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)
340804004288	241	Stonybrook Elementary School	Public	3-5	118 Boonton Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1881	357	34	10.5	2.2%	255 (71.4%)	5 (1.4%)	38 (10.6%)	26 (7.3%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.7%)	$12,633			$38			$12,595	82.8	85.8	191	50
340951000704	242	Mansfield Township Elementary School	Public	3-6	200 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Mansfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-2037	291	25	11.8	8.2%	189 (64.9%)	37 (12.7%)	24 (8.2%)	25 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$9,680						$9,680	82.8	76.5	330	88
341248004458	243	Troy Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	509 S Beverwyck Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 428-7588	294	27	10.9	19.0%	89 (30.3%)	11 (3.7%)	63 (21.4%)	124 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$15,561			$248			$15,313	82.7	85	205	38
340076703251	244	Jersey City Global Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	255 Congress Street	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Global Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 744-2444	433	23	19.2	27.5%	28 (6.5%)	30 (6.9%)	130 (30.0%)	240 (55.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$6,567			$748			$5,819	82.6	84.9	208	36
340927003524	245	Walter M. Schirra Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Awn St	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4495	268	23	11.9	7.8%	166 (61.9%)	11 (4.1%)	31 (11.6%)	54 (20.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,693			$63			$14,630	82.6	76.7	324	79
340969000393	246	William H. Ross III School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 N Haverford Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2080	184	27	6.7	4.9%	160 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$18,057			$540			$17,517	82.5	88.5	144	102
340417004224	247	Central Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-0358	347	35	9.9	2.0%	238 (68.6%)	8 (2.3%)	52 (15.0%)	41 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,210			$189			$12,021	82.5	82.2	238	9
340636001550	248	Van Sciver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Rhoads Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 869-7730	346	29	11.8	24.0%	246 (71.1%)	19 (5.5%)	49 (14.2%)	19 (5.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$10,796			$323			$10,473	82.3	65.4	477	229
341056005984	249	Charles H. Bullock School	Public	K-5	55 Washington Street	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4255	428	42	10.1	11.7%	243 (56.8%)	79 (18.5%)	39 (9.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (11.0%)	$12,790			$183			$12,607	82.2	78.3	297	48
341248004440	250	Intervale Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Pitt Rd	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 263-7075	276	24	11.5	14.5%	103 (37.3%)	8 (2.9%)	51 (18.5%)	101 (36.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$11,528			$245			$11,283	82.1	80.8	261	11

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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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