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)
341629003216	1321	Dr. Crosby Copeland Junior Elementary	Public	K-3	1200 Brunswick Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4690	319	23	13.8	52.0%	4 (1.3%)	197 (61.8%)	112 (35.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,353			$835			$10,518	4.6	4.7	1325	4
341269004880	1322	Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Junior School	Public	1-8	55 Clinton Street	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0040	502	38	13.3	68.5%	8 (1.6%)	187 (37.3%)	303 (60.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,865						$10,865	4.5	6.6	1296	26
340264001354	1323	Veterans Memorial Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	800 N 26th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5090	421	53	8	43.5%	4 (1.0%)	64 (15.2%)	352 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,878			$3,409			$13,469	4.5	3.6	1337	14
341269004914	1324	School 21	Public	PK, KG-8	322 10th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0210	642	43	15.1	52.0%	0 (0.0%)	140 (21.8%)	501 (78.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,480						$8,480	4.5	4.7	1327	3
341269004892	1325	School 10	Public	K-8	48 Mercer Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0100	455	32	14.2	86.4%	4 (0.9%)	111 (24.4%)	334 (73.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,827						$8,827	4.4	3.9	1335	10
341269004912	1326	School 20	Public	K-8	500 East 37th Street	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0201	345	33	10.4	60.0%	1 (0.3%)	101 (29.3%)	239 (69.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,935						$10,935	4.2	6	1304	22
341269004920	1327	School 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1 East 32nd Street	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0260	479	31	15.4	52.6%	10 (2.1%)	149 (31.1%)	317 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,427						$8,427	4.2	6.3	1299	28
340096000020	1328	New York Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 N New York Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7280	562	54	10.3	91.1%	7 (1.2%)	371 (66.0%)	139 (24.7%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$13,378			$1,752			$11,626	4.2	4.9	1320	8
341254006150	1329	Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25	Public	K-3	64 Parker Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	667	47	14.1	99.1%	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.7%)	634 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)								4.2	6	1303	26
341629003222	1330	Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-3	500 Rutherford Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4740	295	26	11.3	74.2%	1 (0.3%)	224 (75.9%)	59 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$9,710			$883			$8,827	3.8	6.2	1300	30

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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:

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

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.