Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1001	People's Achieve Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	534 Clinton Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	People's Achieve Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 556-7070	796	26	30.6	87.1%	2 (0.3%)	606 (76.1%)	148 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.3%)				26.7			(n/a)	348036506160
1002	Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	Public	PK, KG-8	529 Edgar Rd	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6200	563	45	12.6	87.7%	41 (7.3%)	62 (11.0%)	449 (79.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,319	$232	$9,087	26.6	28.3	963	39	340459005518
1003	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	530 West 7th Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 756-1234	621	29	21.4	82.4%	7 (1.1%)	100 (16.1%)	507 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,510	$673	$8,837	26.6	27.9	970	33	340078603385
1004	Lafayette Estates Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ford Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4143	705	52	13.5	54.5%	103 (14.6%)	79 (11.2%)	335 (47.5%)	176 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$3,842		$3,842	26.4	31.4	921	83	341812003706
1005	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Davis Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5020	950	97	9.7	73.4%	193 (20.3%)	28 (2.9%)	691 (72.7%)	24 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	$8,366	$391	$7,975	26.4	28.4	962	43	340789002868
1006	Ocean Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Ocean Avenue	North Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-0092	283	26	10.8	38.9%	180 (63.6%)	22 (7.8%)	53 (18.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$8,747	$190	$8,557	26.3	33.8	883	123	341011003988
1007	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	978	70	14	72.1%	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	907 (92.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$4,973		$4,973	26.3	26.2	993	14	341146002886
1008	Lucy N. Holman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Manhattan Street	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4620	547	48	11.3	58.7%	214 (39.1%)	28 (5.1%)	265 (48.4%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)	$8,913	$404	$8,509	26.3	22.8	1033	25	340774004620
1009	Sovereign Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N. Sovereign Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7260	717	72	10	90.8%	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.9%)	486 (67.8%)	152 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,431	$1,595	$11,836	26.3	28.2	967	42	340096000012
1010	Fairmount	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Grand Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7890	621	40	15.5	56.4%	63 (10.1%)	125 (20.1%)	401 (64.6%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.8%)	$15,858	$573	$15,285	26.3	21	1061	51	340627000500
1011	Howard C. Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Larsen Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4640	416	39	10.7	50.5%	197 (47.4%)	32 (7.7%)	158 (38.0%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	$9,917	$22	$9,895	26.1	33.9	881	130	340774004618
1012	Wilson Avenue School	Public	K-8	19 Wilson Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4910	1,006	62	16.2	85.7%	357 (35.5%)	18 (1.8%)	631 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,387	$438	$7,949	26.1	24	1020	8	341134002368
1013	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Broad Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 256-0909	2,169	64	33.8	65.7%	5 (0.2%)	1,845 (85.1%)	311 (14.3%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,707	$1,470	$12,237	25.8	26.8	981	32	340075103180
1014	International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	108	9	11.7	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,829	$1,245	$11,584	25.8	29.3	952	62	340004100321
1015	Vineland Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1480 Pennsylvania Ave.	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 691-1004	428	33	12.9	18.0%	49 (11.4%)	132 (30.8%)	206 (48.1%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.1%)	$7,019	$665	$6,354	25.6	34	880	135	340072903027
1016	Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Bay Boulevard	Seaside Heights	08751	Ocean County	Seaside Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-8485	157	21	7.4	79.6%	47 (29.9%)	15 (9.6%)	82 (52.2%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	$16,802		$16,802	25.5	27.4	977	39	341479004706
1017	New Hanover Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Fort Dix Street	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	New Hanover Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2139	185	20	9	52.4%	76 (41.1%)	27 (14.6%)	72 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$20,216	$933	$19,283	25.4	28	969	48	341125001168
1018	Matthew Jago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Central Avenue	Sewaren	07077	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8428	425	47	9	46.8%	163 (38.4%)	45 (10.6%)	166 (39.1%)	43 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$6,230		$6,230	25.3	18.8	1091	73	341812003694
