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)
340576000468	661	Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Cedar Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5038	392	38	10.2	52.0%	157 (40.1%)	20 (5.1%)	207 (52.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,164			$114			$11,050	50.3	46.1	720	59
341335004934	662	Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	332	27	12.4	17.8%	179 (53.9%)	10 (3.0%)	121 (36.4%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,988			$206			$9,782	50.2	49.6	672	10
340756003860	663	Aldrich Elementary School	Public	3-5	615 Aldrich Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2483	370	30	12.5	19.7%	235 (63.5%)	9 (2.4%)	79 (21.4%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	$8,546			$16			$8,530	50.1	45	742	79
340270001704	664	Cape May City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	921 Lafayette St	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Cape May City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-8485	158	25	6.2	1.9%	87 (55.1%)	20 (12.7%)	48 (30.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$20,849			$759			$20,090	50.1	53.9	618	46
340549005200	665	Franklin Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Eden Street	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-5666	635	71	8.8	37.3%	57 (9.0%)	209 (32.9%)	159 (25.0%)	191 (30.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$12,403			$240			$12,163	50	52	645	20
340774000725	666	Elms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Patterson Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4680	721	54	13.3	26.4%	451 (62.6%)	68 (9.4%)	149 (20.7%)	21 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.0%)	$10,364			$113			$10,251	50	53.8	619	47
341647003007	667	Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 Bengal Blvd	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-8900	498	42	12	40.8%	336 (67.5%)	39 (7.8%)	88 (17.7%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$8,441			$108			$8,333	49.9	56.7	590	77
341368003832	668	Lillian Drive School	Public	1-4	28 Lillian Drive	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 787-2332	260	23	11.3	26.2%	190 (73.1%)	11 (4.2%)	47 (18.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$8,335			$243			$8,092	49.8	53	627	41
341206004064	669	Ocean Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	555 Dow Avenue	Oakhurst	07755	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5690	392	46	8.5	45.7%	193 (49.2%)	65 (16.6%)	95 (24.2%)	25 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$9,638			$207			$9,431	49.7	58.5	558	111
340234003479	670	Brigantine Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 East Evans Blvd	Brigantine	08203	Atlantic County	Brigantine Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 266-3603	383	58	6.6	29.2%	282 (73.6%)	6 (1.6%)	51 (13.3%)	39 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)								49.7	55.6	601	69

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.