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)
341800001276	1101	Hawthorne Park Elementary School	Public	1-4	84 Hampshire Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8960	382	30	12.9	55.5%	8 (2.1%)	264 (69.1%)	82 (21.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.5%)	$11,283			$553			$10,730	18.2	20.1	1088	13
341134002352	1102	South Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	44-48 Hermon Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	870	62	14	84.3%	185 (21.3%)	59 (6.8%)	615 (70.7%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,591			$549			$10,042	18.2	14	1171	69
340330004784	1103	School #12	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Clifton Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2404	555	54	10.2	83.8%	64 (11.5%)	6 (1.1%)	472 (85.0%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,219			$1,304			$11,915	18.2	22.4	1050	53
340459005492	1104	George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	531	46	11.6	86.3%	14 (2.6%)	172 (32.4%)	336 (63.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,312			$196			$7,116	18.2	15.4	1144	40
341269000353	1105	Alexander Hamilton Academy	Public	K-8	11-27 16th Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0320	488	32	15.2	85.9%	5 (1.0%)	156 (32.0%)	324 (66.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,344						$8,344	18.1	17.2	1123	18
341626004952	1106	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	294 Totowa Road	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	425	28	15.1	19.3%	216 (50.8%)	14 (3.3%)	152 (35.8%)	33 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$14,009			$72			$13,937	17.7	46.7	710	396
341428005654	1107	Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	1-4	1100 Warren St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2061	277	31	9	62.1%	3 (1.1%)	138 (49.8%)	123 (44.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,407			$519			$14,888	17.7	18.9	1108	1
340077603299	1108	Camden Prep Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden Prep Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-4488	1,465	20	73.2	62.9%	8 (0.5%)	894 (61.0%)	529 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	24 (1.6%)	$11,619			$2,969			$8,650	17.5	18	1116	8
340330004774	1109	School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	194 West Second Street	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2382	141	13	10.8	79.4%	40 (28.4%)	9 (6.4%)	81 (57.4%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,498			$594			$11,904	17.4	12.9	1188	79
340600000129	1110	Cold Springs School	Public	PK, KG-3	1194 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	854	76	11.2	66.4%	441 (51.6%)	118 (13.8%)	192 (22.5%)	37 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (6.8%)	$11,740			$261			$11,479	17.4	28.6	967	143

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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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