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
391	Lynn Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Ira Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 499-6558	300	31	9.6	27.7%	135 (45.0%)	22 (7.3%)	63 (21.0%)	74 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$6,206						$6,206	71.9	73.7	368	23		341812003708
392	Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	27 Berkshire Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7686	542	55	9.8	22.9%	278 (51.3%)	130 (24.0%)	78 (14.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	$5,261						$5,261	71.9	72.9	382	10		341533002428
393	Stillwater Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 Stillwater Road	Stillwater	07875	Sussex County	Stillwater Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-6171	296	36	8.3	14.9%	267 (90.2%)	3 (1.0%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,126			$580			$16,546	71.9	68.9	430	37		341575005406
394	Millington Elementary School	Public	2-5	91 Northfield Road	Millington	07946	Morris County	Long Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 647-2312	362	37	9.7	9.1%	262 (72.4%)	5 (1.4%)	55 (15.2%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$7,775			$30			$7,745	71.9	78.8	297	97		341266004466
395	Marshall W. Errickson School	Public	K-5	271 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-8022	464	38	12.2	14.2%	337 (72.6%)	17 (3.7%)	65 (14.0%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$10,121			$289			$9,832	71.8	71.8	399	4		340564003818
396	Berkley Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	812 Berkley Street	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 262-0191	415	33	12.5	27.0%	130 (31.3%)	41 (9.9%)	141 (34.0%)	94 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	$8,667			$403			$8,264	71.8	78.5	301	95		341128000626
397	Osage School	Public	K-5	112 Somerdale Road	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 428-2990	515	48	10.8	29.9%	189 (36.7%)	78 (15.1%)	74 (14.4%)	139 (27.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.6%)	$12,761			$134			$12,627	71.8	72.4	388	9		341683001680
398	Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School	Public	3-5	666 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	276	23	12	13.8%	149 (54.0%)	45 (16.3%)	47 (17.0%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	12 (4.3%)	$13,736			$180			$13,556	71.7	67.2	455	57		341563005704
399	Washington School	Public	1-3	89 Wood St	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	349	24	14.5	6.6%	155 (44.4%)	7 (2.0%)	81 (23.2%)	65 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.7%)	$8,096			$196			$7,900	71.7	73.1	377	22		341446000820
400	Florence M. Burd	Public	PK, KG-4	219 Newton Sparta Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5257	288	29	9.8	24.3%	211 (73.3%)	9 (3.1%)	48 (16.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$14,461			$243			$14,218	71.6	86.8	179	221		340090005324

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.