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)
341770006077	281	Millstone River School	Public	3-5	75 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5500	813	79	10.2	8.9%	64 (7.9%)	35 (4.3%)	46 (5.7%)	634 (78.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	$12,449			$110			$12,339	80.1	81.7	245	36
340005100339	282	Unity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Evergreen Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Unity Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-1808	244	29	8.3	6.6%	84 (34.4%)	32 (13.1%)	39 (16.0%)	72 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	$10,094			$320			$9,774	80	72.4	387	105
340105001302	283	Mansion Avenue School	Public	3-6	300 Mansion Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4926	323	34	9.5	20.7%	279 (86.4%)	6 (1.9%)	26 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$12,922			$400			$12,522	80	71.2	407	124
340690002578	284	Harrison Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	120 N Main Street	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 478-2016	780	59	13.2	10.6%	635 (81.4%)	39 (5.0%)	47 (6.0%)	28 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	$10,581			$66			$10,515	79.8	74.9	358	74
341413004520	285	Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	382	40	9.6	3.4%	248 (64.9%)	8 (2.1%)	77 (20.2%)	22 (5.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	$15,515			$21			$15,494	79.7	83.7	220	65
340939003930	286	Milford Brook School	Public	K-5	20 Globar Terrace	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 786-2780	537	41	13.2	12.3%	397 (73.9%)	15 (2.8%)	74 (13.8%)	36 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$8,628			$270			$8,358	79.5	84.2	214	72
341728004984	287	Pines Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Pines Lake Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3175	372	32	11.7	7.0%	275 (73.9%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (13.7%)	29 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$14,923			$358			$14,565	79.5	68.4	442	155
340411003306	288	Lawrence Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	48 Sullivan Way	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6870	361	40	9	19.1%	137 (38.0%)	25 (6.9%)	86 (23.8%)	89 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$12,904			$221			$12,683	79.3	89.6	126	162
340636001548	289	Strawbridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 Strawbridge Avenue	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7735	228	15	15.1	3.1%	206 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$13,228			$407			$12,821	79.3	74.7	363	74
341686000892	290	Julia A Traphagen School	Public	PK, KG-5	153 Summit Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-0730	429	40	10.6	0.9%	285 (66.4%)	13 (3.0%)	89 (20.7%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	$9,325						$9,325	79.2	76.4	334	44

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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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