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)
341536003640	791	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Franklin Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	261	24	10.9	15.7%	121 (46.4%)	26 (10.0%)	87 (33.3%)	13 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$7,790			$219			$7,571	40.6	42.1	700	91
341227002404	792	Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	363	34	10.8	57.9%	1 (0.3%)	281 (77.4%)	62 (17.1%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,274			$312			$10,962	40.4	31.1	852	60
341650005752	793	Connecticut Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Stuyvesant Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6470	382	31	12.3	29.8%	87 (22.8%)	121 (31.7%)	131 (34.3%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	$9,283						$9,283	40.4	39.5	734	59
340792005552	794	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	685	62	11	11.8%	372 (54.3%)	19 (2.8%)	238 (34.7%)	32 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.2%)	$9,535			$277			$9,258	40.4	46	649	145
340549003448	795	Claremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Claremont Road	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 873-0100	686	79	8.6	38.5%	61 (8.9%)	223 (32.5%)	216 (31.5%)	161 (23.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$9,539			$332			$9,207	40.4	41.3	709	86
340135001962	796	Belleville PS3	Public	K-6	230 Joralemon St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4341	325	28	11.6	55.1%	29 (8.9%)	21 (6.5%)	248 (76.3%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)								40.3	39.1	747	49
341281001216	797	Fort Dix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1199 Fort Dix Juliustown Road	Fort Dix	08640	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	317			28.1%	161 (50.8%)	41 (12.9%)	64 (20.2%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.2%)	$14,204			$383			$13,821	40.1	46.8	636	161
340324005899	798	Clementon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Audubon Ave	Clementon	08021	Camden County	Clementon Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2300	550	54	10.1	56.4%	169 (30.7%)	136 (24.7%)	216 (39.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$13,193			$1,050			$12,143	40	29.7	872	74
340519006086	799	Francis A. Desmares Elementary School	Public	K-4	16 Old Clinton Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 284-7540	483	53	9	35.6%	209 (43.3%)	28 (5.8%)	202 (41.8%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.7%)	$10,815			$320			$10,495	39.8	41.7	704	95
340756003862	800	Ardena Elementary School	Public	3-5	355 Adelphia Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 751-2485	339	34	10	21.8%	202 (59.6%)	11 (3.2%)	82 (24.2%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$9,486			$330			$9,156	39.8	53.6	553	247

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.