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)
340498000418	491	John A. Forrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	10 - 00 Hopper Ave	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5565	261	27	9.8	18.4%	131 (50.2%)	3 (1.1%)	73 (28.0%)	43 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	$7,529			$114			$7,415	63.9	80.1	271	220
340135001972	492	Belleville PS9	Public	K-6	301 Ralph St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4337	148	8	18.5	76.4%	9 (6.1%)	7 (4.7%)	123 (83.1%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								63.8	59.6	551	59
341566001244	493	Springfield Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	2146 Jacksonville Road	Jobstown	08041	Burlington County	Springfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2479	288	22	13.1	11.5%	233 (80.9%)	18 (6.3%)	25 (8.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$15,391			$477			$14,914	63.8	74	373	120
340693000518	494	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Burton & Paterson Aves	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 288-6150	381	29	13.3	17.1%	168 (44.1%)	8 (2.1%)	135 (35.4%)	62 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$10,532			$169			$10,363	63.8	58.4	560	66
340135001974	495	Belleville PS10	Public	PK, KG-6	527 Belleville Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4334	168	9	18.6	50.6%	24 (14.3%)	26 (15.5%)	91 (54.2%)	22 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)								63.7	70.1	425	70
340885000554	496	Hilltop School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 KIPP Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 778-1213	318	28	11.3	51.6%	78 (24.5%)	22 (6.9%)	181 (56.9%)	26 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$7,701			$631			$7,070	63.7	65.6	474	22
340450003346	497	James Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Sharp Rd	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 229-4716	523	44	11.8	28.7%	92 (17.6%)	56 (10.7%)	133 (25.4%)	213 (40.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.4%)	$5,983						$5,983	63.6	66	468	29
341812003710	498	Mawbey Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	275 Mawbey Street	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8401	326	22	15.1	25.2%	86 (26.4%)	27 (8.3%)	84 (25.8%)	118 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$5,002						$5,002	63.5	74.8	361	137
340150000280	499	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	49 S Summit Street	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8771	257	21	12.1	36.6%	27 (10.5%)	18 (7.0%)	141 (54.9%)	56 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.1%)	$9,806			$222			$9,584	63.3	70.8	412	87
341833005116	500	Mary S. Shoemaker School	Public	K-5	Mary S Shoemaker School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	539	46	11.6	24.7%	371 (68.8%)	68 (12.6%)	63 (11.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	$5,196			$96			$5,100	63.3	60.3	542	42

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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.