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
501	Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	665 Mt Hope Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7450	346	36	9.7	27.5%	181 (52.3%)	3 (0.9%)	130 (37.6%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$16,158			$76			$16,082	63.1	72.6	386	115		341413004514
502	Stoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Briarwood Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7725	174	11	16.4	6.9%	152 (87.4%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.7%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$9,973			$282			$9,691	63.1	79	295	207		340636001546
503	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	712 Lincoln Avenue	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 994-1830	346	42	8.2	54.3%	61 (17.6%)	18 (5.2%)	238 (68.8%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$15,052			$1,025			$14,027	63.1	55	607	104		341380000257
504	Beach Haven School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 North Beach Ave.	Beach Haven	08008	Ocean County	Beach Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 492-7411	56	11	5		42 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	$23,211			$544			$22,667	63	67.8	443	61		340129004570
505	Springville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 Hartford Road	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 231-4140	480	41	11.8	16.3%	203 (42.3%)	57 (11.9%)	47 (9.8%)	113 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.5%)	$8,454						$8,454	63	65.2	476	29		341095000423
506	Belleville PS10	Public	PK, KG-6	527 Belleville Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4334	164	9	18.2	61.6%	17 (10.4%)	20 (12.2%)	98 (59.8%)	23 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)								62.9	63.7	495	11		340135001974
507	Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Henry Road	Hewitt	07421	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1707	250	21	11.6	31.2%	188 (75.2%)	3 (1.2%)	51 (20.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$11,903			$294			$11,609	62.7	72	396	111		341752005010
508	White Rock Elementary School	Public	1-5	2 Francine Place	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-2414	481	40	11.9	14.6%	365 (75.9%)	10 (2.1%)	80 (16.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$10,339			$04			$10,335	62.5	65	481	27		340780004278
509	James Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Sharp Rd	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 229-4716	537	46	11.5	34.6%	99 (18.4%)	63 (11.7%)	137 (25.5%)	206 (38.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)	$5,983						$5,983	62.4	63.6	497	12		340450003346
510	White Township Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Cr 519	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	White Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-4773	274	33	8.3	23.0%	233 (85.0%)	4 (1.5%)	21 (7.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$16,580			$287			$16,293	62.3	59.9	544	34		341791005894

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.