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
131	Jessie F. George Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Palm Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-3033	282	29	9.6	3.9%	218 (77.3%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	20 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$6,151			$25			$6,126	89.4	86.8	180	49		341782000914
132	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	335	34	9.8	17.3%	227 (67.8%)	17 (5.1%)	59 (17.6%)	27 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$6,383			$68			$6,315	89.4	91.5	87	45		341590005712
133	Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Maple Ave	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	299	22	13.8	1.0%	207 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.0%)	45 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	$13,648			$28			$13,620	89.4	86.7	183	50		340597000488
134	Union Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	149 Perryville Road	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Union Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5511	259	27	9.7	6.9%	180 (69.5%)	5 (1.9%)	11 (4.2%)	45 (17.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	$11,993			$386			$11,607	89.4	88.1	147	13		341644000805
135	Northvail Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Eileen Court	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 263-7070	359	30	12.1	12.5%	40 (11.1%)	16 (4.5%)	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$9,614			$157			$9,457	89.3	94.3	46	89		341248004452
136	Troy Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	509 S Beverwyck Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 428-7588	290	27	10.7	21.7%	94 (32.4%)	6 (2.1%)	57 (19.7%)	127 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,561			$248			$15,313	89.2	82.7	243	107		341248004458
137	Howard B. Brunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	721 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-2148	434	34	12.9	4.4%	252 (58.1%)	37 (8.5%)	62 (14.3%)	59 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$8,968			$35			$8,933	89.2	89.3	127	10		341467005684
138	Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Brooklawn Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2847	392	30	13.2	11.0%	144 (36.7%)	19 (4.8%)	49 (12.5%)	164 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$10,284			$139			$10,145	89.2	92.4	76	62		341248004448
139	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	299	21	14.2	20.1%	157 (52.5%)	27 (9.0%)	64 (21.4%)	26 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	89.2	87.8	155	16		340003200302
140	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Cooper Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 983-6540	699	59	11.9	10.7%	504 (72.1%)	18 (2.6%)	60 (8.6%)	86 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	$10,419			$102			$10,317	89.1	83	240	100		340387004202

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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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.