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)
341359000736	371	Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	10 Hubbard Lane	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2301	345	35	9.9	4.1%	284 (82.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.0%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	$8,962						$8,962	73.6	75.9	339	32
340711003002	372	High Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	40 Fairview Avenue	High Bridge	08829	Hunterdon County	High Bridge Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4105	210	31	6.6	16.7%	147 (70.0%)	6 (2.9%)	45 (21.4%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$17,715			$471			$17,244	73.4	43.2	762	390
341242000706	373	Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-4	W 110 Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	201	19	10.4	10.9%	101 (50.2%)	5 (2.5%)	31 (15.4%)	54 (26.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$15,297						$15,297	73.4	79	282	91
340414000007	374	Samuel Mickle School	Public	3-6	559 Kings Highway	Mickleton	08056	Gloucester County	East Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-0412	715	62	11.5	6.7%	554 (77.5%)	44 (6.2%)	48 (6.7%)	30 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	$10,092			$68			$10,024	73.2	75.3	350	24
340489001076	375	Robert B Jaggard School	Public	K-5	2 Westcott Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0679	448	45	9.9	14.5%	263 (58.7%)	63 (14.1%)	40 (8.9%)	55 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	$10,326			$284			$10,042	73.2	64.8	483	108
341713000815	376	Benedict A. Cucinella School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Naughright Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 850-3161	485	46	10.6	4.9%	346 (71.3%)	20 (4.1%)	66 (13.6%)	32 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.7%)	$10,786			$23			$10,763	73.2	64.6	490	114
341446000820	377	Washington School	Public	1-3	89 Wood St	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	319	26	12.5	4.7%	135 (42.3%)	8 (2.5%)	85 (26.6%)	61 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	$8,096			$196			$7,900	73.1	68.9	434	57
340579005532	378	Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	350	30	11.6	23.7%	256 (73.1%)	7 (2.0%)	73 (20.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$11,448			$164			$11,284	73.1	77.3	309	69
341081000337	379	Normandy Park School	Public	K-5	19a Normandy Parkway	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 889-7690	361	35	10.3	32.1%	150 (41.6%)	18 (5.0%)	158 (43.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	$12,130			$263			$11,867	73	72	394	15
340888002582	380	Logan Township Elementary School	Public	1-4	110 School Lane	Logan Township	08085	Gloucester County	Logan Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-5133	302	31	9.8	19.9%	218 (72.2%)	24 (7.9%)	27 (8.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$9,393			$142			$9,251	73	65.1	480	100

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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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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.