1019	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Carlock Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 242-1818	739	44	16.8	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	111 (15.0%)	562 (76.0%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$8,572	$501	$8,071	25.1	33.6	889	130	340079503451
1020	iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	397	34	11.8	90.2%	22 (5.5%)	101 (25.4%)	269 (67.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,452	$244	$9,208	25	25.8	1000	20	340459003197
1021	School #17	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Lexington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 458-6017	501	57	8.7	83.8%	59 (11.8%)	15 (3.0%)	412 (82.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,646	$594	$12,052	25	28.6	958	63	340330006132
1022	Wantage Elementary School	Public	3-5	815 Route 23	Wantage	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4589	396	39	10.1	35.1%	335 (84.6%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,412	$270	$11,142	25	24.9	1008	14	341596005412
1023	Principle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	6718 E Black Horse Pike	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Principle Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 498-6350	434	40	10.8	86.6%	14 (3.2%)	162 (37.3%)	243 (56.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)				24.9	14.4	1154	131	340078303345
1024	School #4	Public	PK, KG-5	194 West Second Street	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2382	130	15	8.6	86.2%	42 (32.3%)	10 (7.7%)	64 (49.2%)	12 (9.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$12,498	$594	$11,904	24.9	17.4	1109	85	340330004774
1025	Union County TEAMS Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 517 West Fourth Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-9043	304	8	38	76.0%	0 (0.0%)	186 (61.2%)	110 (36.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$9,143	$631	$8,512	24.9	15.7	1134	109	340008300573
1026	Berkeley Elementary School	Public	K-6	351 Bloomfield Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8540	453	44	10.4	68.2%	58 (12.8%)	101 (22.3%)	255 (56.3%)	19 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	$7,007	$243	$6,764	24.8	21	1062	36	340183001986
1027	Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	1-6	401 Glen Ave	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 947-3556	762	64	12	79.9%	36 (4.7%)	28 (3.7%)	566 (74.3%)	125 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$11,637	$1,254	$10,383	24.5	33.2	900	127	341236000684
1028	Hillcrest School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Franklin Blvd	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-0170	439	47	9.2	60.6%	37 (8.4%)	101 (23.0%)	233 (53.1%)	54 (12.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$9,753	$325	$9,428	24.4	20.7	1066	38	340549005202
1029	Number 5	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Bower Street	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2666	319	26	12.2	75.9%	20 (6.3%)	155 (48.6%)	128 (40.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$9,457	$553	$8,904	24.4	35.4	864	165	340861005572
1030	West Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blue Jay Drive	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5920	387	28	13.8	42.4%	221 (57.1%)	24 (6.2%)	99 (25.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$7,274	$289	$6,985	24.3	35.8	856	174	341623004748
1031	John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28 Front Street	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0400	477	51	9.3	57.0%	165 (34.6%)	21 (4.4%)	257 (53.9%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$12,212	$394	$11,818	24.2	27.8	972	59	340777003388
1032	Hopewell Crest	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Sewall Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Hopewell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9203	524	45	11.6	45.4%	293 (55.9%)	29 (5.5%)	150 (28.6%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.9%)	$10,794	$535	$10,259	24.2	26.4	988	44	340750001854
1033	West End Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Queen Street	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	Woodbury City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 853-0124	469	41	11.5	70.6%	101 (21.5%)	137 (29.2%)	185 (39.4%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	$11,934	$792	$11,142	24.2	14.3	1158	125	341815002696
1034	Reeds Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	103 South Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	493	56	8.8	53.5%	176 (35.7%)	85 (17.2%)	138 (28.0%)	68 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$12,182	$535	$11,647	24.1	39.1	811	223	340573006028
1035	Hannah Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 Commerce Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 206-6101	812	52	15.6	39.8%	114 (14.0%)	329 (40.5%)	253 (31.2%)	72 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.7%)	$9,488		$9,488	24	29.6	949	86	341650000247
1036	South River Elementary School	Public	3-5	81 Johnson Place	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	496	57	8.7	71.0%	194 (39.1%)	41 (8.3%)	237 (47.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$9,291	$568	$8,723	24	29.3	953	83	341539000236
