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)
341752005006	591	Marshall Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Marshall Hill Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 728-3430	305	22	13.6	21.6%	228 (74.8%)	4 (1.3%)	64 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$12,904			$250			$12,654	56.4	54.2	614	23
340756003868	592	Newbury Elementary School	Public	3-5	179 Newbury Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2491	389	31	12.6	21.1%	245 (63.0%)	15 (3.9%)	82 (21.1%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.2%)	$8,417			$12			$8,405	56.3	49.9	668	76
340552005802	593	Franklin Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	52 Asbury Broadway Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Franklin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-2958	215	26	8.2	19.1%	156 (72.6%)	7 (3.3%)	37 (17.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.1%)	$17,688			$611			$17,077	55.9	57	585	8
341011003992	594	Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Murphy Road	New Monmouth	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-2111	476	40	11.9	13.2%	377 (79.2%)	6 (1.3%)	70 (14.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$9,359			$121			$9,238	55.9	67.6	447	147
341380000760	595	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Teaneck Road	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-0808	338	35	9.6	41.4%	69 (20.4%)	15 (4.4%)	215 (63.6%)	23 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$10,844			$609			$10,235	55.9	44.6	747	152
340330004792	596	School #16	Public	K-5	755 Grove Street	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2420	209	22	9.5	41.6%	72 (34.4%)	9 (4.3%)	83 (39.7%)	34 (16.3%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$13,684						$13,684	55.8	71.7	402	194
340636001544	597	Clyde S. Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Cedar Avenue	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7720	124	9	13.8	17.7%	98 (79.0%)	3 (2.4%)	18 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$12,020			$364			$11,656	55.8	61.7	523	74
340076903010	598	Lambertville Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N. Main	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-0183	228	33	6.8	34.2%	134 (58.8%)	4 (1.8%)	74 (32.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$13,680			$142			$13,538	55.7	45.1	738	140
340621000471	599	Greenwich School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Wyndham Farm Boulevard	Stewartsville	08886	Warren County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-2022	420	35	12	12.4%	256 (61.0%)	47 (11.2%)	68 (16.2%)	31 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$6,883			$83			$6,800	55.7	57.7	579	20
340654003114	600	Langtree Elementary School	Public	K-5	2080 Whatley Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4157	351	28	12.4	33.9%	174 (49.6%)	45 (12.8%)	79 (22.5%)	33 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$8,715			$05			$8,710	55.5	53.9	617	17

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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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