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
261	Angelo L. Tomaso School	Public	K-5	46 Washington Valley Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-5300	261	35	7.5	5.0%	155 (59.4%)	9 (3.4%)	30 (11.5%)	54 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$15,785			$30			$15,755	81.7	90.7	100	161		341698006106
262	Brooklake School	Public	3-5	235 Brooklake Road	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3888	306	30	10	1.0%	221 (72.2%)	16 (5.2%)	28 (9.2%)	33 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$8,965						$8,965	81.7	81.4	264	2		340525004236
263	A. Russell Knight Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Old Carriage Rd.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 428-0830	456	32	14.2	9.6%	353 (77.4%)	17 (3.7%)	40 (8.8%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	$8,892						$8,892	81.6	89	132	131		340300001422
264	Michelle Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	186 14th Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 662-2621	198	18	11	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	162 (81.8%)	30 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)								81.6			(n/a)		341134003531
265	Bragg Elementary School	Public	3-5	250 Route 24	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 879-5324	297	39	7.6	4.7%	209 (70.4%)	3 (1.0%)	54 (18.2%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	$11,112			$408			$10,704	81.5	81.7	257	8		340306004196
266	Lake Parsippany Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Kingston Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7572	284	24	11.6	15.5%	55 (19.4%)	5 (1.8%)	67 (23.6%)	138 (48.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$13,041			$205			$12,836	81.5	92.4	75	191		341248004446
267	Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	365	40	9.2	7.1%	241 (66.0%)	5 (1.4%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$15,515			$21			$15,494	81.5	79.7	285	18		341413004520
268	Norwood Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Summit St	Norwood	07648	Bergen County	Norwood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-6363	583	49	11.8	1.9%	240 (41.2%)	8 (1.4%)	79 (13.6%)	228 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$12,636			$340			$12,296	81.4	85.8	196	72		341185000660
269	East Brook Elementary School	Public	K-6	167 Sibbald Dr	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 573-6000	314	31	10.2	10.2%	195 (62.1%)	3 (1.0%)	64 (20.4%)	30 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	$11,625			$337			$11,288	81.2	84.1	217	52		341245000712
270	Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Garden St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4259	406	34	11.9	9.1%	245 (60.3%)	28 (6.9%)	57 (14.0%)	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	$11,719			$53			$11,666	81.2	83.4	231	39		341056002184

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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.