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)
340225001788	1291	Buckshutem Road School	Public	K-8	550 Buckshutem Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	628	45	14.1	63.9%	17 (2.7%)	133 (21.2%)	466 (74.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,609			$765			$9,844	6.4	4.5	1328	37
340768002116	1292	Madison Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	173 Madison Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6871	483	29	16.6	64.6%	2 (0.4%)	300 (62.1%)	176 (36.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,223			$135			$10,088	6.3	11.3	1220	72
340264001364	1293	Cooper's Poynt Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 State Street	Camden	08102	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5370	405	52	7.7	62.0%	3 (0.7%)	155 (38.3%)	239 (59.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$18,278			$3,474			$14,804	6.3	7.3	1286	7
341254004852	1294	Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10	Public	K-6	151 Harrison St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5510	374	34	11	99.5%	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	359 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,200			$692			$9,508	6.2	11.2	1224	70
340264001408	1295	Yorkship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Collings Road	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5110	319	37	8.6	56.4%	1 (0.3%)	214 (67.1%)	95 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$16,425			$3,703			$12,722	6.2	4.1	1333	38
341134002252	1296	Camden Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	281 Camden St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6994	581	47	12.3	81.4%	5 (0.9%)	363 (62.5%)	198 (34.1%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,034			$966			$12,068	6.1	6.9	1294	2
340225001800	1297	Quarter Mile Lane School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Quarter Mile Lane	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	667	55	12.2	66.1%	18 (2.7%)	138 (20.7%)	495 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$10,618			$590			$10,028	6.1	5.4	1315	18
341254004844	1298	Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Hamilton Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5506	720	71	10.1	99.2%	7 (1.0%)	38 (5.3%)	667 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,342			$836			$9,506	6.1	5.8	1306	8
341134002234	1299	Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	562	41	13.7	75.8%	7 (1.2%)	438 (77.9%)	107 (19.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,240			$3,240			$10,000	6	7.9	1280	19
340783002796	1300	Ollie Culbreth Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	153 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6430	364	46	7.8	74.7%	15 (4.1%)	231 (63.5%)	104 (28.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,626			$510			$15,116	6	6.6	1297	3

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.