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)
341812003706	921	Lafayette Estates Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ford Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4143	720	36	20	53.3%	104 (14.4%)	75 (10.4%)	351 (48.8%)	177 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$3,842						$3,842	31.4	31.6	930	9
341638002922	922	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	3905 New York Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5829	761	57	13.3	90.9%	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.3%)	740 (97.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,431			$615			$9,816	31.4	39	821	101
340450003352	923	Lindeneau Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blossom Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5320	490	46	10.5	61.2%	65 (13.3%)	49 (10.0%)	248 (50.6%)	99 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$6,230			$236			$5,994	31.3	30.6	948	25
340078903411	924	Ocean Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1650 Massachusetts Ave.	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Ocean Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 987-6525	499	50	9.9	91.2%	15 (3.0%)	40 (8.0%)	444 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,235			$954			$7,281	31.2	27.5	983	59
341758002948	925	Public School Number Five	Public	K-6	5401 Hudson Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4080	538	43	12.5	92.9%	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	519 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,084			$708			$8,376	31.1	30.2	951	26
340774004614	926	Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Citadel Drive	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4630	251	26	9.5	67.3%	71 (28.3%)	25 (10.0%)	141 (56.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$13,203			$513			$12,690	31.1	42.5	774	152
340096003259	927	Brighton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 N. Brighton Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-3150	296	33	9	89.2%	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.8%)	196 (66.2%)	71 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,549			$3,409			$11,140	31.1	12.9	1187	260
340783002806	928	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	Public	PK, KG-8	143 Romaine Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6490	895	85	10.5	60.2%	260 (29.1%)	175 (19.6%)	159 (17.8%)	285 (31.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	$10,107			$154			$9,953	31	25.9	1002	74
341134002937	929	Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Ivy Street	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2121	467	40	11.6	72.4%	3 (0.6%)	398 (85.2%)	54 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,199			$653			$10,546	31	22.3	1054	125
340945000031	930	Manchester Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 N Colonial Drive	Manchester	08733	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-9600	555	50	11.1	50.1%	241 (43.4%)	46 (8.3%)	206 (37.1%)	24 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (5.9%)	$12,964			$363			$12,601	30.9	50	667	263

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.