Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340603005995	1011	James W. Lilley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1275 Williamstown Road	Erial	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 875-0991	509	46	11.1	49.1%	163 (32.0%)	173 (34.0%)	124 (24.4%)	26 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$13,945			$692			$13,253	24.8	27.5	984	27
341110002602	1012	National Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	516 Lakehurst Ave	National Park	08063	Gloucester County	National Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 845-6876	287	31	9.1	51.6%	208 (72.5%)	14 (4.9%)	36 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.7%)	$14,129			$884			$13,245	24.6	21.4	1066	54
340423002046	1013	Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	438	31	14.1	65.8%	6 (1.4%)	345 (78.8%)	74 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$12,075			$362			$11,713	24.6	19.8	1093	80
340549005210	1014	Pine Grove Manor School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Highland Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-2424	379	41	9.3	76.5%	16 (4.2%)	55 (14.5%)	291 (76.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,062			$307			$11,755	24.6	37	845	169
341779002684	1015	Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 Birch St	Westville	08093	Gloucester County	Westville Boro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-0235	362	37	9.8	63.3%	186 (51.4%)	58 (16.0%)	84 (23.2%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$10,935			$490			$10,445	24.6	20.4	1084	69
341107000172	1016	Mullica Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	368	38	9.6	41.0%	252 (68.5%)	25 (6.8%)	72 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$9,923			$598			$9,325	24.4	34.1	890	126
340366001826	1017	Deerfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	419 Morton Ave	Rosenhayn	08352	Cumberland County	Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-6610	316	34	9.2	49.4%	133 (42.1%)	33 (10.4%)	129 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$13,921			$778			$13,143	24.3	19.3	1100	83
340423002050	1018	Whitney E. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 Dodd St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5880	327	29	11.2	55.0%	2 (0.6%)	277 (84.7%)	43 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,694			$451			$15,243	24.1	25	1011	7
341650005748	1019	Battle Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2600 Killian Place	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6480	424	37	11.4	36.3%	97 (22.9%)	126 (29.7%)	143 (33.7%)	37 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,502						$12,502	24	27.6	982	37
341134002368	1020	Wilson Avenue School	Public	K-8	19 Wilson Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4910	1,033	66	15.6	85.5%	244 (23.6%)	5 (0.5%)	778 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$8,387			$438			$7,949	24	25.1	1010	10

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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 4, 2024, 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:

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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.