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)
341638002912	791	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	507 West St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5965	779	76	10.2	94.9%	16 (2.1%)	20 (2.6%)	737 (94.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,005			$572			$9,433	40.4	37	843	52
340459000825	792	Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Pennsylvania Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6950	780	52	15	87.3%	49 (6.3%)	92 (11.8%)	631 (80.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,093			$227			$7,866	40.3	26.2	1001	209
340783002814	793	Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-8	167 Hancock Ave	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4360	926	76	12.1	63.6%	124 (13.4%)	39 (4.2%)	683 (73.8%)	63 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.7%)	$10,643			$590			$10,053	40.3	46.1	721	72
340423005901	794	J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5895	238	18	13.2	67.6%	3 (1.3%)	197 (82.8%)	32 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,552			$450			$11,102	40.2	33.2	901	107
341149003484	795	John Adams	Public	PK, KG-4	1450 Redmond Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3102	527	52	10.2	41.7%	75 (14.2%)	98 (18.6%)	174 (33.0%)	147 (27.9%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.2%)	$9,137			$32			$9,105	40.1	46.7	711	84
341149003482	796	Arthur M. Judd	Public	PK, KG-4	1595 Roosevelt Avenue	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3202	597	64	9.4	47.9%	101 (16.9%)	127 (21.3%)	241 (40.4%)	95 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.9%)	$10,316			$23			$10,293	40.1	41.7	781	15
341785000220	797	Weymouth Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1202 Eleventh Avenue	Dorothy	08317	Atlantic County	Weymouth Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2412	178	16	11.2	39.3%	143 (80.3%)	3 (1.7%)	22 (12.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$14,972			$1,061			$13,911	40	40.1	804	7
340135001962	798	Belleville PS3	Public	K-6	230 Joralemon St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4341	354	28	12.6	62.4%	28 (7.9%)	22 (6.2%)	280 (79.1%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)								40	35.8	861	63
340549003448	799	Claremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Claremont Road	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 873-0100	666	74	9	48.2%	51 (7.7%)	190 (28.5%)	254 (38.1%)	146 (21.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,539			$332			$9,207	39.9	35	873	74
341803005786	800	Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	146	17	8.5	26.7%	81 (55.5%)	12 (8.2%)	40 (27.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	$15,980			$476			$15,504	39.8	40.8	794	6

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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.