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)
340984001114	401	Neeta School	Public	3-8	44 Neeta Trail	Medford Lakes	08055	Burlington County	Medford Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-5155	325	33	9.8	2.5%	316 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$6,879						$6,879	71.6	61.8	522	121
340096000028	402	Richmond Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	4115 Ventnor Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7250	598	61	9.8	85.5%	24 (4.0%)	81 (13.5%)	307 (51.3%)	173 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$12,517			$1,662			$10,855	71.4	63.6	499	97
340576003443	403	Thomas Jefferson School #9	Public	PK, KG-5	62 Alpine Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5039	369	38	9.6	57.5%	162 (43.9%)	24 (6.5%)	171 (46.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$15,130			$159			$14,971	71.3	78.6	290	113
340678005356	404	Hardyston Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Route 23	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Hardyston Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 823-7000	321	36	9	15.0%	238 (74.1%)	13 (4.0%)	51 (15.9%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$8,751			$62			$8,689	71.3	52.9	628	224
340004200322	405	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	454	35	12.9	74.7%	32 (7.0%)	83 (18.3%)	323 (71.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,730			$685			$10,045	71.1	64.3	492	87
341410004504	406	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	37 Keller Avenue	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8602	275	26	10.7	22.9%	118 (42.9%)	6 (2.2%)	120 (43.6%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$8,637			$54			$8,583	70.9	22.6	1046	640
340840003156	407	Ben Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	2939 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5540	349	39	8.8	16.6%	144 (41.3%)	46 (13.2%)	55 (15.8%)	85 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,316			$62			$15,254	70.9	52.8	630	223
340609005350	408	Green Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	69 Mackerly Road	Greendell	07839	Sussex County	Green Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 300-3800	398	43	9.3	4.3%	326 (81.9%)	16 (4.0%)	41 (10.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$14,773			$261			$14,512	70.9	71.6	404	4
340000800107	409	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	281 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4041	301	23	12.9	12.0%	238 (79.1%)	6 (2.0%)	43 (14.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$9,632			$144			$9,488	70.6	57.9	570	161
340987001128	410	Taunton Forge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 Evergreen Trail	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Medford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-6723	287	24	11.7	3.1%	241 (84.0%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (8.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$9,935						$9,935	70.6	83.6	221	189

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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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