Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340738003004	731	Holland Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 Milford Warren Glen Road	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Holland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-2401	507	60	8.5	5.5%	469 (92.5%)	8 (1.6%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$16,743	$424	$16,319	45.5	46.2	716	15
341812003712	732	Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	19 Maryknoll Road	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4147	360	26	13.7	43.9%	93 (25.8%)	33 (9.2%)	155 (43.1%)	74 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$5,741		$5,741	45.4	46.3	715	17
340840006069	733	Eldridge Park School	Public	PK, KG-3	55 Lawn Park Ave	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5560	222	20	10.9	35.6%	86 (38.7%)	28 (12.6%)	72 (32.4%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.2%)	$16,447	$274	$16,173	45.4	52.8	638	95
340222004584	734	Drum Point Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	466	37	12.5	24.5%	352 (75.5%)	10 (2.1%)	74 (15.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$8,027	$148	$7,879	45.4	48	693	41
341773001256	735	Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	500 Ogden Drive	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-8565	394	36	10.8	18.8%	129 (32.7%)	110 (27.9%)	69 (17.5%)	36 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	$9,987	$319	$9,668	45.3	33.4	899	164
340006100378	736	The Queen City Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	815 West Seventh Street	Plainfield	07063	Union County	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-4700	403	15	26.8	60.5%	0 (0.0%)	143 (35.5%)	260 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,791	$779	$9,012	45.3	30.4	932	196
341461005392	737	Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School	Public	K-6	100 Route 560	Layton	07851	Sussex County	Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 948-4450	120	15	8.1	10.8%	107 (89.2%)	3 (2.5%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$17,437	$514	$16,923	45.2	54.1	618	119
340076903010	738	Lambertville Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N. Main	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-0183	221	32	6.9	33.9%	131 (59.3%)	6 (2.7%)	71 (32.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$13,680	$142	$13,538	45.1	42.3	773	35
340126002728	739	Washington Community School #9	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Avenue B	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5990	648	60	10.8	60.3%	257 (39.7%)	79 (12.2%)	197 (30.4%)	78 (12.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.3%)	$11,445	$529	$10,916	45	34.9	868	129
340540005342	740	Franklin Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Washington Avenue	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Franklin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-9775	474	50	9.5	37.6%	294 (62.0%)	19 (4.0%)	138 (29.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$15,890	$342	$15,548	45	42.3	775	35

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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.
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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)
340738003004	731	Holland Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 Milford Warren Glen Road	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Holland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-2401	507	60	8.5	5.5%	469 (92.5%)	8 (1.6%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$16,743			$424			$16,319	45.5	46.2	716	15
341812003712	732	Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	19 Maryknoll Road	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4147	360	26	13.7	43.9%	93 (25.8%)	33 (9.2%)	155 (43.1%)	74 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$5,741						$5,741	45.4	46.3	715	17
340840006069	733	Eldridge Park School	Public	PK, KG-3	55 Lawn Park Ave	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5560	222	20	10.9	35.6%	86 (38.7%)	28 (12.6%)	72 (32.4%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.2%)	$16,447			$274			$16,173	45.4	52.8	638	95
340222004584	734	Drum Point Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	466	37	12.5	24.5%	352 (75.5%)	10 (2.1%)	74 (15.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$8,027			$148			$7,879	45.4	48	693	41
341773001256	735	Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	500 Ogden Drive	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-8565	394	36	10.8	18.8%	129 (32.7%)	110 (27.9%)	69 (17.5%)	36 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	$9,987			$319			$9,668	45.3	33.4	899	164
340006100378	736	The Queen City Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	815 West Seventh Street	Plainfield	07063	Union County	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-4700	403	15	26.8	60.5%	0 (0.0%)	143 (35.5%)	260 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,791			$779			$9,012	45.3	30.4	932	196
341461005392	737	Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School	Public	K-6	100 Route 560	Layton	07851	Sussex County	Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 948-4450	120	15	8.1	10.8%	107 (89.2%)	3 (2.5%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$17,437			$514			$16,923	45.2	54.1	618	119
340076903010	738	Lambertville Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N. Main	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-0183	221	32	6.9	33.9%	131 (59.3%)	6 (2.7%)	71 (32.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$13,680			$142			$13,538	45.1	42.3	773	35
340126002728	739	Washington Community School #9	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Avenue B	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5990	648	60	10.8	60.3%	257 (39.7%)	79 (12.2%)	197 (30.4%)	78 (12.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.3%)	$11,445			$529			$10,916	45	34.9	868	129
340540005342	740	Franklin Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Washington Avenue	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Franklin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-9775	474	50	9.5	37.6%	294 (62.0%)	19 (4.0%)	138 (29.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$15,890			$342			$15,548	45	42.3	775	35