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)
341386004948	461	Robert Erskine School	Public	K-3	88 Erskine Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7026	185	19	9.9	12.4%	147 (79.5%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	$11,230			$374			$10,856	66.6	50.2	666	205
340203005926	462	Mac Farland Intermediate	Public	3-5	87 Crosswicks St	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 291-7192	241	27	8.8	21.6%	146 (60.6%)	39 (16.2%)	32 (13.3%)	23 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,394			$424			$7,970	66.6	73.5	382	80
341398004498	463	Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	285	33	8.6	11.2%	183 (64.2%)	12 (4.2%)	55 (19.3%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.6%)	$12,574			$156			$12,418	66.6	65.7	480	17
341608000856	464	James Russell Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-4	1025 Lincoln Place	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5550	325	35	9.2	38.5%	39 (12.0%)	91 (28.0%)	150 (46.2%)	32 (9.8%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	$6,521			$364			$6,157	66.5	45.9	720	256
340927003512	465	Madison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Harvard Rd	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 360-4485	285	26	11.1	39.3%	111 (38.9%)	39 (13.7%)	57 (20.0%)	70 (24.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$16,024			$1,059			$14,965	66.5	53.6	628	163
340564003820	466	Laura Donovan School	Public	K-5	237 Stonehurst Blvd	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-3321	449	44	10.2	14.9%	322 (71.7%)	11 (2.4%)	91 (20.3%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,648			$484			$10,164	66.3	70	429	37
341308002626	467	W.C.K. Walls Elementary	Public	2-5	320 Grant Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 589-1316	163	20	8	21.5%	151 (92.6%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$9,919			$186			$9,733	66.2	73.6	381	86
340450003346	468	James Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Sharp Rd	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 229-4716	520	43	12	21.7%	88 (16.9%)	54 (10.4%)	127 (24.4%)	220 (42.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.8%)	$5,983						$5,983	66	65	493	25
341707002646	469	Birches Elementary School	Public	K-5	416 Westminster Blvd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-1290	457	48	9.4	16.0%	357 (78.1%)	26 (5.7%)	38 (8.3%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$12,502			$337			$12,165	66	67.1	458	11
341674002458	470	Laning Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 Lanning Rd	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6755	243	17	14	1.2%	196 (80.7%)	5 (2.1%)	18 (7.4%)	14 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	$8,559			$138			$8,421	66	60.2	548	78

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.