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)
341134002288	1221	Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	439	29	15.1	72.9%	3 (0.7%)	360 (82.0%)	70 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,415			$794			$9,621	11	14.3	1163	58
340768002108	1222	Berkeley Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	787 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6852	443	43	10.3	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	258 (58.2%)	181 (40.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,122			$125			$8,997	10.9	13.9	1173	49
341314005628	1223	Washington Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	427 Darrow Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4230	540	39	13.8	84.4%	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.8%)	493 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,327			$167			$10,160	10.9	10.2	1242	19
341134002256	1224	Chancellor Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3870	614	50	12.2	78.8%	5 (0.8%)	503 (81.9%)	87 (14.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	$10,224			$849			$9,375	10.9	9.1	1262	38
340459005498	1225	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	1071 Julia St	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5600	1,015	80	12.6	85.5%	78 (7.7%)	213 (21.0%)	700 (69.0%)	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,262			$234			$9,028	10.8	14.3	1162	63
340078203371	1226	Bridgeton Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	790 East Commerce Ave	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 497-8202	132	14	9.4	8.3%	8 (6.1%)	28 (21.2%)	90 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$7,729			$1,874			$5,855	10.8	12.9	1192	34
341653001896	1227	Elizabeth F. Moore School	Public	3-5	1361 Highway 77	Seabrook	08302	Cumberland County	Upper Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-2267	274	16	16.9	56.9%	102 (37.2%)	56 (20.4%)	94 (34.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$14,865			$735			$14,130	10.6	12.8	1193	34
341032001878	1228	Holly Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	2509 E Main St	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2200	436	45	9.6	82.6%	92 (21.1%)	166 (38.1%)	146 (33.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	$10,465			$400			$10,065	10.6	17.4	1121	107
341314005620	1229	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1033 Evergreen Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4260	423	38	11.2	77.1%	8 (1.9%)	50 (11.8%)	363 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,188			$181			$9,007	10.5	10.1	1243	14
340783002824	1230	President Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6550	397	33	12	71.5%	19 (4.8%)	228 (57.4%)	112 (28.2%)	30 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,299			$629			$14,670	10.3	8.9	1264	34

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.