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
1	School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	463	39	12	73.2%	44 (9.5%)	71 (15.3%)	265 (57.2%)	76 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,579						$9,579	98.6	98.8	2	1		341269004924
2	Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST	Public	K-8	5526 Wisteria Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8141	184	17	10.8	46.7%	32 (17.4%)	18 (9.8%)	85 (46.2%)	35 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)								97.8	94.2	48	46		341287001638
3	H W Mountz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Tuttle Ave	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Borough	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6380	130	23	5.5	3.8%	123 (94.6%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,190			$1,406			$23,784	97.8	97.2	8	5		341557004106
4	Cornelia F. Bradford School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Sussex St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 915-6450	1,082	55	19.6	9.7%	312 (28.8%)	55 (5.1%)	80 (7.4%)	520 (48.1%)	6 (0.6%)	76 (7.0%)	32 (3.0%)	$6,621						$6,621	97.8	97.6	4			340783002834
5	Glenwood School	Public	K-4	325 Taylor Road South	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7576	315	25	12.7	1.0%	84 (26.7%)	9 (2.9%)	11 (3.5%)	186 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$13,622			$34			$13,588	97.8	98.1	3	2		341020002154
6	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	613	40	15.3	15.2%	85 (13.9%)	85 (13.9%)	27 (4.4%)	374 (61.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.5%)	$7,387			$280			$7,107	97.4	97.6	5	1		340074603143
7	Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	400	28	14.2	54.8%	52 (13.0%)	10 (2.5%)	303 (75.8%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,311			$157			$11,154	97.4	95.9	23	16		341638000143
8	Princeton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Bunn Drive	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 924-0575	423	40	10.5	7.8%	112 (26.5%)	15 (3.5%)	24 (5.7%)	217 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.8%)								97.4	96.3	20	12		340004300323
9	Hilldale School	Public	K-5	123 Konner Avenue	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	327	31	10.5	1.5%	148 (45.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	148 (45.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,513			$38			$13,475	97.1	95.9	22	13		341065004338
10	Mount Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Hansom Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 470-1600	522	59	8.8	0.6%	98 (18.8%)	11 (2.1%)	47 (9.0%)	344 (65.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	$13,495						$13,495	97	97	10			340165000355

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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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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.