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)
341134003455	1321	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	666	45	14.8	90.7%	250 (37.5%)	36 (5.4%)	375 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,905						$10,905	4.8	8.7	1269	52
341146003521	1322	Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	241	18	13.7	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								4.8	5.5	1329	7
340225001790	1323	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	532	43	12.5		1 (0.2%)	212 (39.8%)	300 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$11,205			$889			$10,316	4.7	6.2	1322	1
341134002334	1324	Quitman Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	710	49	14.4	89.6%	26 (3.7%)	430 (60.6%)	250 (35.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,167			$889			$11,278	4.7	7.5	1292	32
341629003216	1325	Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary	Public	K-3	1200 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4690	296	18	16.4	73.6%	6 (2.0%)	190 (64.2%)	98 (33.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,353			$835			$10,518	4.7	8.4	1273	52
341629003435	1326	William Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-3	461 Genessee Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4750	239	18	13.2	67.8%	2 (0.8%)	15 (6.3%)	221 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,599			$796			$8,803	4.7	6.4	1313	13
341269004914	1327	School 21	Public	PK, KG-8	322 10th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0210	690	47	14.8	52.6%	1 (0.1%)	175 (25.4%)	513 (74.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,480						$8,480	4.7	5.3	1333	6
340225001788	1328	Buckshutem Road School	Public	K-8	550 Buckshutem Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	624	43	14.5		17 (2.7%)	111 (17.8%)	482 (77.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,609			$765			$9,844	4.5	5.6	1326	2
341629003236	1329	Patton J. Hill Elementary School	Public	K-3	1010 East State Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4980	502	34	14.7	59.2%	3 (0.6%)	110 (21.9%)	381 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,318			$806			$9,512	4.5	6.3	1319	10
341629003248	1330	Darlene C. McKnight Elementary	Public	K-3	175 Girard Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4970	361	27	13.6	71.2%	4 (1.1%)	139 (38.5%)	217 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,392			$641			$8,751	4.2	7.8	1287	43

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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 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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.