75 (21.8%)	35 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.4%)	$9,500			$175			$9,325	59.5	64.8	485	69
340309001016	555	Chesterfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Saddle Way	Chesterfield	08515	Burlington County	Chesterfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-6900	715	66	10.8	2.5%	391 (54.7%)	25 (3.5%)	46 (6.4%)	225 (31.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	$10,698			$60			$10,638	59.4	72.8	383	172
340315005454	556	Valley Road School	Public	K-5	150 Valley Road	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 388-7900	395	34	11.7	3.8%	289 (73.2%)	5 (1.3%)	64 (16.2%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,631			$105			$10,526	59	70.3	421	135
340183001994	557	Demarest Elementary School	Public	K-6	465 Broughton Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8510	470	42	11	20.6%	128 (27.2%)	74 (15.7%)	217 (46.2%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	$5,551			$111			$5,440	58.9	60.6	536	21
341050003446	558	Mill Lake	Public	PK, KG-3	115 Monmouth Road	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-5336	471	46	10.3	10.0%	278 (59.0%)	15 (3.2%)	58 (12.3%)	102 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$13,039			$106			$12,933	58.9	48.7	683	125
340846003018	559	Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Route 513	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 832-2175	290	31	9.2	7.2%	260 (89.7%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (6.9%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,199						$11,199	58.9	52.2	641	82
340927003510	560	Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Birchwood Drive	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3881	196	16	12.2	43.4%	92 (46.9%)	17 (8.7%)	40 (20.4%)	38 (19.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$12,805			$1,097			$11,708	58.5	36.7	848	288

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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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