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)
341134002266	1241	Peshine Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	433 Peshine Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7004	503	42	11.9	75.7%	3 (0.6%)	397 (78.9%)	98 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,004			$2,293			$8,711	10.2	12.5	1199	42
341314005628	1242	Washington Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	427 Darrow Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4230	649	43	15	81.2%	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.2%)	588 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,327			$167			$10,160	10.2	9.3	1260	18
341314005620	1243	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1033 Evergreen Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4260	602	39	15.6	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	563 (93.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,188			$181			$9,007	10.1	10.2	1240	3
340369001032	1244	M. Joan Pearson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Burlington Ave	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1976	218	15	14.5	35.3%	104 (47.7%)	45 (20.6%)	44 (20.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.1%)	$6,205			$163			$6,042	10.1	6.9	1305	61
340786003884	1245	Joseph C. Caruso School	Public	K-5	81 Frances Place	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-2007	667	60	11	48.9%	295 (44.2%)	119 (17.8%)	191 (28.6%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	46 (6.9%)	$11,138						$11,138	10.1	12.9	1190	55
341650005754	1246	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Lindy Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6450	452	44	10.2	31.0%	26 (5.8%)	303 (67.0%)	81 (17.9%)	26 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$8,711			$368			$8,343	10	9	1264	18
340453000074	1247	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	258	29	9	66.3%	54 (20.9%)	58 (22.5%)	126 (48.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$10,681			$1,412			$9,269	10	6.4	1312	65
341134002270	1248	Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	885	60	14.7	84.3%	16 (1.8%)	90 (10.2%)	772 (87.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,669			$512			$8,157	10	12.5	1200	48
341269003384	1249	School 16	Public	PK, KG-8	11 22nd Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2700	835	57	14.7	74.3%	22 (2.6%)	57 (6.8%)	750 (89.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$6,870						$6,870	10	7.9	1282	33
340078303345	1250	Principle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	6718 E Black Horse Pike	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Principle Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 498-6350	472	38	12.4	87.1%	11 (2.3%)	198 (41.9%)	247 (52.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)								10	9.6	1247	3

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.