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)
340300001454	381	Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 Kingston Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-0986	404	34	11.8	22.3%	190 (47.0%)	33 (8.2%)	69 (17.1%)	78 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	$9,353			$117			$9,236	73.2	66.1	473	92
340960002586	382	Centre City Elementary School	Public	K-3	301 Columbus Dr	Mantua	08051	Gloucester County	Mantua Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 468-2100	492	49	10.1	16.7%	378 (76.8%)	22 (4.5%)	52 (10.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$8,902			$314			$8,588	73.1	84.8	211	171
340309001016	383	Chesterfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Saddle Way	Chesterfield	08515	Burlington County	Chesterfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-6900	715	66	10.8	2.5%	391 (54.7%)	25 (3.5%)	46 (6.4%)	225 (31.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	$10,698			$60			$10,638	72.8	79.6	294	89
340300001444	384	James F. Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	1960 Greentree Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-4554	265	24	11	17.7%	146 (55.1%)	25 (9.4%)	25 (9.4%)	49 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$11,363						$11,363	72.7	79.4	297	87
340501002088	385	Winston S. Churchill School	Public	3-6	233 Fairfield Road	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Fairfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 227-2638	384	26	14.9	4.9%	297 (77.3%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.1%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,351						$10,351	72.5			(n/a)
341698000244	386	Woodland School	Public	K-5	114 Stirling Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-5300	268	31	8.7	6.3%	144 (53.7%)	14 (5.2%)	46 (17.2%)	50 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$14,752			$32			$14,720	72.4	84	227	159
340005100339	387	Unity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Evergreen Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Unity Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-1808	263	25	10.5	7.2%	109 (41.4%)	41 (15.6%)	36 (13.7%)	51 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.5%)	$10,094			$320			$9,774	72.4	74.9	361	26
340519002984	388	Barley Sheaf Elementary School	Public	K-4	80 Barley Sheaf Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 284-7584	401	41	9.7	15.5%	276 (68.8%)	11 (2.7%)	70 (17.5%)	31 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.7%)	$11,427			$109			$11,318	72.4	68.9	438	50
340228005186	389	Van Holten Primary School	Public	K-4	360 Van Holten Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1220	314	26	11.9	5.7%	180 (57.3%)	9 (2.9%)	42 (13.4%)	63 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	$10,870						$10,870	72.4	77	333	56
341812003690	390	Claremont Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Claremont Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4153	319	23	13.8	26.0%	138 (43.3%)	25 (7.8%)	61 (19.1%)	87 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$4,849						$4,849	72.3	64.6	498	108

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.