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)
341761002490	331	Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	426	48	8.8	29.8%	89 (20.9%)	135 (31.7%)	132 (31.0%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.2%)	$11,835			$107			$11,728	76.5	70.8	420	89
341011004004	332	Nut Swamp Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-5795	510	39	12.9	1.2%	458 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$7,091			$10			$7,081	76.4	82.8	245	87
341734002658	333	Wenonah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N Clinton Ave	Wenonah	08090	Gloucester County	Wenonah Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 468-6000	166	20	8.3	3.0%	145 (87.3%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	$14,142			$57			$14,085	76.4	79.1	301	32
341686000892	334	Julia A Traphagen School	Public	PK, KG-5	153 Summit Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-0730	425	39	10.8	0.7%	291 (68.5%)	11 (2.6%)	87 (20.5%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$9,325						$9,325	76.4	84.5	220	114
340150000270	335	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 N Franklin Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8581	346	23	15.1	30.6%	35 (10.1%)	34 (9.8%)	197 (56.9%)	71 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	$10,856			$50			$10,806	76	64.9	496	161
341248004438	336	Eastlake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Eba Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7583	370	29	12.9	8.4%	69 (18.6%)	13 (3.5%)	47 (12.7%)	235 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$12,346			$164			$12,182	76	83	243	93
341749006107	337	Betty McElmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	20 Parker Road	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	West Long Branch School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-5900	326	32	10.2	14.1%	247 (75.8%)	4 (1.2%)	61 (18.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$11,422			$427			$10,995	76	71.7	410	73
340885005975	338	Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Passaic Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8511	170	12	14.1	57.6%	50 (29.4%)	9 (5.3%)	108 (63.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$7,918			$310			$7,608	75.9	67.1	459	121
341359000736	339	Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	10 Hubbard Lane	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2301	371	34	10.8	3.5%	309 (83.3%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.1%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	$8,962						$8,962	75.9	89.1	137	202
341812003688	340	Robert Mascenik Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Benjamin Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8526	321	23	13.9	19.0%	106 (33.0%)	16 (5.0%)	48 (15.0%)	146 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$5,299						$5,299	75.9	72.8	394	54

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.