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)
340861005578	1041	Number 8	Public	PK, KG-5	500 West Blancke St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 862-4397	325	28	11.8	58.5%	67 (20.6%)	52 (16.0%)	187 (57.5%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$9,886			$114			$9,772	22.3	32.3	913	128
340822004638	1042	Clifton Ave Grade School	Public	2-6	625 Clifton Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3650	473	51	9.3	92.2%	23 (4.9%)	36 (7.6%)	405 (85.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$14,783			$771			$14,012	22.2	29.3	959	83
341146002884	1043	Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-8	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	524	48	10.8	81.7%	19 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	484 (92.4%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$5,450						$5,450	22.2	22.9	1041	2
341623004732	1044	East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 Vaughn Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5840	601	50	12	34.3%	411 (68.4%)	16 (2.7%)	139 (23.1%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.5%)	$7,109			$329			$6,780	22	20.6	1082	38
341353005646	1045	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	811 St George Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1060	581	48	12	56.8%	89 (15.3%)	170 (29.3%)	278 (47.8%)	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.0%)	$14,584			$216			$14,368	22	28.2	973	72
340078503390	1046	Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,440	209	11.6	90.4%	8 (0.3%)	315 (12.9%)	2,104 (86.2%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$8,782			$947			$7,835	22	23.3	1033	13
341623004738	1047	Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	384	30	12.8	42.2%	256 (66.7%)	13 (3.4%)	96 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$6,491			$331			$6,160	21.8	23.9	1025	22
340588000064	1048	Dorothy L. Bullock School	Public	1-5	370 New St E	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	719	57	12.6	50.9%	211 (29.3%)	248 (34.5%)	179 (24.9%)	27 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.0%)								21.6	29.7	954	94
340576000472	1049	Abraham Lincoln School #6	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Palisade Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5036	380	37	10.2	46.8%	68 (17.9%)	28 (7.4%)	274 (72.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,925			$220			$12,705	21.6	27.7	977	72
340822005981	1050	Oak Street Elementary School	Public	2-6	75 Oak Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3670	656	76	8.6	91.6%	23 (3.5%)	45 (6.9%)	562 (85.7%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$15,288			$770			$14,518	21.6	23.7	1030	20

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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:

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

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.