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)
341563005702	421	James Caldwell Elementary School	Public	3-5	36 Caldwell Place	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	233	19	12.3	11.2%	120 (51.5%)	28 (12.0%)	53 (22.7%)	16 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	$15,601			$168			$15,433	69.5	75.3	352	69
340203005927	422	Peter Muschal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	323 Ward Ave	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-2600	480	50	9.6	13.8%	312 (65.0%)	43 (9.0%)	83 (17.3%)	39 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,739			$91			$7,648	69.5	71.5	405	17
341752004998	423	Apshawa Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 High Crest Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-6515	250	20	12.5	20.4%	196 (78.4%)	4 (1.6%)	41 (16.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,195			$278			$11,917	69.5	57.7	580	157
341695004958	424	Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	373	36	10.3	36.5%	206 (55.2%)	14 (3.8%)	127 (34.0%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$15,716			$453			$15,263	69.5	64	495	71
341081004386	425	Thomas Jefferson School	Public	3-5	James Street & Ogden Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2090	305	26	11.5	40.7%	136 (44.6%)	17 (5.6%)	129 (42.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$11,406			$287			$11,119	69.3	66.7	460	35
341206004068	426	Wayside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	733 Bowne Road	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5710	590	62	9.4	29.5%	355 (60.2%)	71 (12.0%)	112 (19.0%)	37 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$9,175			$182			$8,993	69	70.8	413	13
340258002020	427	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Central Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-8941	402	29	13.8	6.5%	319 (79.4%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (12.2%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	$11,389			$36			$11,353	69	68.3	443	16
340399000346	428	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	80 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3040	172	18	9.5	11.6%	48 (27.9%)	7 (4.1%)	73 (42.4%)	29 (16.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)	$10,424			$372			$10,052	69	62.3	514	86
341812003714	429	Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Inman Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 499-6553	255	26	10	21.6%	150 (58.8%)	13 (5.1%)	45 (17.6%)	37 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$4,848						$4,848	69	72	393	36
341575005406	430	Stillwater Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 Stillwater Road	Stillwater	07875	Sussex County	Stillwater Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-6171	287	34	8.3	11.1%	260 (90.6%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$17,126			$580			$16,546	68.9	59.8	547	117

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.