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)
340078703387	871	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	852	58	14.6	68.3%	103 (12.1%)	61 (7.2%)	658 (77.2%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,007			$453			$7,554	34.9	27.1	987	116
340783002788	872	Charles E. Trefurt School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Franklin St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4320	710	64	11	54.1%	47 (6.6%)	34 (4.8%)	543 (76.5%)	74 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	$12,189			$483			$11,706	34.7	39	820	52
340900005840	873	Lopatcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 Route 57	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-0800	374	35	10.6	20.3%	183 (48.9%)	80 (21.4%)	64 (17.1%)	34 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$6,672						$6,672	34.7	43.4	759	114
340126000001	874	William Shemin Midtown Community School #8	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5984	1,235	93	13.2	71.3%	485 (39.3%)	229 (18.5%)	396 (32.1%)	67 (5.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.8%)	$8,530			$312			$8,218	34.5	35.2	871	3
340996001594	875	Merchantville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 S Centre St	Merchantville	08109	Camden County	Merchantville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1091	396	36	11.1	38.4%	189 (47.7%)	48 (12.1%)	116 (29.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	$10,608			$614			$9,994	34.4	42.4	775	100
340603001512	876	Chews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 783-6607	714	53	13.5	32.9%	403 (56.4%)	110 (15.4%)	116 (16.2%)	40 (5.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	$11,338			$312			$11,026	34.4	33.6	895	19
340390002528	877	Shady Lane Elementary School	Public	1-5	130 Peach Street	Westville	08093	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 384-6046	413	37	11.1	39.5%	148 (35.8%)	78 (18.9%)	112 (27.1%)	44 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	$7,987			$373			$7,614	34.2	27.9	975	98
340222004600	878	Veterans Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	103 Hendrickson Avenue	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	578	54	10.7	46.4%	340 (58.8%)	71 (12.3%)	127 (22.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	$7,392			$209			$7,183	34.1	25.4	1007	129
340156004578	879	H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	631	56	11.3	40.9%	436 (69.1%)	25 (4.0%)	127 (20.1%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	$12,702			$734			$11,968	34.1	49.4	676	203
340072903027	880	Vineland Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1480 Pennsylvania Ave.	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 691-1004	424	32	13.2	24.8%	44 (10.4%)	138 (32.5%)	211 (49.8%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.0%)	$7,019			$665			$6,354	34	36.3	856	24

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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.