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)
340597000482	11	Alexander Hamilton School	Public	K-5	380 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	299	22	13.5	1.0%	164 (54.8%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.7%)	96 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	$13,180			$28			$13,152	96.9	97.2	5	6
341590005714	12	Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	136 Blackburn Road	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 277-2613	350	29	12.2	2.9%	245 (70.0%)	10 (2.9%)	28 (8.0%)	53 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$6,028			$01			$6,027	96.5	91.4	101	89
341383000780	13	Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Demarest St	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2730	352	29	12	6.3%	206 (58.5%)	5 (1.4%)	52 (14.8%)	57 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	$12,001			$232			$11,769	96.5	95.8	22	9
340498000422	14	Radburn Elementary School	Public	K-4	18-00 Radburn Rd	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5480	422	35	12.1	8.5%	253 (60.0%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (13.3%)	73 (17.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$6,159			$16			$6,143	96.5	94.1	44	30
340228006126	15	Milltown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Milltown Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 927-9510	355	30	11.8	7.0%	49 (13.8%)	13 (3.7%)	42 (11.8%)	223 (62.8%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.5%)	$11,857			$102			$11,755	96.4	86.3	183	168
340000406018	16	Washington Avenue School	Public	K-3	102 Washington Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2510	292	26	11.1	2.1%	211 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	40 (13.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$8,994						$8,994	96.4	96.2	13	3
340882002136	17	Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	148 North Livingston Ave	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	514	40	12.7	0.6%	148 (28.8%)	13 (2.5%)	26 (5.1%)	295 (57.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$11,602			$418			$11,184	96.4	95.7	23	6
340924004310	18	Torey J. Sabatini School	Public	K-5	Glenwild Circle	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3182	303	29	10.5	2.3%	241 (79.5%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.6%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$12,211			$73			$12,138	96.3	92.5	76	58
341020000230	19	South Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-4	2 Southern Slope Drive	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 921-1394	285	30	9.5	2.1%	69 (24.2%)	12 (4.2%)	14 (4.9%)	160 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	$14,387			$211			$14,176	96.3	95.1	31	12
340004300323	20	Princeton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Bunn Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 924-0575	424	38	11	4.0%	121 (28.5%)	14 (3.3%)	20 (4.7%)	223 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (10.4%)								96.3	98	2	18

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.