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)
341062000618	181	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	53 Grand Avenue West	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 391-2900	525	51	10.3	4.0%	297 (56.6%)	15 (2.9%)	72 (13.7%)	118 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	$8,895			$267			$8,628	86.8	85.7	195	14
341611000868	182	Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	341	30	11.2	1.2%	146 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	145 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	$10,904			$29			$10,875	86.7	93.4	61	121
340597000488	183	Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Maple Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	318	24	13.2	0.9%	236 (74.2%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.2%)	41 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	$13,648			$28			$13,620	86.7	88.2	150	33
341683001678	184	Kresson School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 School Lane	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-1816	502	44	11.5	11.2%	278 (55.4%)	37 (7.4%)	47 (9.4%)	105 (20.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.4%)	$12,759			$134			$12,625	86.6	82.8	229	45
340150000276	185	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Highview Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8759	440	30	14.6	32.0%	54 (12.3%)	38 (8.6%)	239 (54.3%)	92 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,093			$52			$11,041	86.5	82.5	235	50
340300001456	186	Richard Stockton Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Wexford Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-1505	360	25	14.4	9.4%	226 (62.8%)	18 (5.0%)	35 (9.7%)	53 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.5%)	$8,457						$8,457	86.4	85.7	192	6
340450003356	187	Menlo Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Monroe Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2910	827	59	14	20.3%	34 (4.1%)	38 (4.6%)	57 (6.9%)	665 (80.4%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	$5,996						$5,996	86.3	88.1	151	36
340753003138	188	Bear Tavern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Bear Tavern Road	Titusville	08560	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4005	438	48	9.1	3.2%	336 (76.7%)	17 (3.9%)	35 (8.0%)	32 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,447						$11,447	86.2	78.1	300	112
340339000316	189	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	340 Homans Avenue	Closter	07624	Bergen County	Closter Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3860	620	61	10.2	1.8%	245 (39.5%)	7 (1.1%)	49 (7.9%)	266 (42.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	46 (7.4%)	$10,174						$10,174	86.2	88.1	152	37
340411005994	190	Irwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 Racetrack Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6840	311	31	9.9	26.0%	130 (41.8%)	9 (2.9%)	47 (15.1%)	114 (36.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	$12,122			$226			$11,896	86.2	67.2	452	262

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.