Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
340729005542	991	Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Public	2-6	614 Tillman St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	191	24	7.9	74.9%	18 (9.4%)	111 (58.1%)	56 (29.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,412		$13,412	26.3	23.7	1028	37
340075503187	992	Roseville Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	540 Orange Street	Newark	07107	Essex County	Roseville Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-4400	286	26	11	94.8%	2 (0.7%)	127 (44.4%)	154 (53.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)				26.3	25.8	1005	13
341146002886	993	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	968	70	13.7	70.8%	74 (7.6%)	7 (0.7%)	883 (91.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$4,973		$4,973	26.2	24	1022	29
340079103403	994	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3455 West Bangs Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 774-0727	582	39	14.9	89.0%	19 (3.3%)	328 (56.4%)	230 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,303	$1,076	$12,227	26.1	22.4	1049	55
340744005370	995	Tulsa Trail Elementary School	Public	2-3	2 Tulsa Trail	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8806	221	17	12.7	36.2%	110 (49.8%)	16 (7.2%)	83 (37.6%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$9,796		$9,796	26.1	61	534	461
340071803014	996	Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	900	55	16.3	90.9%	5 (0.6%)	250 (27.8%)	626 (69.6%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$10,771	$1,994	$8,777	26	12.9	1191	195
341824001294	997	Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 John Bowker Jr. Blvd	Chatsworth	08019	Burlington County	Woodland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 726-1230	103	15	6.8	8.7%	93 (90.3%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$15,535	$412	$15,123	25.9	21.3	1068	71
341002000033	998	Middle Township Elementary #2	Public	3-5	101 West Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1828	532	48	11	53.6%	280 (52.6%)	95 (17.9%)	111 (20.9%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$11,229	$383	$10,846	25.9	31.8	926	72
340074503137	999	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Bergen County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	2,058	135	15.2	67.2%	95 (4.6%)	135 (6.6%)	1,711 (83.1%)	93 (4.5%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	$9,416	$1,264	$8,152	25.9	27.1	988	11
340459003197	1000	iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	401	36	11.2	89.0%	30 (7.5%)	103 (25.7%)	261 (65.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,452	$244	$9,208	25.8	24	1021	21

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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)
340729005542	991	Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Public	2-6	614 Tillman St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	191	24	7.9	74.9%	18 (9.4%)	111 (58.1%)	56 (29.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,412						$13,412	26.3	23.7	1028	37
340075503187	992	Roseville Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	540 Orange Street	Newark	07107	Essex County	Roseville Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-4400	286	26	11	94.8%	2 (0.7%)	127 (44.4%)	154 (53.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								26.3	25.8	1005	13
341146002886	993	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	968	70	13.7	70.8%	74 (7.6%)	7 (0.7%)	883 (91.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$4,973						$4,973	26.2	24	1022	29
340079103403	994	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3455 West Bangs Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 774-0727	582	39	14.9	89.0%	19 (3.3%)	328 (56.4%)	230 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,303			$1,076			$12,227	26.1	22.4	1049	55
340744005370	995	Tulsa Trail Elementary School	Public	2-3	2 Tulsa Trail	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8806	221	17	12.7	36.2%	110 (49.8%)	16 (7.2%)	83 (37.6%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$9,796						$9,796	26.1	61	534	461
340071803014	996	Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	900	55	16.3	90.9%	5 (0.6%)	250 (27.8%)	626 (69.6%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$10,771			$1,994			$8,777	26	12.9	1191	195
341824001294	997	Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 John Bowker Jr. Blvd	Chatsworth	08019	Burlington County	Woodland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 726-1230	103	15	6.8	8.7%	93 (90.3%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$15,535			$412			$15,123	25.9	21.3	1068	71
341002000033	998	Middle Township Elementary #2	Public	3-5	101 West Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1828	532	48	11	53.6%	280 (52.6%)	95 (17.9%)	111 (20.9%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$11,229			$383			$10,846	25.9	31.8	926	72
340074503137	999	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Bergen County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	2,058	135	15.2	67.2%	95 (4.6%)	135 (6.6%)	1,711 (83.1%)	93 (4.5%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	$9,416			$1,264			$8,152	25.9	27.1	988	11
340459003197	1000	iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	401	36	11.2	89.0%	30 (7.5%)	103 (25.7%)	261 (65.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,452			$244			$9,208	25.8	24	1021	21