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)
340174000952	851	Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	334	37	9	55.1%	89 (26.6%)	122 (36.5%)	87 (26.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.6%)	$14,330			$691			$13,639	36.2	43.4	757	94
340390002524	852	Oak Valley Elementary School	Public	1-5	525 College Blvd	Wenonah	08090	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 415-9218	350	29	12	29.1%	244 (69.7%)	46 (13.1%)	42 (12.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$6,912						$6,912	36.2	24.6	1016	164
341209004682	853	Frederic A. Priff Elementary School	Public	3-6	139 Wells Mill Road	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 693-3131	267	21	12.7	41.2%	200 (74.9%)	5 (1.9%)	44 (16.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$11,497			$265			$11,232	36.1	32.6	909	56
341806001694	854	Winslow Township Elementary School Two	Public	PK, KG-3	125 First Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8450	344	33	10.2	35.2%	110 (32.0%)	123 (35.8%)	79 (23.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$9,619			$155			$9,464	36	22.5	1047	193
340603001524	855	Loring Flemming Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Little Gloucester Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4045	647	51	12.6	43.6%	249 (38.5%)	172 (26.6%)	144 (22.3%)	35 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	$11,389			$611			$10,778	35.8	34.4	882	27
341623004748	856	West Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blue Jay Drive	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5920	409	32	12.7	39.4%	239 (58.4%)	28 (6.8%)	95 (23.2%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$7,274			$289			$6,985	35.8	31.9	923	67
340459000245	857	Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1014 South Elmora Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5970	723	63	11.5	80.9%	39 (5.4%)	63 (8.7%)	613 (84.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,454			$197			$9,257	35.8	39.2	816	41
340213003752	858	Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	196	34	5.7	60.7%	53 (27.0%)	10 (5.1%)	127 (64.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,320			$1,194			$14,126	35.6	52.6	631	227
340627000502	859	Fanny Meyer Hillers	Public	PK, KG-4	56 Longview Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7870	490	45	11	54.7%	25 (5.1%)	73 (14.9%)	335 (68.4%)	46 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$15,996			$709			$15,287	35.6	47.2	706	153
340783003395	860	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Laidlaw Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-7160	555			51.7%	97 (17.5%)	49 (8.8%)	193 (34.8%)	195 (35.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$12,306			$265			$12,041	35.6	37.3	840	20

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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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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.