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)
341812003694	1091	Matthew Jago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Central Avenue	Sewaren	07077	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8428	411	44	9.3	42.8%	155 (37.7%)	44 (10.7%)	154 (37.5%)	49 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$6,230						$6,230	18.8	22.8	1043	48
340074403139	1092	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	360	24	15.3	45.8%	8 (2.2%)	292 (81.1%)	49 (13.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,406			$294			$8,112	18.8	13.9	1172	80
341320000200	1093	North Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 North Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6887	375	42	8.9	76.5%	8 (2.1%)	128 (34.1%)	223 (59.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	$19,102			$779			$18,323	18.7	21.9	1061	32
340459005512	1094	Madison Monroe School No. 16	Public	PK, KG-8	1091 North Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5770	615	50	12.4	74.0%	108 (17.6%)	54 (8.8%)	440 (71.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,480			$213			$9,267	18.7	19.4	1098	4
341269004922	1095	School 27	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Richmond Ave	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0270	643	49	13.1	81.5%	30 (4.7%)	63 (9.8%)	373 (58.0%)	174 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$8,335						$8,335	18.5	18.6	1110	15
340243000976	1096	Wilbur Watts Intermediate School	Public	3-6	550 High Street	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5834	467	45	10.3	72.4%	86 (18.4%)	250 (53.5%)	97 (20.8%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$14,246			$914			$13,332	18.4	13.2	1183	87
340423000273	1097	Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	500 South Clinton Street	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-4320	487	35	13.9	59.8%	5 (1.0%)	437 (89.7%)	40 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,883			$366			$10,517	18.4	19.8	1092	5
341428005658	1098	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-4	501 Washington Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2072	358	28	12.7	61.7%	19 (5.3%)	156 (43.6%)	166 (46.4%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,333			$543			$13,790	18.3	20	1090	8
340459005962	1099	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	764	60	12.8	88.0%	27 (3.5%)	53 (6.9%)	675 (88.4%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,474			$262			$10,212	18.3	16.1	1135	36
340330004782	1100	School #11	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Merselis Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2401	377	36	10.6	68.7%	79 (21.0%)	23 (6.1%)	250 (66.3%)	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,583			$594			$11,989	18.2	22.3	1052	48

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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:

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

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.