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)
340459003293	1201	Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	866	59	14.8	89.7%	19 (2.2%)	121 (14.0%)	720 (83.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,150			$287			$8,863	12.3	11.5	1214	13
341314005610	1202	Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	Public	K-5	E Front St & Farragut Rd	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4300	422	29	14.3	85.1%	7 (1.7%)	40 (9.5%)	373 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,430			$260			$10,170	12.2	9.7	1254	52
341134003150	1203	Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	777	57	13.6	85.7%	9 (1.2%)	170 (21.9%)	588 (75.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,330			$803			$8,527	12.2	14	1170	33
340459000071	1204	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Bayway Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6270	802	73	10.9	82.0%	39 (4.9%)	172 (21.4%)	577 (71.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,660			$221			$8,439	12.1	9.9	1251	47
341314005622	1205	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W. Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4250	392	36	11	84.9%	3 (0.8%)	47 (12.0%)	336 (85.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,400			$232			$10,168	12.1	10.4	1239	34
341269004886	1206	School 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	286	23	12.4	84.3%	13 (4.5%)	23 (8.0%)	154 (53.8%)	95 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,688						$12,688	12	14.3	1164	42
341320000198	1207	Leeds Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Leeds Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6878	627	50	12.5	71.0%	14 (2.2%)	257 (41.0%)	325 (51.8%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$14,104			$559			$13,545	12	14.7	1157	50
340963000175	1208	Roosevelt School	Public	3-4	410 Brooks Boulevard	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-6809	240	24	10.2	68.3%	73 (30.4%)	21 (8.8%)	134 (55.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	$10,324			$347			$9,977	12	15.4	1146	62
341269004878	1209	School 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	218	28	7.7	92.2%	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	205 (94.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,917						$8,917	11.8	10.4	1240	31
340654003106	1210	Kisthardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Harcourt Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4153	239	20	11.6	75.3%	38 (15.9%)	45 (18.8%)	146 (61.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$11,468			$879			$10,589	11.8	21.2	1070	140

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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

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

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.