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)
341149003484	711	John Adams	Public	PK, KG-4	1450 Redmond Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3102	498	52	9.6	34.7%	67 (13.5%)	99 (19.9%)	165 (33.1%)	137 (27.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.8%)	$9,137			$32			$9,105	46.7	54	619	92
341623004730	712	Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Cedar Grove Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5830	937	54	17.3	25.7%	642 (68.5%)	13 (1.4%)	213 (22.7%)	32 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$4,999			$101			$4,898	46.6	50.5	662	50
340462002538	713	Aura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 Clems Run	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Elk Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-4551	334	33	10.2	30.2%	213 (63.8%)	50 (15.0%)	56 (16.8%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$13,054			$664			$12,390	46.6	46.9	706	7
340792005552	714	Warren G. Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Boulevard	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 276-5936	681	61	11.2	14.0%	347 (51.0%)	21 (3.1%)	245 (36.0%)	41 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	$9,535			$277			$9,258	46.6	40.4	794	80
341638002920	715	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	919	64	14.3	89.0%	26 (2.8%)	13 (1.4%)	869 (94.6%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,355			$562			$8,793	46.5	45.5	725	10
340330004772	716	School #3	Public	K-5	365 Washington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2390	244	17	14.3	69.3%	77 (31.6%)	5 (2.0%)	137 (56.1%)	15 (6.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$11,857						$11,857	46.4	43.8	748	32
340008200569	717	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1234 State Route 94	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 362-1114	130	18	7.2	2.3%	97 (74.6%)	5 (3.8%)	16 (12.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.7%)	$13,265			$385			$12,880	46.4	39.2	806	89
340657000138	718	Warren E. Sooy Junior Elementary School	Public	2-5	601 N Fourth Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7070	755	69	10.9	44.1%	468 (62.0%)	26 (3.4%)	258 (34.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,636			$792			$9,844	46.3	46.7	709	9
340324005899	719	Clementon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Audubon Ave	Clementon	08021	Camden County	Clementon Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2300	574	58	9.8	62.4%	160 (27.9%)	153 (26.7%)	219 (38.2%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$13,193			$1,050			$12,143	46.2	40	798	79
340576000468	720	Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Cedar Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5038	315	32	9.8	44.1%	116 (36.8%)	25 (7.9%)	170 (54.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$11,164			$114			$11,050	46.1	38.7	812	92

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.