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
201	Kresson School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 School Lane	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Voorhees Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-1816	527	57	9.1	15.7%	282 (53.5%)	38 (7.2%)	58 (11.0%)	109 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.4%)	$12,759			$134			$12,625	84.8	86.6	184	17		341683001678
202	Allenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3301 Allenwood Lakewood Rd	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2150	381	42	9	5.8%	338 (88.7%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$10,534			$06			$10,528	84.8	85.1	206	4		341689004134
203	School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-4	2047 Jones Road	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4630	362	38	9.4	24.6%	75 (20.7%)	18 (5.0%)	69 (19.1%)	185 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$11,389			$382			$11,007	84.8	85.8	197	6		340531000446
204	Village School	Public	PK, KG-3	67 McCampbell Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1820	822	73	11.3	3.3%	518 (63.0%)	15 (1.8%)	93 (11.3%)	116 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.6%)	$19,682			$333			$19,349	84.8	83.1	234	30		340741003856
205	Hillside Elementary School	Public	3-5	54 Orange Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4200	684	47	14.6	13.5%	328 (48.0%)	134 (19.6%)	107 (15.6%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.3%)	$12,700			$181			$12,519	84.7	83.5	230	25		341056002176
206	Mountview Road School	Public	K-5	30 Mountview Road	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 637-1550	276	26	10.6	10.1%	170 (61.6%)	11 (4.0%)	50 (18.1%)	27 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	$8,505			$22			$8,483	84.6	81.6	259	53		340669004256
207	St. Cloud Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Sheridan Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5393	436	37	11.7	14.7%	115 (26.4%)	137 (31.4%)	90 (20.6%)	36 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	$10,534			$220			$10,314	84.6	87.4	164	43		341761002492
208	Bedminster Township Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	234 Somerville Road	Bedminster	07921	Somerset County	Bedminster Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 234-0768	412	49	8.4	13.1%	220 (53.4%)	7 (1.7%)	88 (21.4%)	70 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.1%)	$17,615			$650			$16,965	84.5	72.3	393	185		340132005120
209	Crim Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Crim Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1022	396	39	10	10.6%	235 (59.3%)	6 (1.5%)	49 (12.4%)	76 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	$11,542						$11,542	84.5	80.9	268	59		340228005170
210	Crescent Elementary School	Public	K-5	165 Crescent Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-0690	313	32	9.9	1.0%	212 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (23.3%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$9,264						$9,264	84.5	75.6	345	135		341686000890

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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 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:

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

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.