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)
340972003946	121	Frank Defino Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Route 79 North	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 972-2099	533	52	10.3	11.6%	317 (59.5%)	11 (2.1%)	42 (7.9%)	147 (27.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$9,522			$121			$9,401	89.7	90.7	111	10
341395000800	122	Roberge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	617 Westwood Ave	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4006	321	37	8.7	0.9%	235 (73.2%)	5 (1.6%)	26 (8.1%)	31 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	$14,173			$41			$14,132	89.5	90.2	119	3
341776005780	123	Tamaques Elementary School	Public	1-5	641 Willow Grove Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4580	444	34	13.1	3.2%	311 (70.0%)	12 (2.7%)	29 (6.5%)	56 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	31 (7.0%)	$6,564			$189			$6,375	89.5	88.9	136	13
341071001138	124	Mary E. Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	290 Crescent Avenue	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6635	347	29	12	17.6%	231 (66.6%)	20 (5.8%)	44 (12.7%)	31 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$7,429						$7,429	89.4	87.2	166	42
341776005784	125	Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 Linden Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4605	349	29	12	0.9%	289 (82.8%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.7%)	27 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$6,428			$17			$6,411	89.3	91.7	92	33
341218000676	126	T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 School St	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Old Tappan Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-7176	399	34	11.7	0.8%	190 (47.6%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.0%)	156 (39.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$8,945						$8,945	89.3	91.2	102	24
341467005684	127	Howard B. Brunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	721 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-2148	415	33	12.5	5.5%	227 (54.7%)	35 (8.4%)	70 (16.9%)	53 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	$8,968			$35			$8,933	89.3	85.7	193	66
340732000530	128	Ho-Ho-Kus Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Lloyd Road	Ho Ho Kus	07423	Bergen County	Ho-Ho-Kus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-4555	553	50	11		431 (77.9%)	6 (1.1%)	38 (6.9%)	67 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	$13,291			$275			$13,016	89.2	94.4	40	88
341830000924	129	Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	250 Wood Ridge Ave	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	478	37	12.9	3.6%	219 (45.8%)	18 (3.8%)	118 (24.7%)	108 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$11,211			$121			$11,090	89.2	94.3	42	87
340006400373	130	The Gray Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Liberty Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Gray Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 824-6661	339	16	21.1	61.9%	3 (0.9%)	124 (36.6%)	207 (61.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,242			$1,298			$7,944	89.2	82.9	228	98

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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

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

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.