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
351	Tinc Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Tinc Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2203	449	47	9.6	32.5%	227 (50.6%)	37 (8.2%)	125 (27.8%)	35 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$8,991			$165			$8,826	75	76.3	331	20		341098004412
352	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	80 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3040	172	18	9.5	19.2%	52 (30.2%)	13 (7.6%)	69 (40.1%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)	$10,424			$372			$10,052	75	69	428	76		340399000346
353	William P Tatem Elementary School	Public	K-5	265 Lincoln Avenue	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5704	248	17	14.5	16.1%	176 (71.0%)	19 (7.7%)	26 (10.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	$8,518			$232			$8,286	74.9	78.6	300	53		340342001484
354	Wenonah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N Clinton Ave	Wenonah	08090	Gloucester County	Wenonah Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 468-6000	158	20	8.1	3.2%	138 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	$14,142			$57			$14,085	74.9	74	364	10		341734002658
355	Woodcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Cranford Dr.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-2058	374	31	12.2	15.5%	214 (57.2%)	34 (9.1%)	43 (11.5%)	60 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	$8,197						$8,197	74.9	72	398	43		340300001462
356	Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	535	43	12.3	12.9%	201 (37.6%)	18 (3.4%)	210 (39.3%)	81 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	$7,760			$89			$7,671	74.8	66.1	467	111		340399000348
357	Whiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	470 Whiton Road	Neshanic Station	08853	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 371-0842	617	67	9.2	13.1%	379 (61.4%)	28 (4.5%)	76 (12.3%)	97 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.8%)	$15,143			$90			$15,053	74.8	80.5	274	83		340216000199
358	Strawbridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 Strawbridge Avenue	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7735	244	16	15.3	2.9%	225 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$13,228			$407			$12,821	74.7	79.3	289	69		340636001548
359	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 N Franklin Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8581	352	23	15.2	37.8%	47 (13.4%)	39 (11.1%)	188 (53.4%)	66 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	$10,856			$50			$10,806	74.6	63	505	146		340150000270
360	Mansion Avenue School	Public	3-6	300 Mansion Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 546-4926	331	33	10	24.5%	285 (86.1%)	6 (1.8%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,922			$400			$12,522	74.5	80	283	77		340105001302

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.