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)
340150000274	351	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hickory Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8804	284	18	16.2	25.7%	40 (14.1%)	18 (6.3%)	143 (50.4%)	74 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$10,815			$59			$10,756	75.3	76.2	345	6
341563005702	352	James Caldwell Elementary School	Public	3-5	36 Caldwell Place	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	219	20	11	11.9%	124 (56.6%)	23 (10.5%)	49 (22.4%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.5%)	$15,601			$168			$15,433	75.3	83.1	237	115
341689004142	353	Old Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2119 Old Mill Road	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2140	363	43	8.5	6.1%	314 (86.5%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (7.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$10,056			$08			$10,048	75.3	77.3	328	25
340576000480	354	Woodrow Wilson School #5	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Outwater Lane	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5035	294	23	12.5	35.4%	137 (46.6%)	16 (5.4%)	132 (44.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$10,577			$116			$10,461	75.3	80.8	275	79
340867000150	355	Seaview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2015 Wabash Ave	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	445	38	11.7	9.4%	363 (81.6%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.6%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$10,304			$345			$9,959	75.3	81	270	85
340450003348	356	John Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Cornell Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 650-5370	742	69	10.8	28.4%	30 (4.0%)	83 (11.2%)	115 (15.5%)	469 (63.2%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	$5,975						$5,975	75.2	76.8	336	20
340726000524	357	Ann Blanche Smith	Public	K-4	1000 Hillsdale Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-1188	299	32	9.3	11.0%	199 (66.6%)	4 (1.3%)	67 (22.4%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$10,680			$227			$10,453	75	80.3	285	72
340690002578	358	Harrison Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	120 N Main Street	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 478-2016	770	62	12.4	9.5%	644 (83.6%)	36 (4.7%)	41 (5.3%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	$10,581			$66			$10,515	74.9	68.3	446	88
341665001760	359	Upper Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	50 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	437	39	11.2	10.5%	401 (91.8%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$8,254						$8,254	74.9	80.9	274	85
340636001542	360	Thomas A. Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Melrose Avenue	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7715	140	9	14.8	5.7%	122 (87.1%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.7%)	$9,097			$251			$8,846	74.8	75.3	355	5

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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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