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)
341329004698	561	Ocean Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Benedict Street	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 701-1900	481	44	11	10.0%	428 (89.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,627			$350			$11,277	58.5	58.6	557	4
341005003406	562	Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Hazelwood Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	225	22	10.4	26.2%	137 (60.9%)	17 (7.6%)	53 (23.6%)	14 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,216			$137			$12,079	58.4	35.6	864	302
341188002382	563	Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Harrison St	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8882	447	42	10.5	19.5%	187 (41.8%)	14 (3.1%)	182 (40.7%)	48 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,383			$288			$11,095	58.4	55.2	604	41
341608000856	564	James Russell Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-4	1025 Lincoln Place	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5550	305	36	8.4	49.2%	39 (12.8%)	89 (29.2%)	133 (43.6%)	27 (8.9%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	$6,521			$364			$6,157	58.3	66.5	464	100
341434004532	565	Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 Pleasant Hill Road	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-3938	255	21	12.3	5.1%	201 (78.8%)	4 (1.6%)	33 (12.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$13,088						$13,088	58.3	55.4	603	38
340489000056	566	Frances DeMasi Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Evesboro Medford Rd	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0777	340	24	14.4	5.6%	209 (61.5%)	11 (3.2%)	23 (6.8%)	61 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.3%)	$8,998			$41			$8,957	58.3	56.8	588	22
340519006086	567	Francis A. Desmares Elementary School	Public	K-4	16 Old Clinton Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 284-7540	420	49	8.5	40.7%	175 (41.7%)	13 (3.1%)	184 (43.8%)	37 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	$10,815			$320			$10,495	58.2	39.2	815	248
340228005166	568	Adamsville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Union Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-6440	490	57	8.6	21.2%	164 (33.5%)	17 (3.5%)	152 (31.0%)	124 (25.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$11,024			$1,018			$10,006	58.2	48.2	690	122
341413004516	569	Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Mineral Spring Drive	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7330	295	32	9.2	12.5%	123 (41.7%)	32 (10.8%)	90 (30.5%)	36 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$16,882			$60			$16,822	57.9	60.3	543	26
340279000813	570	Carlstadt Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Washington Street	Carlstadt	07072	Bergen County	Carlstadt Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 672-3000	510	44	11.7	32.5%	220 (43.1%)	20 (3.9%)	200 (39.2%)	54 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	$13,954			$476			$13,478	57.7	55.5	602	32

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.