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)
340008700735	1071	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 West Railway Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-0600	1,664	122	13.6	92.4%	123 (7.4%)	460 (27.6%)	1,066 (64.1%)	11 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$9,624			$1,059			$8,565	20.2	19.7	1096	25
340459005510	1072	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	693	55	12.6	86.0%	26 (3.8%)	29 (4.2%)	634 (91.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,543			$243			$9,300	20.2	21.4	1067	5
341353005642	1073	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	486 E Milton Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1040	470	39	12.1	69.8%	28 (6.0%)	226 (48.1%)	178 (37.9%)	18 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$12,500			$257			$12,243	20	25.2	1009	64
340459005508	1074	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Public	K-8	50 Grove Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5828	786	69	11.4	83.8%	42 (5.3%)	72 (9.2%)	653 (83.1%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,502			$228			$10,274	19.9	29	961	113
340894003908	1075	A A Anastasia Elementary School	Public	K-5	92 Seventh Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 571-3396	588	65	9	80.3%	126 (21.4%)	56 (9.5%)	376 (63.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$13,372			$681			$12,691	19.8	17.9	1117	42
341806001692	1076	Winslow Township Elementary School One	Public	PK, KG-3	413 Inskip Road	Blue Anchor	08037	Atlantic County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8300	374	34	11.1	48.1%	93 (24.9%)	162 (43.3%)	92 (24.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$10,063			$240			$9,823	19.7	27	991	85
340459002983	1077	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	912	68	13.4	87.3%	30 (3.3%)	79 (8.7%)	794 (87.1%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,410			$267			$9,143	19.7	15.2	1150	73
341164005268	1078	West End School	Public	PK, KG-4	447 Greenbrook Road	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6083	537	49	10.9	72.3%	45 (8.4%)	112 (20.9%)	343 (63.9%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$10,488			$705			$9,783	19.7	15.7	1142	64
340789002878	1079	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5100	533	51	10.4	80.1%	77 (14.4%)	14 (2.6%)	414 (77.7%)	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,579			$665			$8,914	19.7	28.3	971	108
341680001930	1080	Marie Durand Elementary School	Public	K-5	371 W Forest Grove Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6929	508	39	13.1	64.4%	74 (14.6%)	53 (10.4%)	352 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$13,686			$973			$12,713	19.6	26.7	995	85

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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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