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)
340924004304	171	Kings Road School	Public	K-5	215 Kings Road	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3178	277	25	11.2	9.0%	199 (71.8%)	7 (2.5%)	35 (12.6%)	30 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,736			$81			$12,655	86.9	89.2	133	38
341467005692	172	William J. McGinn Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Roosevelt Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-7950	527	40	13.1	0.6%	359 (68.1%)	14 (2.7%)	67 (12.7%)	58 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$8,178			$04			$8,174	86.9	78.8	307	135
340972003954	173	Asher Holmes Elementary School	Public	1-5	48 Menzel Lane	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2080	447	38	11.8	1.3%	311 (69.6%)	7 (1.6%)	30 (6.7%)	89 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$8,890			$05			$8,885	86.9	89.8	123	50
340153005440	174	Mountain Park School	Public	3-5	55 Fairfax Dr	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1713	223	26	8.5	2.2%	125 (56.1%)	5 (2.2%)	32 (14.3%)	44 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	$10,264			$03			$10,261	86.8	91.2	109	65
341728004982	175	Packanack Elementary School	Public	K-5	190 Oakwood Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3170	406	29	14	2.7%	313 (77.1%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (12.1%)	29 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$15,454			$277			$15,177	86.8	86.5	176	1
341128000628	176	Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Sutton Place	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-0939	491	39	12.5	12.0%	212 (43.2%)	23 (4.7%)	155 (31.6%)	70 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.9%)	$9,803			$298			$9,505	86.8	76.5	342	166
340114003748	177	Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 Lincoln Avenue	Avon by the Sea	07717	Monmouth County	Avon Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4328	117	18	6.5	14.5%	105 (89.7%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$17,400			$587			$16,813	86.7	91.1	111	66
341206004066	178	Wanamassa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Bendermere Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5700	322	36	8.9	15.5%	248 (77.0%)	10 (3.1%)	39 (12.1%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.7%)	$8,896						$8,896	86.6	79.8	290	112
341533002432	179	Delia Bolden Elementary School	Public	3-5	518 Ridgewood Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7696	448	40	11.2	9.4%	261 (58.3%)	78 (17.4%)	47 (10.5%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.4%)	$4,804						$4,804	86.5	85.5	198	19
340972006030	180	Frank J. Dugan Elementary School	Public	K-5	48 Topanemus Road	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2110	649	46	14.1	1.2%	452 (69.6%)	11 (1.7%)	41 (6.3%)	133 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$8,652			$08			$8,644	86.4	78.9	306	126

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About our rankings:

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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.