1037	Dr. John Grieco Elementary School	Public	1-3	50 Durie Ave	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6164	499	50	10	78.4%	20 (4.0%)	105 (21.0%)	351 (70.3%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.6%)	$10,768	$347	$10,421	23.9			(n/a)	340474003063
1038	Joseph Battin School No 4	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Union Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6300	757	68	11.2	85.2%	47 (6.2%)	81 (10.7%)	607 (80.2%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,619	$277	$10,342	23.7	26.4	989	49	340459005482
1039	Number 4	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dill Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-3286	447	32	13.9	77.9%	25 (5.6%)	181 (40.5%)	224 (50.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$7,691	$552	$7,139	23.7	22.4	1039		340861005570
1040	G.H. Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4150 Garfield Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-5751	358	33	10.7	78.2%	10 (2.8%)	67 (18.7%)	241 (67.3%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,874	$505	$9,369	23.6	25.2	1003	37	341287001632
1041	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Public	PK, KG-8	505 -517 Morris Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3900	934	65	14.4	82.8%	38 (4.1%)	152 (16.3%)	729 (78.1%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,896	$228	$8,668	23.5	23	1032	9	340459002997
1042	Blackwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Blenheim Erial Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-9510	574	46	12.4	60.3%	155 (27.0%)	196 (34.1%)	115 (20.0%)	45 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.9%)	$11,827	$803	$11,024	23.5	24	1021	21	340603001508
1043	Arthur Rann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	515 S Eighth Ave	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	635	61	10.4	53.9%	301 (47.4%)	84 (13.2%)	153 (24.1%)	59 (9.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.7%)	$10,851	$546	$10,305	23.4	27.5	974	69	340573000108
1044	Marie Durand Elementary School	Public	K-5	371 W Forest Grove Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6929	504	39	13	68.8%	69 (13.7%)	57 (11.3%)	344 (68.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$13,686	$973	$12,713	23.4	19.6	1080	36	341680001930
1045	Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 Birch St	Westville	08093	Gloucester County	Westville Boro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-0235	347	38	9.1	63.4%	174 (50.1%)	60 (17.3%)	77 (22.2%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$10,935	$490	$10,445	23.4	24.6	1015	30	341779002684
1046	Dane Barse Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 S Orchard Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6940	245	29	8.5	72.7%	36 (14.7%)	45 (18.4%)	152 (62.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.1%)	$17,767	$1,015	$16,752	23.3	27.2	979	67	341680001916
1047	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11 South Sunset Road	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8370	356	26	13.5	48.0%	7 (2.0%)	294 (82.6%)	52 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,406	$294	$8,112	23.3	18.8	1092	45	340074403139
1048	George L. Hess Educational Complex	Public	1-5	700 Babcock Road	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6101	1,315	127	10.3	61.8%	417 (31.7%)	337 (25.6%)	373 (28.4%)	62 (4.7%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (8.9%)	$9,563	$342	$9,221	23.1	21.6	1052	4	340651000015
1049	Dr. Albert M. Bean School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 E Third Ave	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-5300	364	34	10.8	77.7%	108 (29.7%)	88 (24.2%)	124 (34.1%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	$9,096	$416	$8,680	22.8	15.4	1139	90	341299001642
1050	James W. Lilley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1275 Williamstown Road	Erial	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 875-0991	519	47	11.1	51.6%	163 (31.4%)	163 (31.4%)	141 (27.2%)	29 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$13,945	$692	$13,253	22.8	24.8	1011	39	340603005995
1051	Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	996	96	10.4	67.8%	134 (13.5%)	115 (11.5%)	671 (67.4%)	56 (5.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	$12,560	$847	$11,713	22.8	26.6	985	66	340645005904
1052	Shady Lane Elementary School	Public	1-5	130 Peach Street	Westville	08093	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 384-6046	422	39	10.7	48.3%	156 (37.0%)	79 (18.7%)	114 (27.0%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	$7,987	$373	$7,614	22.7	34.2	877	175	340390002528
1053	Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Warren St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2061	315	32	9.8	75.2%	18 (5.7%)	142 (45.1%)	143 (45.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,407	$519	$14,888	22.7	17.7	1107	54	341428005654
1054	Number 6	Public	PK, KG-5	19 East Morris Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 862-3003	320	23	13.9	63.8%	81 (25.3%)	61 (19.1%)	160 (50.0%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$9,307	$600	$8,707	22.6	25.1	1005	49	340861005574
