Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
141	Mount Tabor Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Park Rd & Route 53	Mount Tabor	07878	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 889-3361	340	27	12.6	17.4%	106 (31.2%)	12 (3.5%)	57 (16.8%)	153 (45.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$8,719	$125	$8,594	89	91.1	93	48	341248000241
142	Frost Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	65 Frost Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6850	383	43	9	14.6%	144 (37.6%)	25 (6.5%)	59 (15.4%)	129 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$11,319		$11,319	89	80.4	277	135	340411003314
143	River Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Hubbard Avenue	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-3679	268	23	11.5	5.6%	232 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$8,973	$10	$8,963	89	73.7	367	224	341011004008
144	Hillsborough Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	435 Route 206	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	467	43	10.8	21.6%	160 (34.3%)	19 (4.1%)	69 (14.8%)	179 (38.3%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	$5,497		$5,497	89	90.2	106	38	340723005226
145	South End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Harper Terrace	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 239-2116	349	28	12.4	7.2%	254 (72.8%)	7 (2.0%)	44 (12.6%)	27 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	$8,403	$47	$8,356	88.9	83.9	221	76	340285002036
146	Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-4	262 Grove Rd	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7698	504	39	12.9	8.5%	284 (56.3%)	82 (16.3%)	60 (11.9%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.3%)	$4,860		$4,860	88.8			(n/a)	341533002434
147	Orange Avenue School	Public	3-8	901 Orange Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6257	750	64	11.6	0.8%	584 (77.9%)	20 (2.7%)	85 (11.3%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$7,540		$7,540	88.8	89.8	118	29	340357005462
148	High Mountain Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	765 High Mountain Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-4433	301	33	9.2	2.7%	244 (81.1%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.6%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,337		$12,337	88.7	88	150	2	340537000460
149	William F. Halloran School No.22	Public	2-8	612 Pulaski Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-4860	1,140	80	14.3	78.1%	125 (11.0%)	156 (13.7%)	826 (72.5%)	30 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,924	$188	$6,736	88.6	85.7	198	49	340459005524
150	Bear Tavern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Bear Tavern Road	Titusville	08560	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4005	461	48	9.5	4.3%	343 (74.4%)	19 (4.1%)	36 (7.8%)	49 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.4%)	$11,447		$11,447	88.4	86.2	188	38	340753003138

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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
141	Mount Tabor Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Park Rd & Route 53	Mount Tabor	07878	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 889-3361	340	27	12.6	17.4%	106 (31.2%)	12 (3.5%)	57 (16.8%)	153 (45.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$8,719			$125			$8,594	89	91.1	93	48		341248000241
142	Frost Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	65 Frost Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6850	383	43	9	14.6%	144 (37.6%)	25 (6.5%)	59 (15.4%)	129 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$11,319						$11,319	89	80.4	277	135		340411003314
143	River Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Hubbard Avenue	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-3679	268	23	11.5	5.6%	232 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$8,973			$10			$8,963	89	73.7	367	224		341011004008
144	Hillsborough Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	435 Route 206	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	467	43	10.8	21.6%	160 (34.3%)	19 (4.1%)	69 (14.8%)	179 (38.3%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	$5,497						$5,497	89	90.2	106	38		340723005226
145	South End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Harper Terrace	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 239-2116	349	28	12.4	7.2%	254 (72.8%)	7 (2.0%)	44 (12.6%)	27 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	$8,403			$47			$8,356	88.9	83.9	221	76		340285002036
146	Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-4	262 Grove Rd	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7698	504	39	12.9	8.5%	284 (56.3%)	82 (16.3%)	60 (11.9%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.3%)	$4,860						$4,860	88.8			(n/a)		341533002434
147	Orange Avenue School	Public	3-8	901 Orange Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6257	750	64	11.6	0.8%	584 (77.9%)	20 (2.7%)	85 (11.3%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$7,540						$7,540	88.8	89.8	118	29		340357005462
148	High Mountain Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	765 High Mountain Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-4433	301	33	9.2	2.7%	244 (81.1%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.6%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,337						$12,337	88.7	88	150	2		340537000460
149	William F. Halloran School No.22	Public	2-8	612 Pulaski Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-4860	1,140	80	14.3	78.1%	125 (11.0%)	156 (13.7%)	826 (72.5%)	30 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,924			$188			$6,736	88.6	85.7	198	49		340459005524
150	Bear Tavern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Bear Tavern Road	Titusville	08560	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4005	461	48	9.5	4.3%	343 (74.4%)	19 (4.1%)	36 (7.8%)	49 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.4%)	$11,447						$11,447	88.4	86.2	188	38		340753003138