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)
340927003504	461	James A. McDivitt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Manny Martin Way	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4512	516	43	11.9	15.9%	303 (58.7%)	29 (5.6%)	82 (15.9%)	82 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$12,970			$160			$12,810	66.5	57.9	572	111
340300001440	462	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Walt Whitman Blvd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 428-1144	271	21	12.9	15.9%	132 (48.7%)	22 (8.1%)	55 (20.3%)	40 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.7%)	$10,186						$10,186	66.3	70.6	416	46
341365004496	463	Shongum School	Public	K-5	9 Arrow Place	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 895-2322	460	39	11.6	2.8%	346 (75.2%)	11 (2.4%)	54 (11.7%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$10,002			$44			$9,958	66.3	76.8	320	143
341449000830	464	Salome H. Long Memorial School	Public	K-6	260 Floral Lane	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 843-1142	309	25	12.5	14.9%	194 (62.8%)	3 (1.0%)	77 (24.9%)	30 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,912			$26			$13,886	66.2	53.5	623	159
340576000476	465	Roosevelt School #7	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Lincoln Pl	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5037	312	24	13.2	56.4%	85 (27.2%)	47 (15.1%)	171 (54.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,612			$175			$12,437	66.1	56.3	594	129
341752005008	466	Paradise Knoll Elementary School	Public	K-5	103 Paradise Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-7142	191	18	10.3	14.1%	136 (71.2%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (24.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$10,908			$37			$10,871	66.1	47	708	242
340399000348	467	Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	511	43	11.8	8.2%	194 (38.0%)	19 (3.7%)	201 (39.3%)	73 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	$7,760			$89			$7,671	66.1	70.3	419	48
341623004736	468	North Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	1759 New Hampshire Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5860	386	30	12.8	38.9%	175 (45.3%)	27 (7.0%)	133 (34.5%)	35 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	$6,547			$170			$6,377	66.1	58.5	559	91
341182000656	469	Northvale Public School	Public	K-8	441 Tappan Road	Northvale	07647	Bergen County	Northvale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-8484	534	53	10	2.2%	218 (40.8%)	9 (1.7%)	81 (15.2%)	206 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$14,135			$225			$13,910	66	70.9	410	59
340327000308	470	School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2340	498	41	12	48.2%	228 (45.8%)	14 (2.8%)	214 (43.0%)	39 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,133			$771			$12,362	65.9	64.6	491	21

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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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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.