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
191	Toll Gate Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 So Main Street	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4008	299	39	7.7	4.7%	239 (79.9%)	8 (2.7%)	15 (5.0%)	29 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,454						$12,454	85.3	84.5	212	21		340753003140
192	East Amwell Township	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Wertsville Rd	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	East Amwell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-6464	398	42	9.4	15.8%	308 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$16,880			$457			$16,423	85.2	81.7	258	66		340408002980
193	Peter Cooper School	Public	K-3	54 Roger Court	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	235	22	10.8	6.8%	166 (70.6%)	8 (3.4%)	50 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	$13,283			$195			$13,088	85.2	75.5	351	158		341386004946
194	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	369	39	9.4	1.9%	263 (71.3%)	9 (2.4%)	19 (5.1%)	52 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$8,780						$8,780	85.1	91.7	83	111		340000406019
195	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	281 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4041	349	28	12.4	25.5%	265 (75.9%)	12 (3.4%)	54 (15.5%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$9,632			$144			$9,488	85	70.6	409	214		340000800107
196	McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	$6,690			$306			$6,384	85	87.2	171	25		341776005778
197	Frank Defino Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Route 79 North	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 972-2099	510	48	10.6	15.5%	298 (58.4%)	11 (2.2%)	44 (8.6%)	136 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$9,522			$121			$9,401	84.9	89.7	121	76		340972003946
198	Marlboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Road West	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2095	551	44	12.6	8.7%	359 (65.2%)	8 (1.5%)	57 (10.3%)	107 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$9,088			$17			$9,071	84.9	88.2	144	54		340972003948
199	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	9 Manger Road	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5480	349	35	9.9	32.7%	62 (17.8%)	110 (31.5%)	112 (32.1%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	$12,477						$12,477	84.9	82	252	53		341761000182
200	Thomas P. Hughes School	Public	3-5	446 Snyder Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1717	250	23	10.6	2.8%	148 (59.2%)	8 (3.2%)	34 (13.6%)	37 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.4%)	$9,155			$68			$9,087	84.9	90	112	88		340153005434

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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.