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)
340573006028	811	Reeds Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	103 South Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	517	55	9.4	50.5%	172 (33.3%)	94 (18.2%)	140 (27.1%)	82 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$12,182			$535			$11,647	39.1	39.3	813	2
340126002730	812	Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 West 56th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5996	721	66	10.9	64.6%	270 (37.4%)	123 (17.1%)	193 (26.8%)	91 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.1%)	$12,061			$545			$11,516	38.9	35.9	860	48
340489001072	813	J Harold Van Zant	Public	K-5	270 Conestoga Drive	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0687	624	38	16.4	11.2%	433 (69.4%)	45 (7.2%)	41 (6.6%)	56 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.1%)	$8,694			$146			$8,548	38.8	52.3	635	178
340783002792	814	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	764	62	12.3	62.4%	394 (51.6%)	68 (8.9%)	138 (18.1%)	145 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,613			$348			$9,265	38.6	36.7	850	36
341758002942	815	Public School Number Two	Public	K-6	5200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4040	638	55	11.6	76.3%	44 (6.9%)	10 (1.6%)	557 (87.3%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,439			$588			$8,851	38.5	41.7	782	33
340076403256	816	Philip's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	342 Central Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Phillip's Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 624-0644	673	30	22.4	67.9%	2 (0.3%)	592 (88.0%)	70 (10.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,953			$752			$10,201	38.5	38.9	823	7
340861005580	817	Number 9	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Deerfield Terrace	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-5164	309	27	11.6	48.5%	65 (21.0%)	90 (29.1%)	114 (36.9%)	16 (5.2%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.5%)	$9,767			$186			$9,581	38.4	51.6	648	169
340330004772	818	School #3	Public	K-5	365 Washington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2390	227	18	12.6	67.0%	74 (32.6%)	3 (1.3%)	130 (57.3%)	12 (5.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$11,857						$11,857	38.2	46.4	716	102
340180005800	819	Blairstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Sunset Hill Road	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	Blairstown Elementary Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-6111	425	44	9.7	14.1%	331 (77.9%)	14 (3.3%)	50 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.1%)	$13,951			$245			$13,706	38.2	35.7	863	44
340627000498	820	Nellie K. Parker	Public	PK, KG-4	261 Maple Hill Dr	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-8020	571	47	12.2	47.5%	50 (8.8%)	120 (21.0%)	340 (59.5%)	46 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$15,918			$637			$15,281	38	45.8	724	96

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.