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
941	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 West Demarest Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 569-9765	306	26	11.7	46.7%	9 (2.9%)	97 (31.7%)	160 (52.3%)	21 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$11,407			$533			$10,874	30.9	33.3	894	47		340001400258
942	Grace N. Rogers Elementary School	Public	3-5	380 Stockton St	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7833	591	60	9.8	43.8%	153 (25.9%)	43 (7.3%)	286 (48.4%)	82 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	$11,916			$360			$11,556	30.8	36.9	842	100		340432003058
943	Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	363	31	11.7	58.1%	3 (0.8%)	279 (76.9%)	66 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,274			$312			$10,962	30.8	35.4	863	80		341227002404
944	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	8 Meeker Street	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 584-5549	281	26	10.8	23.1%	157 (55.9%)	10 (3.6%)	85 (30.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.7%)	$13,694			$511			$13,183	30.7	31.7	918	26		341434004528
945	Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	682	59	11.5	64.4%	342 (50.1%)	20 (2.9%)	270 (39.6%)	45 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,479						$10,479	30.6	29.7	947	2		341269004890
946	Horace Mann Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 West 38th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5979	712	58	12.3	54.9%	373 (52.4%)	81 (11.4%)	145 (20.4%)	78 (11.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.9%)	$11,126			$557			$10,569	30.6	36.7	848	98		340126002716
947	Nelson Mandela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	74 Hartford St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 733-7333	256	12	21.3	87.1%	1 (0.4%)	71 (27.7%)	181 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								30.6			(n/a)		341134006154
948	Erial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Essex Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 627-5415	643	51	12.6	58.0%	187 (29.1%)	248 (38.6%)	115 (17.9%)	26 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.1%)	$12,280			$609			$11,671	30.5	37.1	840	108		340603001514
949	Ridgeway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2861 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-0800	476	47	10	57.4%	175 (36.8%)	51 (10.7%)	212 (44.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	$15,367			$383			$14,984	30.4	32.3	912	37		340945004662
950	Belleville PS7	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4338	425	33	12.8	58.6%	61 (14.4%)	27 (6.4%)	287 (67.5%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)								30.3	21.2	1056	106		340135001968

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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.