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
741	Warren G. Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Boulevard	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 276-5936	659	62	10.7	23.4%	351 (53.3%)	18 (2.7%)	241 (36.6%)	31 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	$9,535			$277			$9,258	44.9	55.1	605	136		340792005552
742	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Berkeley Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8550	499	44	11.4	50.1%	60 (12.0%)	140 (28.1%)	256 (51.3%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	$6,620			$291			$6,329	44.9	48	693	49		340183001996
743	Ryerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Mc Clelland Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3180	250	27	9.1	29.6%	127 (50.8%)	2 (0.8%)	84 (33.6%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,459			$1,282			$15,177	44.8	35.3	866	123		341728004988
744	Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Schoolhouse Lane	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 234-2750	293	29	10	16.7%	146 (49.8%)	40 (13.7%)	37 (12.6%)	42 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	$9,922						$9,922	44.8	63.9	489	255		341095001156
745	Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,034	77	13.4	83.0%	337 (32.6%)	32 (3.1%)	655 (63.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,360			$409			$7,951	44.7	43.9	744	1		341134002330
746	Mansfield Township Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Port Murray Road	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3212	570	54	10.5	46.0%	302 (53.0%)	30 (5.3%)	206 (36.1%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	$12,529			$488			$12,041	44.5	36.9	843	97		340954005842
747	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	747	58	12.8	82.7%	7 (0.9%)	98 (13.1%)	630 (84.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,704			$405			$8,299	44.4	42.5	760	13		341134003061
748	Gloucester Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 South Black Horse Pike	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-8845	222	17	13	39.2%	137 (61.7%)	27 (12.2%)	32 (14.4%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$12,587			$462			$12,125	44.4	41.5	775	27		340603001520
749	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-4	2900 Norwood Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	256	27	9.4	27.0%	112 (43.8%)	18 (7.0%)	73 (28.5%)	40 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	$5,833						$5,833	44.4	49.2	678	71		341536003636
750	Main Road School	Public	3-4	1452 Main Rd	Newfield	08344	Gloucester County	Township of Franklin School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0220	345	31	11	32.2%	257 (74.5%)	24 (7.0%)	46 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$6,702			$159			$6,543	44.4	35.4	862	112		340543002550

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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.

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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.