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)
341098004412	331	Tinc Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Tinc Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2203	463	46	10	27.4%	234 (50.5%)	43 (9.3%)	129 (27.9%)	37 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$8,991			$165			$8,826	76.3	73.2	378	47
341560004108	332	Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	262	40	6.5	6.5%	237 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$13,667			$484			$13,183	76.3	76.8	322	10
341728004986	333	Randall Carter Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 Alps Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3145	328	26	12.5	12.2%	233 (71.0%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.7%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$15,525			$348			$15,177	76.2	76.6	328	5
340726000524	334	Ann Blanche Smith	Public	K-4	1000 Hillsdale Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-1188	304	35	8.6	7.2%	208 (68.4%)	3 (1.0%)	63 (20.7%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$10,680			$227			$10,453	76.2	75	357	23
340927003518	335	Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Liberty Street	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4544	395	38	10.4	20.8%	239 (60.5%)	32 (8.1%)	58 (14.7%)	48 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$12,225			$63			$12,162	76.2	80.5	264	71
341713004542	336	Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Flocktown Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 850-1010	510	43	11.8	2.7%	410 (80.4%)	5 (1.0%)	45 (8.8%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$10,912			$26			$10,886	76.2	73.9	375	39
340336002970	337	Round Valley	Public	3-5	128 Cokesbury Rd	Lebanon	08833	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 236-6341	360	40	9	7.5%	253 (70.3%)	8 (2.2%)	47 (13.1%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$3,600						$3,600	76.2	62.8	509	172
341521000043	338	Indian Fields Elementary School	Public	K-5	359 Ridge Road	Dayton	08810	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-1043	473	50	9.5	12.1%	43 (9.1%)	36 (7.6%)	35 (7.4%)	340 (71.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$12,419			$170			$12,249	76.1	75.9	341	3
340228005186	339	Van Holten Primary School	Public	K-4	360 Van Holten Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1220	300	28	10.7	5.0%	170 (56.7%)	9 (3.0%)	46 (15.3%)	55 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$10,870						$10,870	76	72.4	389	50
341728004982	340	Packanack Elementary School	Public	K-5	190 Oakwood Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3170	412	31	13.1	6.1%	301 (73.1%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (15.5%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$15,454			$277			$15,177	75.9	86.8	175	165

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.