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)
341782000910	51	Berkeley Elementary	Public	K-5	47 Berkeley Ave	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-7760	282	24	11.7	20.2%	161 (57.1%)	18 (6.4%)	65 (23.0%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$4,648			$231			$4,417	93.9	87.5	164	113
341071001142	52	South Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	210 S Stanwick Rd	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 778-6640	398	31	12.9	4.8%	233 (58.5%)	21 (5.3%)	18 (4.5%)	87 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (9.3%)	$7,108						$7,108	93.8	95.3	26	26
341590005722	53	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	507 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-0817	303	27	11.2	11.2%	181 (59.7%)	12 (4.0%)	48 (15.8%)	39 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$6,324			$109			$6,215	93.7	93.6	54	1
340450003342	54	James Madison Intermediate School	Public	3-5	838 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2960	586	38	15.2	11.3%	10 (1.7%)	17 (2.9%)	32 (5.5%)	495 (84.5%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$5,668						$5,668	93.7	93.2	67	13
340990004314	55	Hilltop School	Public	PK, KG-4	12 Hilltop Road	Mendham	07945	Morris County	Mendham Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 543-4251	270	27	10	3.0%	219 (81.1%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.8%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$10,299			$105			$10,194	93.6	91	105	50
341590005718	56	Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School	Public	1-5	52 Woodland Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 273-1333	360	31	11.6	5.0%	232 (64.4%)	17 (4.7%)	42 (11.7%)	50 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$6,083			$03			$6,080	93.4	96.2	15	41
341611000866	57	J Spencer Smith School	Public	K-5	101 Downey Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7715	312	29	10.6	1.9%	174 (55.8%)	5 (1.6%)	12 (3.8%)	105 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$11,277			$28			$11,249	93.4	95.3	27	30
341341006034	58	Littlebrook School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Magnolia Lane	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4250	383	42	9.2	6.5%	157 (41.0%)	15 (3.9%)	29 (7.6%)	138 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	$13,695						$13,695	93.3	87.9	157	99
340597000486	59	Richard E Byrd School	Public	K-5	640 Doremus Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	259	19	14		169 (65.3%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.7%)	42 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.4%)	$13,228			$28			$13,200	93.1	94.8	36	23
341611000874	60	Walter Stillman School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tenafly Road	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7710	325	30	10.7	2.8%	140 (43.1%)	5 (1.5%)	28 (8.6%)	138 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$12,810			$25			$12,785	93.1	93.5	58	2

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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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