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
721	Belleville PS5	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Adelaide St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4399	362	28	12.9	64.9%	32 (8.8%)	20 (5.5%)	281 (77.6%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)								46.4	37.5	831	110		340135001966
722	Oak Knoll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	23 Bodine Avenue	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 728-3944	671	56	11.8	30.8%	362 (53.9%)	139 (20.7%)	106 (15.8%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (6.1%)	$5,139						$5,139	46.3	54	622	100		341047000397
723	Hurden Looker Elementary School	Public	2-6	1261 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	408	32	12.7	78.2%	46 (11.3%)	164 (40.2%)	187 (45.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	$6,063						$6,063	46.1	37.8	825	102		340729005544
724	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4507 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5971	871	57	15.2	92.1%	25 (2.9%)	14 (1.6%)	823 (94.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,355			$562			$8,793	46	47.3	707	17		341638002920
725	Carteret Elementary School	Public	K-6	158 Grove Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8580	383	45	8.6	72.6%	33 (8.6%)	68 (17.8%)	264 (68.9%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,694			$511			$7,183	46	36.7	847	122		340183001992
726	Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$12,564			$923			$11,641	46	43.3	751	25		340156004574
727	Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	272	27	10	59.2%	3 (1.1%)	161 (59.2%)	105 (38.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,381						$13,381	45.9	32.8	906	179		341269005942
728	Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Cedar Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5038	366	33	11.2	58.5%	159 (43.4%)	19 (5.2%)	183 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,164			$114			$11,050	45.9	50.3	661	67		340576000468
729	Richard L Rice School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Crown Royal Parkway	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0685	492	39	12.6	7.7%	297 (60.4%)	37 (7.5%)	66 (13.4%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.4%)	$8,190			$15			$8,175	45.8	55.5	601	128		340489006065
730	First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,084	76	14.2	85.9%	20 (1.8%)	58 (5.4%)	968 (89.3%)	14 (1.3%)	7 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	$8,759			$532			$8,227	45.8	39.2	808	78		341134002274

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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.