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)
341050002982	61	Oak Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	226 Applegarth Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-7642	588	45	12.9	5.1%	44 (7.5%)	21 (3.6%)	30 (5.1%)	481 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$12,219			$30			$12,189	93	93.3	63	2
341020002156	62	Hartshorn School	Public	K-4	400 Hartshorn Drive	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7550	428	35	12.4	0.7%	166 (38.8%)	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.3%)	204 (47.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	$13,657			$34			$13,623	92.9	93.9	47	15
341011004000	63	Navesink Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 Monmouth Avenue	Atlantic Highlands	07716	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0289	205	21	9.7	9.3%	168 (82.0%)	4 (2.0%)	17 (8.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	$10,198			$303			$9,895	92.9	93.4	62	1
340672004260	64	Harding Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Lees Hill Road	New Vernon	07976	Morris County	Harding Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 267-6398	298	41	7.2	3.7%	241 (80.9%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	22 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	$20,191			$755			$19,436	92.9	94.5	39	25
340639001560	65	Elizabeth Haddon School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 West Redman Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-0811	384	28	13.5	0.8%	342 (89.1%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$6,973						$6,973	92.8	89.2	131	66
341383000774	66	Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 West Ridgewood Ave	Ridgewood	07450	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2740	444	34	13.1	1.8%	306 (68.9%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (9.7%)	42 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.3%)	$11,275			$32			$11,243	92.8	89.2	132	66
340933000588	67	Betsy Ross Elementary	Public	K-3	20 Malcolm Rd	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2250	248	25	10.1	6.0%	166 (66.9%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (11.3%)	37 (14.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$9,947						$9,947	92.7	97.1	8	59
341662000882	68	Edith A. Bogert Elementary School	Public	3-5	391 W Saddle River Rd	Upper Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Upper Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 961-6350	361	38	9.6	0.8%	229 (63.4%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.6%)	79 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$15,177			$414			$14,763	92.6	91.4	100	32
340696000520	69	Haworth Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Valley Rd	Haworth	07641	Bergen County	Haworth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 384-5526	454	50	9		299 (65.9%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.7%)	89 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.7%)	$17,223						$17,223	92.6	94.7	38	31
341389000792	70	Cherry Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Bogert Rd	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Edge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-3405	722	60	11.9	0.8%	266 (36.8%)	25 (3.5%)	105 (14.5%)	284 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	$11,402			$188			$11,214	92.6	95.3	28	42

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.