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)
341119004426	841	Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	280	34	8.2	38.2%	108 (38.6%)	24 (8.6%)	138 (49.3%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,749			$406			$12,343	37.1	44.1	750	91
340432003058	842	Grace N. Rogers Elementary School	Public	3-5	380 Stockton St	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7833	625	59	10.5	39.4%	150 (24.0%)	49 (7.8%)	309 (49.4%)	99 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.4%)	$11,916			$360			$11,556	36.9	38.6	829	13
340954005842	843	Mansfield Township Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Port Murray Road	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3212	580	60	9.6	36.2%	324 (55.9%)	32 (5.5%)	193 (33.3%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	$12,529			$488			$12,041	36.9	40.9	792	51
341509005296	844	Van Derveer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Union Avenue	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4105	734	81	9	38.1%	290 (39.5%)	53 (7.2%)	272 (37.1%)	68 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	$11,128			$449			$10,679	36.7	40.1	805	39
341812003686	845	Avenel Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Avenel Street	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8504	417	28	14.8	45.3%	95 (22.8%)	115 (27.6%)	137 (32.9%)	69 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$4,286						$4,286	36.7	31.5	933	88
340126002728	846	Washington Community School #9	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Avenue B	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5990	678	59	11.4	62.1%	277 (40.9%)	89 (13.1%)	193 (28.5%)	87 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	$11,445			$529			$10,916	36.7	45	739	107
340183001992	847	Carteret Elementary School	Public	K-6	158 Grove Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8580	372	41	9.1	57.0%	37 (9.9%)	69 (18.5%)	249 (66.9%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,694			$511			$7,183	36.7	39.4	811	36
340126002716	848	Horace Mann Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 West 38th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5979	678	53	12.7	51.2%	359 (52.9%)	78 (11.5%)	134 (19.8%)	75 (11.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	$11,126			$557			$10,569	36.7	32.7	905	57
341095006070	849	Larchmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Larchmont Blvd	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 273-3700	385	40	9.6	22.6%	146 (37.9%)	87 (22.6%)	86 (22.3%)	43 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	$9,473			$160			$9,313	36.6	49.4	675	174
341764005018	850	Beatrice Gilmore School	Public	3-5	1075 McBride Avenue	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7740	371	31	11.9	17.0%	171 (46.1%)	12 (3.2%)	166 (44.7%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	$12,753			$609			$12,144	36.6	41.2	789	61

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.