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
1131	South 17th Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	619 S Seventeenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2570	368	29	12.6	90.8%	5 (1.4%)	225 (61.1%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,770			$879			$10,891	17.9	13.9	1167	36		341134002354
1132	James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	599	54	11.1	75.1%	11 (1.8%)	26 (4.3%)	552 (92.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,149			$1,062			$16,087	17.9	14.4	1155	23		341293003544
1133	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	811 St George Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1060	608	54	11.3	59.0%	94 (15.5%)	168 (27.6%)	304 (50.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$14,584			$216			$14,368	17.8	22	1045	88		341353005646
1134	John H. Glenn School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Turnerville Rd	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4100	469	41	11.5	69.5%	146 (31.1%)	160 (34.1%)	102 (21.7%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	$7,947			$543			$7,404	17.8	15.1	1143	9		341299001644
1135	Gladys Nunery School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Claremont Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6520	251	23	10.9	84.5%	4 (1.6%)	150 (59.8%)	91 (36.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,509			$394			$11,115	17.8	21.1	1057	78		340783002816
1136	Octavius V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	593	57	10.4	56.5%	7 (1.2%)	128 (21.6%)	441 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$16,913			$3,301			$13,612	17.7	14.3	1157	21		340264000793
1137	Joseph A. Citta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Lakewood Road	Toms River	08755	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 818-8550	511	38	13.5	73.8%	144 (28.2%)	72 (14.1%)	251 (49.1%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	$6,372			$520			$5,852	17.6	19.2	1086	51		341623000345
1138	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,330	103	12.9	70.5%	27 (2.0%)	229 (17.2%)	1,048 (78.8%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,134			$1,190			$7,944	17.5	12.9	1184	46		340076503254
1139	Field Street School	Public	1-3	144 Field Street	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0170	463	43	10.7	76.5%	54 (11.7%)	165 (35.6%)	228 (49.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,390			$793			$9,597	17.5	10	1238	99		341284005054
1140	Samuel T. Busansky School	Public	3-5	16 Scrapetown Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	283	30	9.4	47.7%	107 (37.8%)	63 (22.3%)	69 (24.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	$18,370			$771			$17,599	17.4	17	1116	24		341281001222

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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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