Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

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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
451	Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Westervelt Place	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-0514	265	17	15.5	60.0%	57 (21.5%)	20 (7.5%)	159 (60.0%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$8,336			$314			$8,022	67.3	65.8	471	20		340885000552
452	Harry S. Truman Elementary School	Public	K-3	One Taft Place	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5215	425	37	11.4	46.4%	176 (41.4%)	66 (15.5%)	91 (21.4%)	54 (12.7%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.4%)	$7,343			$130			$7,213	67.2	54.4	614	162		341464003588
453	Tewksbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	109 Fairmount Road East	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Tewksbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 832-2594	253	32	7.9	4.3%	195 (77.1%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.3%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.5%)	$11,708			$183			$11,525	67.2	81.1	265	188		341617000545
454	Barley Sheaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Barley Sheaf Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 284-7584	376	38	10	17.6%	253 (67.3%)	10 (2.7%)	71 (18.9%)	29 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$11,427			$109			$11,318	67.1	77.2	317	137		340519002984
455	School One Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	563 Willow Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-7731	424	34	12.4	9.0%	229 (54.0%)	37 (8.7%)	85 (20.0%)	49 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$8,863			$53			$8,810	67	74.4	361	94		341467005682
456	Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	64 Southwood Dr	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4539	265	29	9.1	28.7%	158 (59.6%)	14 (5.3%)	66 (24.9%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,304			$63			$16,241	66.9	63.1	502	46		340927003520
457	Madison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Harvard Rd	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 360-4485	328	29	11.2	39.3%	109 (33.2%)	43 (13.1%)	64 (19.5%)	105 (32.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$16,024			$1,059			$14,965	66.8	67.2	454	3		340927003512
458	School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2340	478	41	11.8	57.1%	226 (47.3%)	14 (2.9%)	204 (42.7%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,133			$771			$12,362	66.8	65.9	470	12		340327000308
459	Ravine Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	170 Ravine Drive	Matawan	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5800	395	30	13	28.6%	245 (62.0%)	23 (5.8%)	84 (21.3%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	$10,613			$76			$10,537	66.7	46.2	719	260		340975003970
460	Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Liberty Street	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4544	424	40	10.7	25.9%	241 (56.8%)	34 (8.0%)	62 (14.6%)	69 (16.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$12,225			$63			$12,162	66.7	76.2	335	125		340927003518

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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.