Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
551	Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	571	49	11.6	20.8%	423 (74.1%)	27 (4.7%)	91 (15.9%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,606	$198	$10,408	59.4	52.8	638	87	341707002644
552	M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Par Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4452	224	20	11.4	12.9%	160 (71.4%)	7 (3.1%)	30 (13.4%)	18 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$13,623	$63	$13,560	59.4	70.2	416	136	340927003516
553	James A. McDivitt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Manny Martin Way	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4512	536	46	11.5	23.3%	319 (59.5%)	29 (5.4%)	92 (17.2%)	75 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$12,970	$160	$12,810	59.3	66.5	461	92	340927003504
554	Ogdensburg Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Ogdensburg	07439	Sussex County	Ogdensburg Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7126	280	27	10.2	25.4%	214 (76.4%)	11 (3.9%)	51 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,824	$254	$14,570	59.3	60.7	535	19	341215005390
555	Ocean City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	550 West Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 399-3191	271	37	7.3	31.7%	192 (70.8%)	14 (5.2%)	54 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$12,032	$923	$11,109	59.2	72.7	384	171	341197001750
556	Brunswick Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Kory Drive	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-6621	448	38	11.8	29.0%	78 (17.4%)	44 (9.8%)	75 (16.7%)	228 (50.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,141	$555	$11,586	59.1	62.3	515	41	341521003612
557	Robert Mascenik Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Benjamin Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8526	288	19	15.1	27.1%	83 (28.8%)	13 (4.5%)	59 (20.5%)	125 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$5,299		$5,299	59.1	59.8	546	11	341812003688
558	Roosevelt Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	School Lane	Roosevelt	08555	Monmouth County	Roosevelt Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 448-2798	75	10	7.3	4.0%	46 (61.3%)	3 (4.0%)	20 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.0%)	$19,731	$445	$19,286	59	52.1	643	85	341422004086
559	Long Beach Island Grade School	Public	3-6	201 West 20TH STREET	Ship Bottom	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-8851	92	16	5.6	14.1%	79 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,591	$673	$21,918	58.9	61.2	528	31	340891004656
560	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 Franklin Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	270	23	11.5	33.0%	111 (41.1%)	28 (10.4%)	94 (34.8%)	20 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	$7,790	$219	$7,571	58.9	46.9	711	151	341536003640

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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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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
551	Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	571	49	11.6	20.8%	423 (74.1%)	27 (4.7%)	91 (15.9%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,606			$198			$10,408	59.4	52.8	638	87		341707002644
552	M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Par Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4452	224	20	11.4	12.9%	160 (71.4%)	7 (3.1%)	30 (13.4%)	18 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$13,623			$63			$13,560	59.4	70.2	416	136		340927003516
553	James A. McDivitt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Manny Martin Way	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4512	536	46	11.5	23.3%	319 (59.5%)	29 (5.4%)	92 (17.2%)	75 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$12,970			$160			$12,810	59.3	66.5	461	92		340927003504
554	Ogdensburg Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Ogdensburg	07439	Sussex County	Ogdensburg Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7126	280	27	10.2	25.4%	214 (76.4%)	11 (3.9%)	51 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,824			$254			$14,570	59.3	60.7	535	19		341215005390
555	Ocean City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	550 West Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 399-3191	271	37	7.3	31.7%	192 (70.8%)	14 (5.2%)	54 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$12,032			$923			$11,109	59.2	72.7	384	171		341197001750
556	Brunswick Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Kory Drive	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-6621	448	38	11.8	29.0%	78 (17.4%)	44 (9.8%)	75 (16.7%)	228 (50.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,141			$555			$11,586	59.1	62.3	515	41		341521003612
557	Robert Mascenik Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Benjamin Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8526	288	19	15.1	27.1%	83 (28.8%)	13 (4.5%)	59 (20.5%)	125 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$5,299						$5,299	59.1	59.8	546	11		341812003688
558	Roosevelt Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	School Lane	Roosevelt	08555	Monmouth County	Roosevelt Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 448-2798	75	10	7.3	4.0%	46 (61.3%)	3 (4.0%)	20 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.0%)	$19,731			$445			$19,286	59	52.1	643	85		341422004086
559	Long Beach Island Grade School	Public	3-6	201 West 20TH STREET	Ship Bottom	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-8851	92	16	5.6	14.1%	79 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,591			$673			$21,918	58.9	61.2	528	31		340891004656
560	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 Franklin Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	270	23	11.5	33.0%	111 (41.1%)	28 (10.4%)	94 (34.8%)	20 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	$7,790			$219			$7,571	58.9	46.9	711	151		341536003640