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)
340972003952	151	Robertsville Elementary School	Public	1-5	36 Menzel Lane	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 972-2044	471	44	10.6	8.1%	254 (53.9%)	7 (1.5%)	27 (5.7%)	160 (34.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	$10,138			$212			$9,926	88	88.7	142	9
341698005306	152	Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Mount Bethel Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-5300	290	39	7.4	12.8%	132 (45.5%)	6 (2.1%)	48 (16.6%)	81 (27.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$13,768			$193			$13,575	87.9	76.6	325	173
341290004482	153	Stephen J. Gerace School	Public	K-5	59 Boulevard	Pequannock	07440	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 305-5615	330	22	14.8	4.5%	265 (80.3%)	3 (0.9%)	43 (13.0%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$8,745			$91			$8,654	87.9	88.7	140	13
341452000834	154	Wandell School	Public	PK, KG-5	97 E Allendale Rd	Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-0727	115	15	7.8		67 (58.3%)	4 (3.5%)	8 (7.0%)	27 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	$23,157			$608			$22,549	87.8	91.7	93	61
340003200302	155	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	299	22	13.5	17.7%	156 (52.2%)	30 (10.0%)	67 (22.4%)	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	87.8	92.9	71	84
340285002030	156	North End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	122 Stevens Avenue	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1454	307	30	10.2	6.8%	237 (77.2%)	9 (2.9%)	35 (11.4%)	19 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,408			$101			$12,307	87.7	91.5	96	60
341812003452	157	Oak Tree Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	Wilus Way	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8424	470	29	16.4	24.3%	18 (3.8%)	11 (2.3%)	49 (10.4%)	387 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$4,113						$4,113	87.6	85.7	194	37
341371003034	158	Whitehouse School	Public	PK, KG-3	50 Whitehouse Ave	Whitehouse Station	08889	Hunterdon County	Readington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 534-4411	312	31	9.9	17.9%	201 (64.4%)	10 (3.2%)	52 (16.7%)	30 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$10,740			$07			$10,733	87.6	74.2	369	211
341242000696	159	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	East 203 Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	295	24	12.1	10.8%	127 (43.1%)	18 (6.1%)	48 (16.3%)	89 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$15,311						$15,311	87.6	88.1	153	6
340342001478	160	James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Haddon Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5705	128	12	11	21.9%	81 (63.3%)	10 (7.8%)	23 (18.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	$9,274			$462			$8,812	87.5	72	396	236

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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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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.