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)
340156004574	751	Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	511	45	11.4	35.6%	314 (61.4%)	28 (5.5%)	137 (26.8%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	$12,564			$923			$11,641	43.3	36.3	857	106
341011003986	752	Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Leonardville Road	Belford	07718	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-3590	337	36	9.3	13.4%	263 (78.0%)	6 (1.8%)	49 (14.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	$11,243			$167			$11,076	43.3	50.5	659	93
341707002654	753	Wedgwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	236 Hurffville Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8110	473	47	10	25.4%	309 (65.3%)	81 (17.1%)	35 (7.4%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$11,304			$614			$10,690	43.2	34.2	886	133
341146002894	754	Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	885	73	12.1	67.7%	70 (7.9%)	5 (0.6%)	788 (89.0%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$4,189						$4,189	43.2	39.6	808	54
340378000123	755	Delran Intermediate School	Public	3-5	20 Creek Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 764-5100	580	59	9.7	26.7%	376 (64.8%)	50 (8.6%)	115 (19.8%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)	$10,792			$180			$10,612	42.8	37.5	836	81
341623006037	756	Beachwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 Berkeley Avenue	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5820	481	36	13.5	35.8%	331 (68.8%)	27 (5.6%)	91 (18.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$6,926						$6,926	42.8	32.1	919	163
340126002714	757	Henry E. Harris Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Avenue C	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5945	646	56	11.5	57.4%	311 (48.1%)	92 (14.2%)	186 (28.8%)	33 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,495			$452			$10,043	42.6	35.4	867	110
340654003124	758	Sayen Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Nottingham Way	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4164	258	20	12.6	31.0%	140 (54.3%)	13 (5.0%)	81 (31.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$9,728			$07			$9,721	42.5	30.9	939	181
340912005072	759	Penn Beach Elementary	Public	3-5	96 Kansas Rd	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	277	25	11.3	41.5%	203 (73.3%)	18 (6.5%)	35 (12.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.1%)	$14,650			$378			$14,272	42.5			(n/a)
341134003061	760	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	780	57	13.6	81.4%	7 (0.9%)	127 (16.3%)	632 (81.0%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,704			$405			$8,299	42.5	34.1	888	128

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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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