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)
340813005374	821	Lafayette Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	178 Beaver Run Road	Lafayette	07848	Sussex County	Lafayette Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3344	216	26	8.3	7.9%	164 (75.9%)	3 (1.4%)	41 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	$16,815			$613			$16,202	38	41.9	780	41
340393004216	822	East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	443	37	12	64.6%	12 (2.7%)	20 (4.5%)	409 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$4,452			$577			$3,875	38	40.4	801	21
341281001216	823	Fort Dix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1199 Fort Dix Juliustown Road	Fort Dix	08640	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	320	27	11.8	37.8%	148 (46.3%)	48 (15.0%)	74 (23.1%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	37 (11.6%)	$14,204			$383			$13,821	37.9	56.9	586	237
341350005086	824	Quinton Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Robinson Street	Quinton	08072	Salem County	Quinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2379	281	30	9.2	42.3%	158 (56.2%)	41 (14.6%)	34 (12.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.4%)	$11,907			$540			$11,367	37.9	38.4	831	7
340729005544	825	Hurden Looker School	Public	2-6	1261 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	393	37	10.6	72.0%	47 (12.0%)	172 (43.8%)	168 (42.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$6,063						$6,063	37.8	41.6	783	42
341680001910	826	Anthony Rossi Elementary School	Public	K-5	2572 Palermo Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6961	614	51	12	49.0%	189 (30.8%)	61 (9.9%)	313 (51.0%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$13,533			$896			$12,637	37.7	41.6	785	41
340189002960	827	Bloomsbury Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Main Street	Bloomsbury	08804	Hunterdon County	Bloomsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-4414	98	15	6.3	23.5%	69 (70.4%)	11 (11.2%)	13 (13.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$16,669			$199			$16,470	37.6	61.9	521	306
340363003764	828	Deal Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 Roseld Avenue	Deal	07723	Monmouth County	Deal Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-0480	152	20	7.5	17.8%	120 (78.9%)	12 (7.9%)	10 (6.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$16,125			$562			$15,563	37.6	40.4	800	28
341116004050	829	Shark River Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Brighton Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	235	24	9.7	23.0%	146 (62.1%)	25 (10.6%)	36 (15.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.4%)	$12,635			$631			$12,004	37.6	26.9	992	163
340903005034	830	Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	967 Main St Canton	Salem	08079	Salem County	The Lower Alloways Creek School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2707	173	23	7.5	29.5%	161 (93.1%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$15,051			$845			$14,206	37.6	64.7	487	343

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.