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)
340783002794	1261	Julia A. Barnes School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Astor Place	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6420	309	33	9.3	59.5%	28 (9.1%)	64 (20.7%)	204 (66.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,400			$497			$12,903	8.7	38.4	830	431
341122003472	1262	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	620	65	9.5	73.1%	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.9%)	592 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,736						$10,736	8.5	7.3	1287	25
341116004048	1263	Midtown Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Corlies Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	430	49	8.7	84.2%	20 (4.7%)	154 (35.8%)	236 (54.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$13,354			$919			$12,435	8.5	13.2	1184	79
340096000022	1264	Uptown School Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	323 Madison Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 344-8809	498	55	9.1	92.0%	6 (1.2%)	248 (49.8%)	222 (44.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$14,625			$2,387			$12,238	8.3	6.1	1301	37
341269003384	1265	School 16	Public	PK, KG-8	11 22nd Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2700	840	56	15	59.2%	19 (2.3%)	44 (5.2%)	774 (92.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$6,870						$6,870	8.3	10	1249	16
340076303247	1266	Hope Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	836 S. 4th Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	Hope Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-3448	142	17	8.5	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	55 (38.7%)	84 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$9,684			$2,493			$7,191	8.3	14.5	1161	105
340783002830	1267	Alexander D. Sullivan School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Seaview Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6530	647	49	13.1	64.8%	46 (7.1%)	185 (28.6%)	369 (57.0%)	34 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$11,486			$434			$11,052	8.2	11.4	1218	49
341254003487	1268	Sonia Sotomayor School #21	Public	K-8	225 Madison Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	539	48	11.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	512 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								8.1	8.8	1265	3
340096000032	1269	Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Marmora Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7380	538	53	10.1	90.3%	5 (0.9%)	373 (69.3%)	140 (26.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$13,546			$1,934			$11,612	8	7	1293	24
341134000091	1270	Rafael Hernandez School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5004	653	44	14.8	78.6%	21 (3.2%)	135 (20.7%)	492 (75.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,503			$721			$7,782	8	7.5	1282	12

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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

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.