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)
341134003455	1311	East Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Oliver Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	763	46	16.5	84.7%	258 (33.8%)	36 (4.7%)	461 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,905						$10,905	5.4	4.8	1321	10
340093003740	1312	Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Third Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-3100	336	46	7.3	53.3%	16 (4.8%)	157 (46.7%)	148 (44.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$18,986			$346			$18,640	5.4	3.1	1342	30
341629003246	1313	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-3	331 Emory Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4960	316	22	14.3	33.9%	6 (1.9%)	21 (6.6%)	284 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$8,112			$485			$7,627	5.3	14.6	1159	154
340783002798	1314	Whitney M. Young Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Stegman St	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6440	603	63	9.5	77.4%	28 (4.6%)	384 (63.7%)	161 (26.7%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$15,967			$786			$15,181	5.2	5.3	1318	4
341269004888	1315	School 8	Public	K-8	35 Chadwick Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0080	401	34	11.7	87.5%	19 (4.7%)	17 (4.2%)	363 (90.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,233						$9,233	5.1	8.8	1266	49
340453000074	1316	Charles L. Spragg School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 Buffalo Ave	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 965-1034	281	29	9.8	50.9%	58 (20.6%)	62 (22.1%)	135 (48.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$10,681			$1,412			$9,269	5.1	10	1247	69
340225001790	1317	Cherry Street School	Public	K-8	11 Cherry Street	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	526	42	12.5	78.3%	0 (0.0%)	207 (39.4%)	293 (55.7%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,205			$889			$10,316	5	4.7	1323	6
341629003214	1318	Cadwalader Elementary School	Public	K-3	501 Edgewood Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4850	185	15	12.3	33.0%	5 (2.7%)	131 (70.8%)	42 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)								5			(n/a)
340504000811	1319	Fairfield Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	375 Gouldtown Woodruff Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Fairfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 453-1882	516	40	12.9	68.0%	30 (5.8%)	218 (42.2%)	216 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (7.9%)	$13,433			$1,429			$12,004	4.9	6.1	1302	17
341629006143	1320	Joseph Stokes Elementary School	Public	K-3	915 Parkside Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4930	344	25	13.7	27.9%	8 (2.3%)	187 (54.4%)	144 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)								4.8	3.3	1340	20

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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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