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
811	Walnut Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Walnut Street	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	Woodbury City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 853-0126	112	12	9.5	71.4%	27 (24.1%)	34 (30.4%)	33 (29.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.3%)	$13,368			$819			$12,549	40	33.7	887	76		341815002694
812	Bobby's Run Elementary School	Public	2-5	32 Dimsdale Drive	Lumberton	08048	Burlington County	Lumberton Township Board of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 702-5555	457	35	13.2	35.7%	192 (42.0%)	117 (25.6%)	71 (15.5%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	$13,627			$175			$13,452	40	30.7	935	123		340918000222
813	Chelsea Heights School	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 Filbert Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7272	267	29	9.1	89.1%	10 (3.7%)	55 (20.6%)	116 (43.4%)	80 (30.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,190			$1,919			$11,271	39.9	50.6	659	154		340096000016
814	Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	355	31	11.5	31.8%	212 (59.7%)	9 (2.5%)	108 (30.4%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,988			$206			$9,782	39.8	50.2	662	152		341335004934
815	Magnolia	Public	PK, KG-8	420 North Warwick Rd	Magnolia	08049	Camden County	Magnolia School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4763	396	41	9.7	43.9%	175 (44.2%)	87 (22.0%)	83 (21.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.1%)	$15,707			$668			$15,039	39.7	25.1	1004	189		340930001592
816	Oak Valley Elementary School	Public	1-5	525 College Blvd	Wenonah	08090	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 415-9218	337	29	11.5	33.5%	238 (70.6%)	35 (10.4%)	42 (12.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$6,912						$6,912	39.7	36.2	852	36		340390002524
817	Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	141	18	7.7	36.9%	77 (54.6%)	7 (5.0%)	41 (29.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	$15,980			$476			$15,504	39.7	39.8	800	17		341803005786
818	Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	785	61	12.8	84.5%	77 (9.8%)	100 (12.7%)	594 (75.7%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,512			$194			$8,318	39.6	39.2	807	11		340459000806
819	Elsinboro Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	631 Salem Fort Elfsborg Road	Salem	08079	Salem County	Elsinboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3817	105	16	6.4	54.3%	67 (63.8%)	16 (15.2%)	11 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	$14,031			$944			$13,087	39.6	46.3	718	101		340468005032
820	Margaret Mace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Atlantic Avenue	North Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	North Wildwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1454	159	29	5.4	54.1%	117 (73.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)	$26,141			$1,047			$25,094	39.5	44.4	738	82		341167001742

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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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