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
731	Endeavour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 School Road	Joint Base Mdl	08641	Burlington County	North Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 738-2653	791	71	11.1	33.0%	386 (48.8%)	97 (12.3%)	199 (25.2%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (12.0%)								45.7	47.9	700	31		341158003470
732	Hooper Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1517 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5850	693	47	14.7	23.2%	521 (75.2%)	15 (2.2%)	107 (15.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$6,561			$346			$6,215	45.7	48.6	688	44		341623004734
733	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	Dyer Avenue	South Hackensack	07606	Bergen County	South Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 440-2782	222	24	9.2	55.0%	50 (22.5%)	13 (5.9%)	145 (65.3%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$14,711			$431			$14,280	45.7	66.8	459	274		341524000836
734	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	289 Main St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5385	414	46	9	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	123 (29.7%)	258 (62.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$11,461			$1,392			$10,069	45.6	40.5	787	53		341761002494
735	Belleville PS3	Public	K-6	230 Joralemon St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4341	334	28	11.9	67.7%	20 (6.0%)	21 (6.3%)	272 (81.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)								45.5	40	798	63		340135001962
736	Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	458	48	9.4	29.9%	177 (38.6%)	21 (4.6%)	221 (48.3%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,087			$168			$13,919	45.3	55	606	130		341407000804
737	Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1357 Mays Landing Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Folsom Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8666	375	39	9.6	27.5%	303 (80.8%)	11 (2.9%)	46 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$12,563			$338			$12,225	45.2	47.6	705	32		340528000104
738	Elizabeth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-0113	541	54	10	52.7%	73 (13.5%)	140 (25.9%)	221 (40.9%)	77 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$11,092			$239			$10,853	45.2	35.1	867	129		340549005198
739	Huber Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Paterson Plank Rd	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 974-2055	563	44	12.7	26.5%	124 (22.0%)	27 (4.8%)	152 (27.0%)	244 (43.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$7,790			$41			$7,749	45.2	52.5	639	100		341485002904
740	Mary J Donohoe Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East 5th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5969	501	46	10.8	66.9%	247 (49.3%)	78 (15.6%)	126 (25.1%)	31 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$11,493			$695			$10,798	45.1	45.3	730	10		340126002720

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.