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)
340459005520	1111	John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	445	30	14.8	84.7%	6 (1.3%)	111 (24.9%)	323 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,585			$304			$12,281	17.4	19.5	1097	14
340624002734	1112	Anna L. Klein	Public	PK, KG-8	301 69th St	Guttenberg	07093	Hudson County	Guttenberg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 861-3100	972	90	10.8	79.4%	58 (6.0%)	6 (0.6%)	881 (90.6%)	19 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$11,321			$1,432			$9,889	17.2	23.2	1035	77
341122003379	1113	Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	760	67	11.3	65.0%	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.4%)	735 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$8,890						$8,890	17.2			(n/a)
340210003331	1114	Smalley Elementary School	Public	3-6	163 Cherry Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7940	562	56	10	77.6%	56 (10.0%)	47 (8.4%)	439 (78.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	$8,764			$807			$7,957	17.1	16.9	1128	14
340144005796	1115	Belvidere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	807 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-4001	259	29	9	37.5%	201 (77.6%)	6 (2.3%)	38 (14.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$16,862			$847			$16,015	17.1	16	1139	24
341281001222	1116	Samuel T. Busansky School	Public	3-5	16 Scrapetown Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	299	29	10.3	62.2%	122 (40.8%)	64 (21.4%)	74 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.0%)	$18,370			$771			$17,599	17	16.7	1130	14
341122005940	1117	Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	645	70	9.2	59.8%	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.8%)	594 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,460						$9,460	16.8	17	1127	10
340072403011	1118	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Linden Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 373-3223	318	14	22.7	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	300 (94.3%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,329			$796			$7,533	16.8	23.4	1031	87
341134002342	1119	Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	727	48	15.1	88.9%	12 (1.7%)	84 (11.6%)	622 (85.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,558			$393			$10,165	16.8	11.1	1225	106
340456000086	1120	Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School	Public	K-3	2499 Spruce Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 645-3550	734	54	13.7	66.2%	175 (23.8%)	107 (14.6%)	285 (38.8%)	113 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.1%)	$16,276			$1,047			$15,229	16.8	17.1	1125	5

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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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