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)
341374004080	951	Red Bank Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	222 River Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1530	575	64	9	75.3%	84 (14.6%)	24 (4.2%)	455 (79.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$12,728			$719			$12,009	29.4	44	751	200
340004100321	952	International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	108	9	11.7	88.0%	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	102 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,829			$1,245			$11,584	29.3	21.2	1072	120
341539000236	953	South River Elementary School	Public	2-5	81 Johnson Place	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	683	60	11.4	59.0%	292 (42.8%)	48 (7.0%)	308 (45.1%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$9,291			$568			$8,723	29.3	28.3	970	17
340459005504	954	Elmora School No. 12	Public	PK, KG-8	638 Magie Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5650	637	46	14	80.5%	46 (7.2%)	63 (9.9%)	516 (81.0%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,954			$231			$9,723	29.1	35.9	859	95
340074803144	955	John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	742	44	16.8	75.5%	4 (0.5%)	104 (14.0%)	625 (84.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,769			$684			$9,085	28.9	26.5	996	41
341827001700	956	Woodlynne Boro Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Elm Avenue	Woodlynne	08107	Camden County	Woodlynne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-8822	418	42	10	80.6%	12 (2.9%)	119 (28.5%)	257 (61.5%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,716			$1,631			$12,085	28.9	28.9	962	6
341632004750	957	Tuckerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Marine Street	Tuckerton	08087	Ocean County	Tuckerton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-2858	303	35	8.6	50.5%	222 (73.3%)	9 (3.0%)	50 (16.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$13,791			$531			$13,260	28.7	29.6	956	1
340330006132	958	School #17	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Lexington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 458-6017	502	50	10.1	79.9%	68 (13.5%)	12 (2.4%)	402 (80.1%)	16 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,646			$594			$12,052	28.6	28.4	969	11
340783002802	959	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Ocean Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6470	626	44	14.1	69.0%	43 (6.9%)	281 (44.9%)	246 (39.3%)	29 (4.6%)	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	$9,010			$324			$8,686	28.5	23.2	1034	75
340069002954	960	Alexandria Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	557 County Rd. 513	Pittstown	08867	Hunterdon County	Alexandria Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-6811	423	47	9	7.1%	367 (86.8%)	7 (1.7%)	24 (5.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,932			$396			$12,536	28.5			(n/a)

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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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