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)
340654003104	1121	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	266	23	11.4	81.2%	7 (2.6%)	128 (48.1%)	124 (46.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,973			$1,204			$9,769	16.8	20.8	1077	44
341680005921	1122	Dr. William Mennies Elementary School	Public	K-5	361 East Grant Avenue	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6957	563	42	13.4	66.3%	90 (16.0%)	95 (16.9%)	336 (59.7%)	17 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)	$13,748			$1,006			$12,742	16.8	16.5	1133	11
341254004838	1123	Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	433	36	12	98.8%	7 (1.6%)	9 (2.1%)	398 (91.9%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,482			$735			$10,747	16.8	14.9	1156	33
340522001086	1124	Roebling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1330 Hornberger Ave	Roebling	08554	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4640	347	47	7.3	46.1%	150 (43.2%)	73 (21.0%)	49 (14.1%)	53 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	$6,070			$498			$5,572	16.6	18.6	1111	13
341134002326	1125	Mt Vernon Place School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	878	57	15.4	72.8%	4 (0.5%)	319 (36.3%)	446 (50.8%)	97 (11.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,356			$531			$8,825	16.3	20.6	1081	44
341287001630	1126	Delair Elementary School	Public	K-3	850 Derousse Avenue	Delair	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6164	269	29	9.4	58.7%	12 (4.5%)	73 (27.1%)	154 (57.2%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$8,537			$497			$8,040	16.3	21.6	1063	63
341269003382	1127	Dr. Hani Awadallah School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2600	564	54	10.5	82.3%	170 (30.1%)	34 (6.0%)	343 (60.8%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,552						$8,552	16.2	19	1105	22
340007600483	1128	Hope Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	601 Grand Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Hope Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 988-4227	281	30	9.5	92.5%	1 (0.4%)	75 (26.7%)	204 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$7,849			$1,067			$6,782	16.2	23.9	1024	104
341815002692	1129	Evergreen Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 North Evergreen Avenue	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	Woodbury City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 853-0125	310	29	10.7	61.9%	61 (19.7%)	118 (38.1%)	96 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.0%)	$15,161			$1,499			$13,662	16.1	18.9	1109	20
341134002304	1130	Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	835	61	13.6	76.6%	19 (2.3%)	285 (34.1%)	523 (62.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,119			$1,873			$10,246	16	12.3	1201	71

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.