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)
340075903196	611	BelovED Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	508 Grand Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	BelovED Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4700	1,551	100	15.5	76.9%	301 (19.4%)	454 (29.3%)	476 (30.7%)	256 (16.5%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (3.5%)	$7,699			$817			$6,882	54.4	59.9	554	57
340654003130	612	Yardville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Yardville Allentown Rd	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4170	317	22	14.3	12.9%	216 (68.1%)	26 (8.2%)	59 (18.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$10,057			$07			$10,050	54.4	57.1	588	24
340126002722	613	Philip G. Vroom Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 West 26th St	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5956	450	38	11.8	67.3%	177 (39.3%)	72 (16.0%)	129 (28.7%)	29 (6.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.4%)	$12,231			$788			$11,443	54.4	48.5	687	74
341752005006	614	Marshall Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Marshall Hill Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 728-3430	252	23	10.8	20.6%	193 (76.6%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (19.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$12,904			$250			$12,654	54.2	63.1	518	96
341011004002	615	New Monmouth Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 New Monmouth Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-5317	498	47	10.6	15.7%	406 (81.5%)	12 (2.4%)	60 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$13,439			$153			$13,286	54.2	62.5	522	93
340603000428	616	Union Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Jarvis Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 309-5031	500	44	11.2	31.2%	236 (47.2%)	144 (28.8%)	62 (12.4%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.4%)	$13,813			$295			$13,518	54.1	37.4	832	216
340654003114	617	Langtree Elementary School	Public	K-5	2080 Whatley Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4157	360	31	11.7	30.0%	179 (49.7%)	46 (12.8%)	82 (22.8%)	34 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$8,715			$05			$8,710	53.9	58.5	573	44
340270001704	618	Cape May City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	921 Lafayette St	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Cape May City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-8485	156	24	6.4	42.9%	92 (59.0%)	17 (10.9%)	45 (28.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,849			$759			$20,090	53.9	53.2	634	16
340774000725	619	Elms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Patterson Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4680	658	52	12.6	20.4%	444 (67.5%)	62 (9.4%)	101 (15.3%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.4%)	$10,364			$113			$10,251	53.8	62.3	526	93
340450003336	620	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2485 Woodbridge Avenue	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5300	625	50	12.6	41.9%	94 (15.0%)	99 (15.8%)	159 (25.4%)	238 (38.1%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	$6,208			$233			$5,975	53.8	53.7	626	6

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.