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)
340774004622	781	Switlik Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 West Veterans Highway	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4650	864	61	14.1	34.4%	488 (56.5%)	38 (4.4%)	294 (34.0%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$8,304			$342			$7,962	41	38.8	824	43
341536003638	782	John E. Riley Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Morris Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	364	35	10.4	33.2%	122 (33.5%)	37 (10.2%)	162 (44.5%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$6,256			$226			$6,030	41	40.8	793	11
341731002932	783	Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	3-6	1 Louisa Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6140	328	39	8.4	25.6%	122 (37.2%)	22 (6.7%)	152 (46.3%)	25 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$5,045			$563			$4,482	40.9	40.7	795	12
340330004788	784	School #14	Public	PK, KG-5	99 St Andrews Boulevard	Clifton	07012	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2411	375	38	10	56.8%	145 (38.7%)	25 (6.7%)	156 (41.6%)	41 (10.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,815			$596			$13,219	40.9	43	766	18
340435001056	785	Eastampton Township Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Student Drive	Eastampton	08060	Burlington County	Eastampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-9172	592	53	11.1	22.5%	286 (48.3%)	128 (21.6%)	118 (19.9%)	19 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$12,289			$519			$11,770	40.8	32.1	918	133
340423000134	786	Johnnie L. Cochran Junior Academy	Public	K-5	190 Midland Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 395-5975	129	12	10.5	50.4%	1 (0.8%)	106 (82.2%)	18 (14.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,977			$413			$13,564	40.6	38.7	826	40
341761002494	787	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	289 Main St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5385	445	46	9.6	73.3%	16 (3.6%)	122 (27.4%)	281 (63.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	$11,461			$1,392			$10,069	40.5	47.6	699	88
341311005084	788	Olivet Elementary School	Public	2-4	235 Sheep Pen Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2081	351	31	11.3	25.6%	282 (80.3%)	6 (1.7%)	40 (11.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$8,066			$317			$7,749	40.5	36.6	853	65
340330004786	789	School #13	Public	K-5	782 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2410	461	37	12.4	58.1%	152 (33.0%)	16 (3.5%)	246 (53.4%)	34 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,664						$11,664	40.4	36.7	851	62
340450003336	790	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2485 Woodbridge Avenue	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5300	620	50	12.4	45.2%	87 (14.0%)	96 (15.5%)	156 (25.2%)	248 (40.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	$6,208			$233			$5,975	40.4	53.8	620	170

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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.