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)
340384006115	1001	Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools	Public	3-8	165 Academy Road	Dennisville	08214	Cape May County	Dennis Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-2821	362	25	14.5	27.6%	329 (90.9%)	9 (2.5%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,469			$647			$23,822	25.5	30.6	946	55
340330004776	1002	School #5	Public	K-5	136 Valley Road	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2386	417	37	11.2	47.5%	131 (31.4%)	12 (2.9%)	230 (55.2%)	33 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$12,695						$12,695	25.3	32.3	915	87
341287001632	1003	G.H. Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4150 Garfield Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-5751	359	32	11.2	56.5%	17 (4.7%)	60 (16.7%)	231 (64.3%)	41 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$9,874			$505			$9,369	25.2	25.8	1004	1
340930001592	1004	Magnolia	Public	PK, KG-8	420 North Warwick Rd	Magnolia	08049	Camden County	Magnolia School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4763	399	39	10.1	43.6%	175 (43.9%)	84 (21.1%)	88 (22.1%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.5%)	$15,707			$668			$15,039	25.1	26.8	993	11
340861005574	1005	Number 6	Public	PK, KG-5	19 East Morris Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 862-3003	329	24	13.7	52.6%	85 (25.8%)	63 (19.1%)	160 (48.6%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$9,307			$600			$8,707	25.1	23.1	1036	31
341203004678	1006	Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	133	17	7.7	49.6%	89 (66.9%)	2 (1.5%)	34 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	$18,531			$897			$17,634	25	39.8	806	200
341122003476	1007	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	355	33	10.9	53.8%	24 (6.8%)	59 (16.6%)	251 (70.7%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,278						$11,278	24.9	15.8	1141	134
341596005412	1008	Wantage Elementary School	Public	3-5	815 Route 23	Wantage	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4589	354	39	9	27.4%	302 (85.3%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$11,412			$270			$11,142	24.9	34.1	891	117
340789002870	1009	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5090	442	43	10.4	66.3%	95 (21.5%)	8 (1.8%)	314 (71.0%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$7,609			$569			$7,040	24.8	20.8	1078	69
341134002298	1010	Lafayette Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,235	72	17.1	80.3%	202 (16.4%)	16 (1.3%)	1,012 (81.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,737			$782			$6,955	24.8	30.1	952	58

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.