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
1141	Oak Street Elementary School	Public	3-6	75 Oak Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3670	513	73	7	91.4%	22 (4.3%)	32 (6.2%)	439 (85.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$15,288			$770			$14,518	17.3	21.6	1050	91		340822005981
1142	Parsons	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Hollywood Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3402	566	63	9	70.5%	37 (6.5%)	108 (19.1%)	344 (60.8%)	63 (11.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$8,618			$24			$8,594	17.3	14.8	1149	7		341149003490
1143	Aline Bingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	100 First & Orchard Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-3192	186	26	7.2	45.2%	145 (78.0%)	18 (9.7%)	13 (7.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	$15,372			$778			$14,594	17.2	23.5	1027	116		341443001650
1144	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	270	20	13.5	83.3%	9 (3.3%)	119 (44.1%)	134 (49.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$10,973			$1,204			$9,769	17.1	16.8	1121	23		340654003104
1145	Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,540	97	15.8	80.3%	3 (0.2%)	538 (34.9%)	979 (63.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.0%)	$10,261			$1,120			$9,141	17.1	13.5	1175	30		340007800487
1146	School 18	Public	1-8	51 E 18th Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0180	601	60	10.1	68.4%	8 (1.3%)	42 (7.0%)	544 (90.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,561						$6,561	17.1	12.7	1190	44		341269004908
1147	Madison Monroe School No. 16	Public	PK, KG-8	1091 North Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5770	644	54	12	78.9%	108 (16.8%)	75 (11.6%)	443 (68.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,480			$213			$9,267	17	18.7	1094	53		340459005512
1148	A A Anastasia Elementary School	Public	K-5	92 Seventh Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 571-3396	588	59	9.9	81.3%	107 (18.2%)	54 (9.2%)	399 (67.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$13,372			$681			$12,691	17	19.8	1075	73		340894003908
1149	Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	516	30	17.2	87.0%	12 (2.3%)	38 (7.4%)	441 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,232			$137			$12,095	16.8	15.1	1141	8		341134003374
1150	Ironbound Academy Elementary School	Public	K-6	366 East Kinney Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 465-4996	325	16	20.3	80.9%	27 (8.3%)	12 (3.7%)	281 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								16.7	9.4	1246	96		341134006138

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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.