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
891	E. Roy Bixby	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Fischer Ave	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 441-4834	314	30	10.5	64.6%	39 (12.4%)	22 (7.0%)	227 (72.3%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,677			$534			$14,143	34.2	43.4	750	141		340192000286
892	Lafayette Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	178 Beaver Run Road	Lafayette	07848	Sussex County	Lafayette Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3344	232	27	8.5	6.0%	171 (73.7%)	3 (1.3%)	49 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	$16,815			$613			$16,202	34.2	38	821	71		340813005374
893	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	12 Fulton St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 289-6117	142	12	11.8	81.0%	0 (0.0%)	101 (71.1%)	40 (28.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								34.1	52.9	636	257		340073003028
894	Winslow Township Elementary School Three	Public	PK, KG-3	131 Sicklerville Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 728-1080	464	38	12.2	62.9%	60 (12.9%)	264 (56.9%)	87 (18.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.3%)	$9,166			$262			$8,904	34.1	20.9	1063	169		341806001696
895	Harmony Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	2551 Belvidere Road	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Harmony Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-1001	190	24	7.8	20.5%	171 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$16,374			$531			$15,843	34.1	29.8	946	51		340681005824
896	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Laidlaw Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-7160	539	55	9.8	54.5%	92 (17.1%)	53 (9.8%)	192 (35.6%)	180 (33.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$12,306			$265			$12,041	34	35.6	860	36		340783003395
897	Bellmawr Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Peach Road	Bellmawr	08031	Camden County	Bellmawr Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-6272	496	41	12	60.1%	281 (56.7%)	38 (7.7%)	113 (22.8%)	41 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	$12,420			$1,397			$11,023	34	45.4	728	169		340138001318
898	Myron L. Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Main Street	Cedarville	08311	Cumberland County	Lawrence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4237	479	44	10.9	49.9%	335 (69.9%)	38 (7.9%)	66 (13.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	$12,218			$922			$11,296	33.8	30.6	936	38		340837001856
899	Public School Number Three	Public	K-6	600 55th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4060	506	46	11	90.1%	24 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	472 (93.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,735			$581			$10,154	33.6	30.6	937	38		341758002944
900	Klockner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Klockner Avenue	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4154	284	20	14	70.8%	52 (18.3%)	55 (19.4%)	141 (49.6%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$9,492			$1,019			$8,473	33.5	20.8	1064	164		340654003108

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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.