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)
340801003008	651	Kingwood Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	880 County Road 519	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Kingwood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2941	344	39	8.8	7.8%	333 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,499			$240			$15,259	51.5	58	568	83
341527002628	652	South Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 Mullica Hill Rd	Harrisonville	08039	Gloucester County	South Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0855	348	32	10.8	12.4%	305 (87.6%)	14 (4.0%)	11 (3.2%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,098			$381			$10,717	51.4	52.3	639	13
340654003120	653	Morgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	38 Stamford Road	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4160	275	30	9.2	25.5%	154 (56.0%)	21 (7.6%)	73 (26.5%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	$10,522			$06			$10,516	51.1	47.9	693	40
341143000642	654	George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Albert Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	330	21	15.4	29.1%	166 (50.3%)	10 (3.0%)	136 (41.2%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$7,120			$260			$6,860	51.1	67	456	198
340795003890	655	Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	616	69	8.9	54.9%	279 (45.3%)	36 (5.8%)	265 (43.0%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$10,296			$571			$9,725	50.8	39.4	812	157
341518000465	656	Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	434	39	11.2	55.5%	108 (24.9%)	45 (10.4%)	251 (57.8%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$13,506			$373			$13,133	50.7	45.6	729	73
340126000141	657	Nicholas Oresko Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 East 24th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-6281	384	27	14.2	54.7%	171 (44.5%)	64 (16.7%)	85 (22.1%)	44 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	$11,130			$585			$10,545	50.6	61.5	526	131
341812003718	658	Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Pennsylvania Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 499-6566	290	28	10.3	29.3%	112 (38.6%)	11 (3.8%)	102 (35.2%)	56 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$4,433						$4,433	50.6	61.2	530	128
340096000016	659	Chelsea Heights School	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 Filbert Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7272	257	27	9.3	85.2%	10 (3.9%)	41 (16.0%)	123 (47.9%)	79 (30.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,190			$1,919			$11,271	50.6	48.3	688	29
341116004052	660	Summerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Summerfield La	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	380	40	9.4	51.8%	107 (28.2%)	135 (35.5%)	100 (26.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.9%)	$11,148			$607			$10,541	50.3	47.5	701	41

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.