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
801	Tulsa Trail Elementary School	Public	2-3	2 Tulsa Trail	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8806	215	16	13.1	41.9%	108 (50.2%)	16 (7.4%)	79 (36.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$9,796						$9,796	40.6	26.1	995	194		340744005370
802	Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 Pleasant Hill Road	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-3938	277	24	11.5	8.7%	218 (78.7%)	5 (1.8%)	32 (11.6%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$13,088						$13,088	40.6	58.3	565	237		341434004532
803	Blairstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Sunset Hill Road	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	Blairstown Elementary Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-6111	418	44	9.5	18.2%	331 (79.2%)	13 (3.1%)	45 (10.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$13,951			$245			$13,706	40.5	38.2	819	16		340180005800
804	Estell Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	128 Cape May Avenue	Estell Manor	08319	Atlantic County	Estell Manor School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2267	199	17	12	32.7%	180 (90.5%)	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,620			$68			$13,552	40.3	41.3	777	27		340486000102
805	Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-3	130 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 752-2501	579	91	6.3	43.5%	53 (9.2%)	129 (22.3%)	182 (31.4%)	183 (31.6%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.8%)	$5,683						$5,683	40.2	49.5	672	133		341305003568
806	Lanes Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1891 Lanes Mill Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	557	50	11.1	35.2%	372 (66.8%)	26 (4.7%)	128 (23.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$7,474			$179			$7,295	40.1	35.3	865	59		340222004592
807	Fountain Woods Elementary School	Public	2-5	601 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1799	951	80	11.8	44.8%	243 (25.6%)	363 (38.2%)	169 (17.8%)	113 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.2%)	$10,824			$173			$10,651	40.1	29.7	948	141		340246000260
808	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	130 A Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6760	469	49	9.5	46.1%	116 (24.7%)	13 (2.8%)	251 (53.5%)	74 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.1%)	$1,225						$1,225	40.1	54.4	615	193		340876000544
809	The Ethical Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	95 Broadway	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 984-4151	357	16	22.3	54.1%	91 (25.5%)	42 (11.8%)	86 (24.1%)	114 (31.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	$8,303			$678			$7,625	40.1	30	944	135		340072703029
810	Olivet Elementary School	Public	2-4	235 Sheep Pen Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2081	357	31	11.4	30.5%	282 (79.0%)	9 (2.5%)	42 (11.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	$8,066			$317			$7,749	40	40.5	788	22		341311005084

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.