Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

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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
921	Chews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 783-6607	716	53	13.5	38.7%	414 (57.8%)	115 (16.1%)	117 (16.3%)	32 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	$11,338			$312			$11,026	32.5	34.4	876	45		340603001512
922	Red Bank Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	58 Oakland Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 450-2092	182	21	8.4	56.0%	47 (25.8%)	9 (4.9%)	120 (65.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,107			$652			$11,455	32.4	23.6	1025	103		340004900336
923	Nixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Mt Arlington Boulevard	Landing	07850	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-2564	261	26	9.8	37.2%	126 (48.3%)	16 (6.1%)	100 (38.3%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$13,933			$511			$13,422	32.4	41.3	776	147		341434004536
924	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	944 Madison Avenue	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-1070	384	30	12.8	49.2%	85 (22.1%)	93 (24.2%)	174 (45.3%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	$13,840			$296			$13,544	32.4	26.6	986	62		341353005644
925	School #1	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Park Slope	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2370	255	22	11.8	76.5%	104 (40.8%)	11 (4.3%)	122 (47.8%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,189						$12,189	32.3	31.8	917	8		340330004768
926	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	848	60	14.1	70.5%	90 (10.6%)	52 (6.1%)	669 (78.9%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$8,007			$453			$7,554	32.3	34.9	871	55		340078703387
927	TEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Park Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	TEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	6,406	290	22	92.9%	12 (0.2%)	4,896 (76.4%)	1,101 (17.2%)	7 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.0%)	381 (5.9%)	$11,261			$1,091			$10,170	32.2	27.9	971	44		340007000529
928	Battle Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2600 Killian Place	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6480	414	36	11.5	46.4%	84 (20.3%)	131 (31.6%)	151 (36.5%)	30 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	$12,502						$12,502	32.1	24	1019	91		341650005748
929	Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	371	27	13.7	46.9%	235 (63.3%)	16 (4.3%)	96 (25.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$6,491			$331			$6,160	32.1	21.8	1047	118		341623004738
930	E Raymond Appleby Elementary School	Public	2-5	23 Vliet Street	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	365	38	9.6	30.7%	212 (58.1%)	12 (3.3%)	98 (26.8%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	$11,070			$171			$10,899	32	47.9	699	231		341554003662

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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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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.