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)
340327000310	581	School #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2350	277	32	8.7	50.9%	79 (28.5%)	2 (0.7%)	186 (67.1%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,248			$1,060			$15,188	57.6	56.5	595	14
341572005404	582	Valley Road School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Valley Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Stanhope School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0008	311	32	9.7	14.1%	193 (62.1%)	7 (2.3%)	87 (28.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	$15,419			$346			$15,073	57.6	53.9	621	39
340441003774	583	Woodmere	Public	2-4	65 Raleigh Court	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-3388	314	31	10.2	35.0%	131 (41.7%)	35 (11.1%)	104 (33.1%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$16,683			$1,062			$15,621	57.3	56.2	597	14
341230005846	584	Oxford Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	17 Kent Street	Oxford	07863	Warren County	Oxford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 453-4101	249	27	9.2	13.7%	200 (80.3%)	9 (3.6%)	29 (11.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,106			$309			$13,797	57.1	48.8	681	97
340552005802	585	Franklin Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	52 Asbury Broadway Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Franklin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-2958	199	25	7.9	18.1%	146 (73.4%)	6 (3.0%)	35 (17.6%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$17,688			$611			$17,077	57	55.4	602	17
341281001216	586	Fort Dix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1199 Fort Dix Juliustown Road	Fort Dix	08640	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	275	30	9.1	41.8%	124 (45.1%)	44 (16.0%)	62 (22.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	36 (13.1%)	$14,204			$383			$13,821	56.9	40.1	797	211
340489006065	587	Richard L Rice School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Crown Royal Parkway	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0685	504	37	13.6	5.8%	367 (72.8%)	29 (5.8%)	41 (8.1%)	40 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$8,190			$15			$8,175	56.9	52	646	59
340489000056	588	Frances DeMasi Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Evesboro Medford Rd	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0777	323	25	13.1	5.3%	205 (63.5%)	11 (3.4%)	19 (5.9%)	56 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.6%)	$8,998			$41			$8,957	56.8	73.8	377	211
341818002698	589	Woodbury Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Academy Ave	Woodbury Hts	08097	Gloucester County	Woodbury Heights Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 848-2610	255	26	9.8	9.0%	192 (75.3%)	14 (5.5%)	31 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	$12,936			$478			$12,458	56.7	46.4	714	125
341647003007	590	Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 Bengal Blvd	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-8900	485	44	11	37.3%	329 (67.8%)	33 (6.8%)	90 (18.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	$8,441			$108			$8,333	56.7	50.2	665	75

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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.
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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.