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
361	Amsterdam Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Amsterdam Drive	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	376	38	9.9	10.6%	143 (38.0%)	10 (2.7%)	43 (11.4%)	151 (40.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	$5,293						$5,293	74.3	81.1	266	95		340723006068
362	Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	333 Willow Avenue	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 885-1528	460	34	13.4	33.3%	65 (14.1%)	74 (16.1%)	91 (19.8%)	193 (42.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$5,790						$5,790	74.2	83.1	235	127		341305000042
363	Wolf Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Wolf Hill Avenue	Oceanport	07757	Monmouth County	Oceanport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0683	354	35	10.1	6.8%	322 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$13,997			$297			$13,700	74.2	71.7	400	37		341212004074
364	Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Orton Rd	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-7173	214	20	10.7	9.3%	145 (67.8%)	6 (2.8%)	40 (18.7%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	$15,722			$291			$15,431	74.1	68.9	433	69		340258002022
365	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 School Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-6440	329	30	11	7.3%	217 (66.0%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.6%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$5,601			$20			$5,581	73.9	77.7	311	54		341782000918
366	Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-4	W 110 Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	223	20	11.1	13.9%	106 (47.5%)	6 (2.7%)	36 (16.1%)	66 (29.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,297						$15,297	73.9	73.4	373	7		341242000706
367	Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Riviera Parkway	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 701-1900	706	52	13.6	10.5%	640 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$9,835			$46			$9,789	73.7	68.1	442	75		341329004696
368	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 Clover Hill Drive	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2201	565	57	9.8	21.2%	306 (54.2%)	27 (4.8%)	144 (25.5%)	65 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)	$10,378			$265			$10,113	73.6	62.4	512	144		341098004406
369	Teaneck Community Charter school	Public, Charter	K-8	563 Chestnut Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-9600	377	30	12.5	20.4%	71 (18.8%)	112 (29.7%)	119 (31.6%)	41 (10.9%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.2%)	$10,075			$358			$9,717	73.5	62.2	518	149		340001500259
370	Brookside Elementary School	Public	3-5	370 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-1101	431	40	10.7	10.2%	138 (32.0%)	20 (4.6%)	28 (6.5%)	237 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$12,551			$32			$12,519	73.4	75.7	341	29		341050006096

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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

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.