1055	Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	742	44	16.8	86.7%	13 (1.8%)	80 (10.8%)	641 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,558	$393	$10,165	22.5	16.8	1119	64	341134002342
1056	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	K-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	545	33	16.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	396 (72.7%)	144 (26.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,952	$1,300	$11,652	22.4	30.3	940	116	340072303015
1057	Wilbur Watts Intermediate School	Public	3-6	550 High Street	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5834	483	47	10.2	76.6%	78 (16.1%)	259 (53.6%)	103 (21.3%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	$14,246	$914	$13,332	22.3	18.4	1096	39	340243000976
1058	East Orange Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Washington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 996-0400	414	19	21.7	84.8%	1 (0.2%)	385 (93.0%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,509	$993	$6,516	22.3	21.1	1058		340002100283
1059	Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	818	59	13.8	86.7%	17 (2.1%)	154 (18.8%)	640 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,330	$803	$8,527	22.1	12.2	1203	144	341134003150
1060	School 5	Public	K-5	430 Totowa Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0050	753	58	12.9	74.8%	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.7%)	448 (59.5%)	256 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,638		$10,638	22	18.9	1090	30	341269004882
1061	West End School	Public	PK, KG-4	447 Greenbrook Road	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6083	600	51	11.7	76.0%	42 (7.0%)	125 (20.8%)	399 (66.5%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$10,488	$705	$9,783	22	19.7	1078	17	341164005268
1062	Red Bank Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	222 River Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1530	543	59	9.2	79.6%	88 (16.2%)	25 (4.6%)	421 (77.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$12,728	$719	$12,009	21.9	29.4	951	111	341374004080
1063	Evergreen Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 North Evergreen Avenue	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	Woodbury City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 853-0125	310	28	10.9	69.4%	58 (18.7%)	108 (34.8%)	109 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.7%)	$15,161	$1,499	$13,662	21.9	16.1	1129	66	341815002692
1064	Commercial Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	1308 North Avenue	Port Norris	08349	Cumberland County	Commercial Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 785-0222	505	41	12.3	54.7%	322 (63.8%)	50 (9.9%)	100 (19.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	$9,500	$1,198	$8,302	21.9	12.7	1192	128	340348001810
1065	Deerfield Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	419 Morton Ave	Rosenhayn	08352	Cumberland County	Deerfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-6610	325	36	9	52.3%	139 (42.8%)	37 (11.4%)	126 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	$13,921	$778	$13,143	21.8	24.3	1017	48	340366001826
1066	Brighton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 N. Brighton Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-3150	302	34	8.8	92.1%	6 (2.0%)	18 (6.0%)	199 (65.9%)	76 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,549	$3,409	$11,140	21.7	31.1	927	139	340096003259
1067	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	221 Cross Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-6400	306	33	9.2	83.0%	23 (7.5%)	6 (2.0%)	247 (80.7%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,899	$1,200	$15,699	21.7	19.3	1084	17	340687002740
1068	Rose M. Lopez Elementary School	Public	K-3	435 Seaman Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6214	793	54	14.8	75.3%	6 (0.8%)	21 (2.6%)	762 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)				21.7	22.3	1040	28	341293003467
1069	Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	967 Main St Canton	Salem	08079	Salem County	The Lower Alloways Creek School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2707	183	20	8.9	32.8%	172 (94.0%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$15,051	$845	$14,206	21.7	37.6	830	239	340903005034
1070	South Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	44-48 Hermon Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	866	57	15.1	88.0%	179 (20.7%)	52 (6.0%)	628 (72.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,591	$549	$10,042	21.6	18.2	1102	32	341134002352
1071	School #12	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Clifton Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2404	560	55	10.2	86.1%	67 (12.0%)	6 (1.1%)	473 (84.5%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,219	$1,304	$11,915	21.6	18.2	1103	32	340330004784
1072	Abington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 Abington Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5230	842	54	15.5	89.4%	12 (1.4%)	36 (4.3%)	775 (92.0%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,498	$552	$7,946	21.4	15.3	1140	68	341134002222
1073	Belleville PS4	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Magnolia Street	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4340	438	37	12	78.1%	37 (8.4%)	43 (9.8%)	325 (74.2%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)				21.3	12.9	1186	113	340135001964
