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)
340810004628	891	Forked River Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Lacey Road	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2080	461	39	11.7	35.4%	356 (77.2%)	4 (0.9%)	72 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	$13,075			$732			$12,343	33.5	41.9	779	112
341431005668	892	Robert Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 West Grant Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-2285	311	25	12.6	46.3%	85 (27.3%)	28 (9.0%)	182 (58.5%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$7,199			$496			$6,703	33.5	32.2	917	25
340466000376	893	Sixteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Sixteenth Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	412	39	10.5	43.7%	116 (28.2%)	51 (12.4%)	195 (47.3%)	39 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$7,714						$7,714	33.5	44.9	743	150
340001400258	894	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 West Demarest Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 569-9765	306	23	13.3	51.3%	5 (1.6%)	105 (34.3%)	156 (51.0%)	24 (7.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$11,407			$533			$10,874	33.3	38.7	827	67
341134002338	895	Ridge Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	597	49	12.1	81.1%	9 (1.5%)	45 (7.5%)	536 (89.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,099			$477			$9,622	33.3	25.8	1006	111
341773001256	896	Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	500 Ogden Drive	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Westampton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-8565	400	37	10.7	24.8%	131 (32.8%)	105 (26.3%)	74 (18.5%)	49 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	$9,987			$319			$9,668	33.3	45.3	735	161
340066000006	897	H Ashton Marsh	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Irelan Ave	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	534	58	9.1	50.0%	241 (45.1%)	68 (12.7%)	166 (31.1%)	33 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$9,221			$942			$8,279	33.2	41.3	788	109
341305003564	898	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	360 Stelton Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-1801	504	30	17	41.9%	55 (10.9%)	81 (16.1%)	185 (36.7%)	157 (31.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	$6,340			$108			$6,232	33.2	36.8	847	51
341812003720	899	Port Reading Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Turner Street	Port Reading	07064	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8409	390	37	10.6	55.4%	91 (23.3%)	35 (9.0%)	205 (52.6%)	50 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$4,841						$4,841	33.2	18.9	1107	208
341236000684	900	Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	1-6	401 Glen Ave	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 947-3556	780	64	12.2	66.3%	44 (5.6%)	18 (2.3%)	549 (70.4%)	161 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$11,637			$1,254			$10,383	33.2	30.7	944	44

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.