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)
340075103180	981	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Broad Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 256-0909	2,124	86	24.6	85.2%	0 (0.0%)	2,051 (96.6%)	68 (3.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,707			$1,470			$12,237	26.8	23.7	1027	46
341512003604	982	South Amboy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 John Street	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-2118	580	49	11.7	52.8%	213 (36.7%)	39 (6.7%)	287 (49.5%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)	$9,301			$772			$8,529	26.7	31.8	925	57
341758002940	983	Public School Number One	Public	K-6	6129 Madison St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4025	792	55	14.4	86.5%	14 (1.8%)	5 (0.6%)	769 (97.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,104			$608			$8,496	26.7	27.6	980	3
340423002048	984	Langston Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Rhode Island Avenue	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5870	568	39	14.6	64.1%	9 (1.6%)	490 (86.3%)	55 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,669			$333			$10,336	26.6	32	921	63
340645005904	985	Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	1,005	95	10.6	67.3%	142 (14.1%)	116 (11.5%)	660 (65.7%)	70 (7.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.2%)	$12,560			$847			$11,713	26.6	28.7	966	19
341353005644	986	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	944 Madison Avenue	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-1070	386	26	15	49.2%	91 (23.6%)	97 (25.1%)	170 (44.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	$13,840			$296			$13,544	26.6	19.1	1102	116
340330004790	987	School #15	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Gregory Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2418	248	20	12.4	67.3%	45 (18.1%)	11 (4.4%)	176 (71.0%)	7 (2.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,735			$594			$12,141	26.5	30.4	949	38
340750001854	988	Hopewell Crest	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Sewall Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Hopewell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9203	522	41	12.7	47.5%	299 (57.3%)	26 (5.0%)	151 (28.9%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	$10,794			$535			$10,259	26.4	21.1	1074	86
340459005482	989	Joseph Battin School No 4	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Union Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6300	772	67	11.5	81.1%	40 (5.2%)	96 (12.4%)	621 (80.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,619			$277			$10,342	26.4	21.3	1069	80
341269004910	990	School 19	Public	K-4	31 James Street	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0190	314	24	13	73.6%	7 (2.2%)	24 (7.6%)	186 (59.2%)	95 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,566						$9,566	26.4	22	1058	68

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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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