New Jersey Elementary School Rankings

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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 Monday, December 19, 2022.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 1345)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
340225001804	1231	West Avenue School	Public	K-8	51 North West Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	634	48	13.3	81.5%	19 (3.0%)	158 (24.9%)	446 (70.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$12,057			$733			$11,324	10.6	13.3	1150	81
340783002808	1232	Chaplain Charles Watters School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Virginia Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6510	759	51	14.8	61.7%	107 (14.1%)	305 (40.2%)	245 (32.3%)	77 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	17 (2.2%)	$11,181			$395			$10,786	10.6	14.1	1138	94
341269005916	1233	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	851 E 28th Street	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0300	560	54	10.4	62.3%	5 (0.9%)	162 (28.9%)	388 (69.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,303						$12,303	10.6	9.9	1213	20
340783002824	1234	President Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6550	429	36	12	73.4%	18 (4.2%)	247 (57.6%)	133 (31.0%)	25 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,299			$629			$14,670	10.5	9.7	1218	16
341503000208	1235	Dawes Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	22 W. Dawes Avenue	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 653-1027	286	35	8.2	55.9%	117 (40.9%)	48 (16.8%)	85 (29.7%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (9.1%)	$14,096			$1,062			$13,034	10.4	13.8	1145	90
341800001282	1236	W. R. James Senior Elementary School	Public	K-4	41 Pinetree Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8940	382	31	12.5	33.0%	15 (3.9%)	258 (67.5%)	90 (23.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$12,232			$646			$11,586	10.4	12.9	1156	80
341269004916	1237	School 24	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Nineteenth Avenue	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0160	662	56	11.8	73.7%	5 (0.8%)	60 (9.1%)	592 (89.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,719						$7,719	10.3	12.7	1160	77
340096000032	1238	Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Marmora Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7380	545	53	10.3	77.2%	7 (1.3%)	379 (69.5%)	135 (24.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$13,546			$1,934			$11,612	10.3	8.1	1249	11
341032001872	1239	R. M. Bacon Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 South Third Street	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 327-6100	262	25	10.4	83.6%	65 (24.8%)	98 (37.4%)	62 (23.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.5%)	$10,502			$592			$9,910	10.2	9.7	1220	19
341314005620	1240	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1033 Evergreen Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4260	610	37	16.7	82.6%	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.7%)	563 (92.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,188			$181			$9,007	10.2			(n/a)

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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 19, 2022, 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.