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)
340432003062	731	Perry L. Drew Elementary School	Public	3-5	70 Twin Rivers Drive North	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7820	591	59	9.9	45.3%	113 (19.1%)	47 (8.0%)	307 (51.9%)	100 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$11,627			$178			$11,449	45.3	47.5	700	31
341428005652	732	Harrison Elementary School	Public	1-4	310 Harrison Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2052	310	37	8.3	66.5%	9 (2.9%)	90 (29.0%)	198 (63.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,698			$554			$15,144	45.1	33.6	896	164
340300001452	733	Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Chapel Ave.	Cherry Hill	08002	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3903	405	27	15	30.4%	168 (41.5%)	57 (14.1%)	82 (20.2%)	68 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	$7,774			$217			$7,557	45.1	42.3	776	43
340717003380	734	Bartle Elementary School	Public	2-5	435 Mansfield Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-4100	433	49	8.9	46.9%	136 (31.4%)	47 (10.9%)	148 (34.2%)	70 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.2%)	$9,348			$259			$9,089	45.1	41.2	790	56
340076903048	735	West Amwell Township School	Public	K-6	1417 Rt 179	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-0819	170	26	6.4	20.0%	126 (74.1%)	7 (4.1%)	31 (18.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,144			$69			$11,075	45	36.6	852	117
340084005790	736	Alpha Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 North Boulevard	Alpha	08865	Warren County	Alpha Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-5000	198	20	10.1	37.9%	144 (72.7%)	16 (8.1%)	30 (15.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	$12,813			$264			$12,549	44.6	37.7	834	98
341221005042	737	Oldmans Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Freed Road	Pedricktown	08067	Salem County	Oldmans Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-4240	286	29	9.8	25.2%	211 (73.8%)	39 (13.6%)	25 (8.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,139			$640			$11,499	44.5	52.4	634	103
341167001742	738	Margaret Mace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Atlantic Avenue	North Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	North Wildwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1454	165	29	5.6	41.8%	120 (72.7%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (12.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (13.3%)	$26,141			$1,047			$25,094	44.4	31.3	936	198
340076603265	739	Compass Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	23 West Chestnut Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Compass Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 899-5570	186	14	13.2	59.7%	20 (10.8%)	35 (18.8%)	122 (65.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	$7,859			$722			$7,137	44.4	15	1152	413
341158001178	740	Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	46 Schoolhouse Road	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	North Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 738-2630	288	38	7.5	36.5%	182 (63.2%)	14 (4.9%)	68 (23.6%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.9%)	$11,042			$678			$10,364	44.4	38.7	825	85

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.