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)
341431005666	701	Ernest J. Finizio Junior - Aldene School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 West Webster Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-1521	263	29	9.2	47.5%	64 (24.3%)	27 (10.3%)	147 (55.9%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$7,029						$7,029	47.8	29.5	957	256
341081004384	702	Sussex Avenue School	Public	3-5	125 Sussex Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2250	336	28	12.1	38.1%	138 (41.1%)	22 (6.5%)	156 (46.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$11,169			$283			$10,886	47.8	54.5	610	92
341047002596	703	Holly Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	900 North Main Street	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 728-8706	515	55	9.2	50.5%	261 (50.7%)	86 (16.7%)	111 (21.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	$6,850			$437			$6,413	47.7	47.9	692	11
341464003598	704	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	65 Dane Street	Sayreville	08872	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5240	396	31	12.9	46.0%	167 (42.2%)	71 (17.9%)	71 (17.9%)	62 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	$7,702			$136			$7,566	47.6	77	318	386
340528000104	705	Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1357 Mays Landing Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Folsom Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8666	375	38	9.8	24.3%	310 (82.7%)	8 (2.1%)	44 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$12,563			$338			$12,225	47.6	44.6	746	41
340222004598	706	Osbornville Elementary School	Public	K-5	218 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	379	36	10.4	38.0%	250 (66.0%)	17 (4.5%)	101 (26.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$8,198			$204			$7,994	47.5	43.6	754	48
341638002920	707	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-6	4507 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5971	881			91.5%	22 (2.5%)	14 (1.6%)	831 (94.3%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,355			$562			$8,793	47.3	46.5	715	8
341623004746	708	Washington Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 West Earl Court	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5910	337	24	14.2	36.5%	226 (67.1%)	10 (3.0%)	76 (22.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$6,399			$280			$6,119	47.1	47.8	696	12
340282003276	709	Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	83 Post Blvd	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	527	45	11.7	64.5%	46 (8.7%)	57 (10.8%)	179 (34.0%)	229 (43.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$4,949			$301			$4,648	47	47.8	695	14
341725006011	710	Waterford Elementary School	Public	3-6	1106 Old White Horse Pike	Waterford Works	08089	Camden County	Waterford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-8293	466	43	10.9	27.5%	351 (75.3%)	26 (5.6%)	57 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$9,190			$291			$8,899	47	45.7	726	16

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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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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.