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)
341806001692	991	Winslow Township Elementary School One	Public	PK, KG-3	413 Inskip Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8300	356	35	10.3	58.7%	82 (23.0%)	160 (44.9%)	90 (25.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$10,063			$240			$9,823	27	17.1	1117	126
341116004050	992	Shark River Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Brighton Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	245	26	9.4	20.4%	147 (60.0%)	34 (13.9%)	40 (16.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$12,635			$631			$12,004	26.9	13.5	1184	192
340930001592	993	Magnolia	Public	PK, KG-8	420 North Warwick Rd	Magnolia	08049	Camden County	Magnolia School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4763	388	40	9.6	41.2%	178 (45.9%)	87 (22.4%)	78 (20.1%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.7%)	$15,707			$668			$15,039	26.8	20.6	1064	71
340789002868	994	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Davis Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5020	934	85	10.9	62.2%	199 (21.3%)	24 (2.6%)	663 (71.0%)	33 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (1.0%)	$8,366			$391			$7,975	26.7	32.3	917	77
341680001930	995	Marie Durand Elementary School	Public	K-5	371 W Forest Grove Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6929	475	40	12	0.8%	73 (15.4%)	48 (10.1%)	331 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	$13,686			$973			$12,713	26.7	35.6	857	138
340074803144	996	John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	688	36	19.1	99.6%	2 (0.3%)	121 (17.6%)	557 (81.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,769			$684			$9,085	26.5	23.2	1032	36
341758002944	997	Robert Menendez Elementary School	Public	K-6	600 55th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4060	529	46	11.5	86.0%	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (94.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,735			$581			$10,154	26.4	15.4	1146	149
340393004214	998	Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	532	37	14.4	74.2%	21 (3.9%)	16 (3.0%)	490 (92.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$4,572			$529			$4,043	26.4	34	881	117
340135001968	999	Belleville PS7	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4338	446	34	13.1	39.5%	76 (17.0%)	36 (8.1%)	277 (62.1%)	45 (10.1%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)								26.3	34.6	874	125
341680001916	1000	Dane Barse Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 S Orchard Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6940	219	29	7.5	1.4%	28 (12.8%)	32 (14.6%)	153 (69.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$17,767			$1,015			$16,752	26.3	24.1	1020	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 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.

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