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)
341836000942	81	Calvin Coolidge Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 Grandview Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5710	313	26	12	1.0%	251 (80.2%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	$12,914			$256			$12,658	92	94.4	41	40
340228005168	82	Bradley Gardens Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 Pine Street	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 725-8444	271	27	9.9	8.5%	121 (44.6%)	7 (2.6%)	53 (19.6%)	69 (25.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$12,003						$12,003	91.7	87.5	161	79
340000406019	83	Southern Boulevard School	Public	K-3	192 Southern Boulevard	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2509	380	36	10.5	1.8%	256 (67.4%)	9 (2.4%)	23 (6.1%)	54 (14.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	$8,780						$8,780	91.7	90.8	108	25
341776005782	84	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	289	22	13.1		212 (73.4%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.1%)	27 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$6,459			$17			$6,442	91.6	96.1	18	66
340924004302	85	Central Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Central Avenue	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 593-3173	498	50	10	3.6%	335 (67.3%)	8 (1.6%)	84 (16.9%)	42 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$13,439			$200			$13,239	91.6	90.9	107	22
340498000426	86	Warren Point Elementary School	Public	K-4	30-07 Broadway	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5571	397	35	11.2	11.8%	203 (51.1%)	13 (3.3%)	88 (22.2%)	75 (18.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$6,327			$174			$6,153	91.5	85.5	197	111
341590005712	87	Brayton Elementary School	Public	1-5	89 Tulip Street	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1276	322	34	9.4	16.5%	220 (68.3%)	14 (4.3%)	50 (15.5%)	31 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$6,383			$68			$6,315	91.5	91.1	104	17
341776005774	88	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	472	37	12.8	0.6%	291 (61.7%)	12 (2.5%)	40 (8.5%)	102 (21.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$6,449			$17			$6,432	91.4	93	70	18
340726000528	89	Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Piermont Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-8088	333	33	10.1	1.2%	240 (72.1%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.8%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	$11,913			$35			$11,878	91.3	93.9	48	41
341191000668	90	Manito Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Manito Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-6106	257	27	9.5	1.2%	216 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,161						$14,161	91.2	88.8	138	48

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.