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)
340345003762	141	Conover Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	76 Conover Road	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	313	42	7.4	2.6%	263 (84.0%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (8.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	$12,760						$12,760	88.5	89.6	127	14
341497004102	142	Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Obre Place	Shrewsbury	07702	Monmouth County	Shrewsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-0882	453	51	8.8	0.7%	395 (87.2%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$14,231			$86			$14,145	88.5	90.4	115	27
340357005466	143	Brookside Place School	Public	K-5	700 Brookside Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6244	357	28	12.7	0.8%	269 (75.4%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (16.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$7,629			$04			$7,625	88.3	88.2	147	4
340972003948	144	Marlboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Road West	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2095	522	41	12.5	5.9%	366 (70.1%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.4%)	84 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$9,088			$17			$9,071	88.2	81.9	241	97
340354003282	145	Cranbury School	Public	PK, KG-8	23 N Main St	Cranbury	08512	Middlesex County	Cranbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 395-1700	438	57	7.6	7.3%	220 (50.2%)	17 (3.9%)	44 (10.0%)	135 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$18,574			$108			$18,466	88.2	91	106	39
340450003366	146	Woodbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Robin Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2901	885	64	13.7	12.3%	29 (3.3%)	60 (6.8%)	32 (3.6%)	713 (80.6%)	25 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	$6,009						$6,009	88.1	91.5	95	51
341644000805	147	Union Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	149 Perryville Road	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Union Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5511	220	24	9	4.5%	166 (75.5%)	5 (2.3%)	18 (8.2%)	23 (10.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$11,993			$386			$11,607	88.1	81.8	242	95
341245000714	148	West Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 South First Street	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	339	27	12.7	2.4%	255 (75.2%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (11.2%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$11,688			$29			$11,659	88.1	92.4	80	68
341248004438	149	Eastlake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Eba Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7583	396	29	13.7	11.4%	70 (17.7%)	13 (3.3%)	51 (12.9%)	256 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,346			$164			$12,182	88.1	76	336	187
340537000460	150	High Mountain Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	765 High Mountain Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-4433	297	30	10	3.4%	239 (80.5%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.1%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$12,337						$12,337	88	84.9	209	59

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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.