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)
341035004326	571	Canfield Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	42 Canfield Avenue	Mine Hill	07803	Morris County	Mine Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-0590	366	33	11	38.3%	83 (22.7%)	22 (6.0%)	231 (63.1%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$14,201			$267			$13,934	57.6	58	564	7
340840003164	572	Slackwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	2060 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5580	246	24	10.3	49.6%	88 (35.8%)	24 (9.8%)	86 (35.0%)	41 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,162			$474			$15,688	57.4	79.7	276	296
341179000217	573	Northfield Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4005	451	49	9.2	22.6%	319 (70.7%)	3 (0.7%)	79 (17.5%)	24 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.2%)	$10,405			$320			$10,085	57.4	68.5	440	133
341365004490	574	Fernbrook School	Public	K-5	206 Quaker Church Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-0660	504	45	11	21.4%	211 (41.9%)	17 (3.4%)	159 (31.5%)	101 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$11,152			$351			$10,801	57.3	59.1	555	19
340807005832	575	Knowlton Township Board of Education	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Route 46	Delaware	07833	Warren County	Knowlton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-5118	180	20	9.1	16.7%	152 (84.4%)	5 (2.8%)	11 (6.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	$17,942			$731			$17,211	57.3	40.7	797	222
340549005206	576	MacAfee Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Macafee Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 249-9097	420	38	11	31.0%	81 (19.3%)	158 (37.6%)	112 (26.7%)	34 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	28 (6.7%)	$11,373			$172			$11,201	57.2	57.8	575	1
341818002698	577	Woodbury Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Academy Ave	Woodbury Hts	08097	Gloucester County	Woodbury Heights Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 848-2610	256	26	10	15.6%	187 (73.0%)	14 (5.5%)	29 (11.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.6%)	$12,936			$478			$12,458	57.1	56.7	589	12
341581001754	578	Stone Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 93rd St	Stone Harbor	08247	Cape May County	Stone Harbor School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 368-4413	78	10	8		72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$19,958			$173			$19,785	57.1	47.4	702	124
341638003215	579	Colin Powell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 New York Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 351-5165	702	51	13.7	81.5%	10 (1.4%)	14 (2.0%)	665 (94.7%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,464			$355			$10,109	57.1	53.6	621	42
340570002992	580	Frenchtown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	902 Harrison St	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Frenchtown Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2751	101	16	6.4	20.8%	73 (72.3%)	2 (2.0%)	15 (14.9%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.9%)	$17,886			$457			$17,429	57	47.2	705	125

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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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