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)
340096000018	1081	Texas Avenue School	Public	K-8	2523 Arctic Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7350	499	47	10.5	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	352 (70.5%)	117 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,119			$1,096			$11,023	19.6	16	1137	56
340393004220	1082	North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	612	57	10.7	57.2%	13 (2.1%)	19 (3.1%)	571 (93.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$5,024			$492			$4,532	19.6	21.1	1073	9
340240003221	1083	Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School	Public	3-5	1501 Central Ave	Minotola	08341	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-8080	341	24	14.2	58.7%	188 (55.1%)	34 (10.0%)	102 (29.9%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	$10,856			$345			$10,511	19.5	15.3	1148	65
340687002740	1084	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	221 Cross Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-6400	292	30	9.7	84.2%	21 (7.2%)	11 (3.8%)	234 (80.1%)	24 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,899			$1,200			$15,699	19.3	31.5	934	150
341800001288	1085	Twin Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	110 Twin Hill Drive	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8980	356	29	12.2	59.3%	20 (5.6%)	231 (64.9%)	77 (21.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.3%)	$11,881			$686			$11,195	19.2	21.6	1062	23
341623000345	1086	Joseph A. Citta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Lakewood Road	Toms River	08755	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 818-8550	522	38	13.8	67.6%	154 (29.5%)	85 (16.3%)	226 (43.3%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$6,372			$520			$5,852	19.2	22.9	1042	44
341623004744	1087	Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Walnut Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5900	718	60	12	54.0%	256 (35.7%)	66 (9.2%)	320 (44.6%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	$6,860			$486			$6,374	19.2	17.6	1119	32
341227002412	1088	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	417	37	11.4	81.1%	1 (0.2%)	213 (51.1%)	196 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,933			$426			$11,507	19.1	17.2	1122	34
340861005562	1089	Number 1	Public	PK, KG-5	728 North Wood Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2668	389	36	10.8	64.0%	53 (13.6%)	119 (30.6%)	192 (49.4%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$9,841			$592			$9,249	19	24.6	1015	74
341269004882	1090	School 5	Public	K-5	430 Totowa Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0050	763	58	13.1	75.2%	9 (1.2%)	46 (6.0%)	434 (56.9%)	270 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,638						$10,638	18.9	22.1	1057	33

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.