Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340489006065	601	Richard L Rice School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Crown Royal Parkway	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0685	504	37	13.6	5.8%	367 (72.8%)	29 (5.8%)	41 (8.1%)	40 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$8,190			$15			$8,175	55.5	56.9	587	14
341692000900	602	Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School	Public	3-6	106 King St	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-4420	350	31	11.4	34.6%	212 (60.6%)	5 (1.4%)	117 (33.4%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,394			$399			$6,995	55.4	68.7	437	165
340450003364	603	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	153 Winthrop Road	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5280	572	45	12.5	24.1%	92 (16.1%)	36 (6.3%)	103 (18.0%)	323 (56.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$6,250			$238			$6,012	55.4	62.4	513	90
341638002918	604	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Palisade Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5960	302	26	11.6	83.4%	14 (4.6%)	10 (3.3%)	272 (90.1%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,594			$561			$11,033	55.3	89.3	129	475
340792005552	605	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	55.1	46.6	714	109
341407000804	606	Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	494	48	10.2	26.7%	195 (39.5%)	16 (3.2%)	241 (48.8%)	35 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$14,087			$168			$13,919	55	52.4	633	27
341380000257	607	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	712 Lincoln Avenue	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 994-1830	341	40	8.5	39.9%	70 (20.5%)	15 (4.4%)	236 (69.2%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$15,052			$1,025			$14,027	55	53.2	625	18
341602001250	608	Tabernacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 New Road	Tabernacle	08088	Burlington County	Tabernacle Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-0150	374	27	13.8	7.8%	315 (84.2%)	4 (1.1%)	30 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$11,182			$140			$11,042	55	60.4	538	70
341650005758	609	Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	960 Midland Blvd	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6440	465	35	13.2	17.0%	104 (22.4%)	173 (37.2%)	141 (30.3%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.5%)	$7,845						$7,845	54.9	50.1	662	53
341707005922	610	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	95 Altair Dr	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 589-8248	479	53	8.9	25.1%	302 (63.0%)	83 (17.3%)	44 (9.2%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	$10,138			$625			$9,513	54.8	54.7	608	2

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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 4, 2024, 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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