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)
340633001536	451	Seventh Avenue	Public	3-6	316 Seventh Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 547-0610	146	12	12.5	5.5%	113 (77.4%)	5 (3.4%)	14 (9.6%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$10,786			$243			$10,543	67.5	78.7	288	163
340258002014	452	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Prospect St	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-5994	256	23	11.1	10.2%	179 (69.9%)	6 (2.3%)	54 (21.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$13,355			$255			$13,100	67.4	56.4	593	141
340669004250	453	Bee Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Reynolds Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2419	301	32	9.5	10.3%	175 (58.1%)	8 (2.7%)	47 (15.6%)	51 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$12,321			$22			$12,299	67.3	63.5	502	49
340927003512	454	Madison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Harvard Rd	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 360-4485	294	31	9.6	37.1%	114 (38.8%)	35 (11.9%)	63 (21.4%)	76 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$16,024			$1,059			$14,965	67.2	66.5	465	11
341563005704	455	Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School	Public	3-5	666 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	275	23	11.9	9.1%	161 (58.5%)	31 (11.3%)	38 (13.8%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	17 (6.2%)	$13,736			$180			$13,556	67.2	79	281	174
340942003942	456	Manasquan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Broad Street	Manasquan	08736	Monmouth County	Manasquan School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 528-8810	502	62	8.1	7.4%	441 (87.8%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$16,394			$263			$16,131	67.1	68.9	435	21
341665001760	457	Upper Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	50 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	448	37	12.1	14.1%	404 (90.2%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$8,254						$8,254	67	74.9	359	98
340828001566	458	Laurel Springs School	Public	PK, KG-6	623 Grand Avenue	Laurel Springs	08021	Camden County	Laurel Springs School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1086	189	15	12.2	29.1%	105 (55.6%)	29 (15.3%)	28 (14.8%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.1%)	$11,410			$321			$11,089	66.9	58	565	107
341524000836	459	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	Dyer Avenue	South Hackensack	07606	Bergen County	South Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 440-2782	249	25	10.1	38.2%	56 (22.5%)	18 (7.2%)	161 (64.7%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$14,711			$431			$14,280	66.8	74.4	367	92
340327000306	460	School #3	Public	K-4	397 Palisade Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2330	350	31	11.3	72.6%	62 (17.7%)	3 (0.9%)	281 (80.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,165			$1,236			$15,929	66.7	51	656	196

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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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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.