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)
340390002518	641	Good Intent Elementary School	Public	1-5	1555 Good Intent Rd	Deptford	08096	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-2737	333	32	10.5	26.1%	188 (56.5%)	52 (15.6%)	59 (17.7%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$7,883			$177			$7,706	52.2	38	833	192
341533002440	642	Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School	Public	K-5	274 Boyden Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 378-5209	392	46	8.5	23.0%	148 (37.8%)	153 (39.0%)	48 (12.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (8.4%)	$6,478						$6,478	52.2	42.1	777	135
341422004086	643	Roosevelt Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	School Lane	Roosevelt	08555	Monmouth County	Roosevelt Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 448-2798	87	7	12	8.0%	54 (62.1%)	2 (2.3%)	22 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)	$19,731			$445			$19,286	52.1	60.6	535	108
340159001324	644	Berlin Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	215 S Franklin Ave	Berlin	08009	Camden County	Berlin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-0129	840	77	10.9	16.9%	589 (70.1%)	77 (9.2%)	79 (9.4%)	38 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.5%)	$11,413			$352			$11,061	52.1	51.2	653	9
340126002722	645	Philip G. Vroom Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 West 26th St	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5956	437	42	10.4	71.6%	162 (37.1%)	80 (18.3%)	123 (28.1%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (8.0%)	$12,231			$788			$11,443	52.1	54.4	613	32
341053005380	646	Montague Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Route 206	Montague	07827	Sussex County	Montague Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 293-7131	308	38	8.2	29.9%	205 (66.6%)	13 (4.2%)	69 (22.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$17,566			$1,324			$16,242	52	51.1	654	8
341095001160	647	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1370 Hainesport Mt Laurel Rd	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 235-1341	405	33	12.4	17.3%	188 (46.4%)	66 (16.3%)	60 (14.8%)	58 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)	$7,745						$7,745	51.9	70.3	422	225
340840003162	648	Lawrenceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Craven Lane	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5570	298	29	10.1	24.5%	140 (47.0%)	33 (11.1%)	59 (19.8%)	41 (13.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$15,394			$25			$15,369	51.9	84.2	213	435
340885000562	649	Washington School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 N Main Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8513	362	26	13.9	58.6%	93 (25.7%)	23 (6.4%)	211 (58.3%)	29 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$6,490			$192			$6,298	51.8	58.2	562	87
340228005180	650	John F. Kennedy Primary School	Public	K-4	255 Woodmere Street	Raritan	08869	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-1179	458	50	9.2	31.2%	157 (34.3%)	30 (6.6%)	157 (34.3%)	84 (18.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	$9,400			$598			$8,802	51.8	33.4	899	249

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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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