Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best New Jersey elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

JUST IN! New Jersey NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
341812003698	531	Indiana Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Indiana Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8518	476	32	14.8	41.2%	40 (8.4%)	47 (9.9%)	109 (22.9%)	273 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$4,151						$4,151	61	70	427	104
341761002484	532	Hazel Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Hazel Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5448	326	32	10	59.2%	39 (12.0%)	95 (29.1%)	163 (50.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$11,540			$966			$10,574	60.9	55.2	606	74
340126002712	533	John M. Bailey Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	75 West 10th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5824	632	54	11.7	57.3%	276 (43.7%)	119 (18.8%)	150 (23.7%)	46 (7.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.9%)	$10,468			$531			$9,937	60.8	62.2	516	17
340150000272	534	Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Murray Hill Terrace	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8582	272	23	11.6	52.9%	11 (4.0%)	28 (10.3%)	168 (61.8%)	57 (21.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,367			$398			$11,969	60.7	76.8	323	211
341215005390	535	Ogdensburg Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Ogdensburg	07439	Sussex County	Ogdensburg Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7126	268	28	9.4	22.4%	213 (79.5%)	9 (3.4%)	43 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,824			$254			$14,570	60.7	62.4	512	23
341461005392	536	Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School	Public	K-6	100 Route 560	Layton	07851	Sussex County	Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 948-4450	128	13	9.7	13.3%	111 (86.7%)	3 (2.3%)	8 (6.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$17,437			$514			$16,923	60.6	45.2	737	201
341695004960	537	Wanaque Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	First Street	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	510	49	10.4	17.6%	306 (60.0%)	18 (3.5%)	147 (28.8%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	$15,590			$449			$15,141	60.5	58.7	556	19
340126002718	538	Lincoln Community School #5	Public	PK, KG-8	208 Prospect Avenue	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5973	485	45	10.7	54.6%	193 (39.8%)	86 (17.7%)	116 (23.9%)	62 (12.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$15,194			$699			$14,495	60.4	59.6	552	14
341323004688	539	Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 N Main St	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	556	46	12	16.4%	454 (81.7%)	6 (1.1%)	74 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$9,581			$41			$9,540	60.4	63.1	507	32
341086004394	540	Mount Arlington Public School	Public	3-8	235 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-4400	217	30	7.2	18.0%	96 (44.2%)	19 (8.8%)	74 (34.1%)	23 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$3,206						$3,206	60.2	63.5	500	40

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for New Jersey

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NJ student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.