Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1347)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
91	Oak Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	226 Applegarth Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-7642	578	41	14.1	7.6%	52 (9.0%)	19 (3.3%)	31 (5.4%)	453 (78.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$12,219			$30			$12,189	91.4	93	61	30		341050002982
92	Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 E. Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	297	27	11	15.8%	134 (45.1%)	11 (3.7%)	64 (21.5%)	78 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$16,646						$16,646	91.4	83.2	233	141		341242000700
93	Zane North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Stokes Avenue	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5703	174	15	11.5	17.2%	139 (79.9%)	13 (7.5%)	14 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$13,644			$349			$13,295	91.3	90.7	101	8		340342001486
94	Hilltop School	Public	PK, KG-4	12 Hilltop Road	Mendham	07945	Morris County	Mendham Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 543-4251	289	27	10.9	3.8%	226 (78.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.3%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	$10,299			$105			$10,194	91.1	93.6	55	39		340990004314
95	West Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 South First Street	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	343	27	12.6	3.2%	260 (75.8%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (12.2%)	23 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$11,688			$29			$11,659	91.1	88.1	148	53		341245000714
96	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	340 Homans Avenue	Closter	07624	Bergen County	Closter Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3860	599	56	10.6	1.5%	245 (40.9%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (8.5%)	246 (41.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	46 (7.7%)	$10,174						$10,174	91	86.2	189	93		340339000316
97	Lafayette Avenue School	Public	3-5	221 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2507	554	49	11.1	2.7%	347 (62.6%)	10 (1.8%)	34 (6.1%)	110 (19.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.8%)	$8,728			$59			$8,669	91			(n/a)		340000406016
98	James Madison Intermediate School	Public	3-5	838 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2960	586	37	15.6	14.2%	17 (2.9%)	21 (3.6%)	31 (5.3%)	490 (83.6%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$5,668						$5,668	90.9	93.7	54	44		340450003342
99	Richard E Byrd School	Public	K-5	640 Doremus Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	246	20	12.3		160 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	38 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.0%)	$13,228			$28			$13,200	90.9	93.1	59	40		340597000486
100	Riker Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	31 Blackstone Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	477	38	12.5	4.0%	170 (35.6%)	19 (4.0%)	21 (4.4%)	242 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	$10,741			$404			$10,337	90.9	88.9	134	34		340882002142

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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 3, 2025, 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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.