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
901	Ridge Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	593	45	13.1	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	51 (8.6%)	530 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,099			$477			$9,622	33.5	33.3	895	6		341134002338
902	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	486 E Milton Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1040	453	41	11	66.7%	23 (5.1%)	213 (47.0%)	179 (39.5%)	17 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,500			$257			$12,243	33.4	20	1073	171		341353005642
903	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,193	103	11.6	72.8%	106 (8.9%)	12 (1.0%)	1,049 (87.9%)	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$7,656						$7,656	33.4	31.8	916	13		341146002890
904	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	47 State Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-8920	683	51	13.3	78.3%	11 (1.6%)	131 (19.2%)	532 (77.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,781			$791			$8,990	33.3	21.6	1053	149		340078403383
905	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1370 Hainesport Mt Laurel Rd	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 235-1341	386	31	12.3	23.6%	184 (47.7%)	58 (15.0%)	61 (15.8%)	53 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	$7,745						$7,745	33.2	51.9	647	258		341095001160
906	Deal Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 Roseld Avenue	Deal	07723	Monmouth County	Deal Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-0480	160	20	7.8	26.3%	117 (73.1%)	11 (6.9%)	18 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	$16,125			$562			$15,563	33.2	37.6	828	78		340363003764
907	Smithville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 S Old Port Republic Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	572	55	10.4	49.7%	258 (45.1%)	110 (19.2%)	136 (23.8%)	33 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	$10,933			$554			$10,379	33.1	31.7	919	12		340573006089
908	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Ocean Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6470	607	44	13.7	77.1%	37 (6.1%)	284 (46.8%)	227 (37.4%)	39 (6.4%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,010			$324			$8,686	33.1	28.5	959	51		340783002802
909	Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	83 Post Blvd	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	529	47	11.1	71.5%	58 (11.0%)	57 (10.8%)	184 (34.8%)	210 (39.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$4,949			$301			$4,648	33.1	47	709	200		340282003276
910	Robert Morris School No. 18	Public	K-8	860 Cross Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6000	471	40	11.7	87.3%	61 (13.0%)	66 (14.0%)	341 (72.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,936			$245			$9,691	33	32.4	911	1		340459005516

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.