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
21	Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 Linden Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4605	362	30	12.1	0.8%	291 (80.4%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.5%)	35 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$6,428			$17			$6,411	95.5	89.3	125	104		341776005784
22	Radburn Elementary School	Public	K-4	18-00 Radburn Rd	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 794-5480	445	33	13.3	11.5%	258 (58.0%)	8 (1.8%)	53 (11.9%)	97 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$6,159			$16			$6,143	95.5	96.5	14	8		340498000422
23	Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 Demarest St	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2730	348	29	12.1	5.2%	202 (58.0%)	6 (1.7%)	53 (15.2%)	59 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	$12,001			$232			$11,769	95.4	96.5	13	10		341383000780
24	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	507 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-0817	323	28	11.7	11.5%	186 (57.6%)	13 (4.0%)	51 (15.8%)	47 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	$6,324			$109			$6,215	95.4	93.7	53	29		341590005722
25	Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Belmont Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	476	40	11.9	2.7%	139 (29.2%)	19 (4.0%)	29 (6.1%)	263 (55.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$11,276			$396			$10,880	95.4	94.3	45	20		340882002138
26	Viola L Sickles School	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Willow Street	Fair Haven	07704	Monmouth County	Fair Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 741-6151	464	40	11.6	0.6%	437 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$8,188						$8,188	95.3	97.4	7	19		340495003780
27	Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Piermont Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-8088	318	33	9.6	3.5%	228 (71.7%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.9%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	$11,913			$35			$11,878	95.3	91.3	89	62		340726000528
28	Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School	Public	1-5	52 Woodland Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 273-1333	351	31	11.3	4.3%	237 (67.5%)	15 (4.3%)	30 (8.5%)	46 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	$6,083			$03			$6,080	95.2	93.4	56	28		341590005718
29	Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	148 North Livingston Ave	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	522	42	12.5	0.6%	133 (25.5%)	11 (2.1%)	29 (5.6%)	322 (61.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$11,602			$418			$11,184	95.2	96.4	17	12		340882002136
30	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	407	30	13.6	0.7%	169 (41.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.7%)	194 (47.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,849			$393			$10,456	95.2	94.8	35	5		340882002140

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.