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)
340810004630	801	Lanoka Harbor Elementary School	Public	1-5	281 Manchester Ave	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2090	464	40	11.5	26.1%	380 (81.9%)	5 (1.1%)	59 (12.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$11,750			$561			$11,189	39.8	62.6	511	290
340456000051	802	Swift-Slaybaugh Complex	Public	PK, KG-3	11 Swift Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 927-8222	1,414	92	15.2	35.6%	743 (52.5%)	83 (5.9%)	351 (24.8%)	131 (9.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (7.3%)	$12,373			$76			$12,297	39.7	40.1	802
341623004730	803	Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Cedar Grove Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5830	957	55	17.5	31.9%	625 (65.3%)	20 (2.1%)	255 (26.6%)	25 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	$4,999			$101			$4,898	39.6	46.6	712	91
341326000366	804	Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	312	31	10	18.9%	221 (70.8%)	20 (6.4%)	55 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$14,021			$344			$13,677	39.4	39.6	809	5
341155004832	805	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Squaw Brook Rd.	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-8993	353	33	10.7	14.4%	206 (58.4%)	13 (3.7%)	105 (29.7%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$11,307			$428			$10,879	39.3	41.4	787	18
341743002666	806	Green-Fields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Hill Lane	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 845-7929	522	40	13.2	29.7%	361 (69.2%)	47 (9.0%)	81 (15.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$10,486			$300			$10,186	39.3	32.4	910	104
340459000806	807	Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	798	62	12.8	80.6%	77 (9.6%)	103 (12.9%)	603 (75.6%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,512			$194			$8,318	39.2	48.6	684	123
341134002274	808	First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,057	75	14	83.2%	14 (1.3%)	70 (6.6%)	933 (88.3%)	15 (1.4%)	10 (0.9%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,759			$532			$8,227	39.2	34.5	881	73
340756006123	809	Memorial Elementary School	Public	3-5	485 Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-1085	283	34	8.4	30.0%	185 (65.4%)	17 (6.0%)	55 (19.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$13,399			$29			$13,370	39.2	39.5	810	1
340978001862	810	Maurice River Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	3593 Rt 47	Port Elizabeth	08348	Cumberland County	Maurice River Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 825-7411	374	36	10.3	40.4%	295 (78.9%)	13 (3.5%)	49 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$11,252			$685			$10,567	39.1	35.8	862	52

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.