1074	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3455 West Bangs Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 774-0727	522	29	18	83.3%	24 (4.6%)	265 (50.8%)	229 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,303	$1,076	$12,227	21.3	26.1	994	80	340079103403
1075	Hawthorne Park Elementary School	Public	1-4	84 Hampshire Lane	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8960	354	23	15.3	67.5%	9 (2.5%)	236 (66.7%)	76 (21.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	$11,283	$553	$10,730	21.3	18.2	1101	26	341800001276
1076	School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,646		$11,646	21.3	11.3	1217	141	341269004876
1077	Merriam Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	81 Merriam Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7202	483	46	10.5	55.7%	208 (43.1%)	30 (6.2%)	204 (42.2%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$9,845	$223	$9,622	21.2	32	915	162	341140005388
1078	Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary	Public	3-5	1 Grove Place	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 673-5410	245	20	12.2	12.7%	1 (0.4%)	178 (72.7%)	59 (24.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,399	$450	$11,949	21.1	12.5	1194	116	340423002052
1079	Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-8	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	509	45	11.3	76.8%	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (91.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$5,450		$5,450	21.1	22.2	1043	36	341146002884
1080	Woodrow Wilson	Public	PK, KG-8	210 West Sylvania Ave	Neptune City	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-5319	264	34	7.8	56.1%	59 (22.3%)	79 (29.9%)	105 (39.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$16,187	$742	$15,445	21	15.9	1131	51	341113004028
1081	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	672	53	12.8	86.3%	19 (2.8%)	35 (5.2%)	615 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,543	$243	$9,300	21	20.2	1072	9	340459005510
1082	Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	880	60	14.6	87.5%	7 (0.8%)	70 (8.0%)	799 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,669	$512	$8,157	20.9	12.7	1191	109	341134002270
1083	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Lindy Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6450	453	45	10	63.6%	22 (4.9%)	291 (64.2%)	96 (21.2%)	28 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$8,711	$368	$8,343	20.9	15.6	1138	55	341650005754
1084	Hope Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	836 S. 4th Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	Hope Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-3448	115	10	11.9	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	53 (46.1%)	60 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$9,684	$2,493	$7,191	20.8	8.3	1266	182	340076303247
1085	Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Larsen Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4690	718	56	12.8	63.9%	298 (41.5%)	64 (8.9%)	313 (43.6%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$8,982	$328	$8,654	20.8	29.9	945	140	340774000463
1086	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	296	35	8.4	69.9%	19 (6.4%)	7 (2.4%)	254 (85.8%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,659		$7,659	20.7	27.5	973	113	341146002892
1087	Middle Township Elementary #2	Public	3-5	101 West Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1828	522	49	10.6	58.4%	280 (53.6%)	83 (15.9%)	110 (21.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	$11,229	$383	$10,846	20.7	25.9	998	89	341002000033
1088	Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Carteret Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	642	57	11.3	75.4%	44 (6.9%)	152 (23.7%)	318 (49.5%)	103 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	$3,895	$308	$3,587	20.7	15.9	1132	44	340282003272
1089	Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Walnut Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5900	727	55	13.3	64.4%	245 (33.7%)	84 (11.6%)	329 (45.3%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.5%)	$6,860	$486	$6,374	20.7	19.2	1087	2	341623004744
1090	Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	255	31	8.2	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	127 (49.8%)	126 (49.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,904	$437	$11,467	20.6	14.1	1164	74	341227002400
1091	Clifton Ave Grade School	Public	3-6	625 Clifton Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3650	331	47	7	91.8%	15 (4.5%)	21 (6.3%)	286 (86.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,783	$771	$14,012	20.6	22.2	1042	49	340822004638
1092	Phillipsburg Elementary School	Public	3-5	525 Warren Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	621	74	8.4	77.0%	241 (38.8%)	156 (25.1%)	168 (27.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	$15,299	$660	$14,639	20.5	21.1	1059	33	341296005860
1093	Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	141	17	8.1	58.2%	101 (71.6%)	3 (2.1%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$18,531	$897	$17,634	20.5	25	1006	87	341203004678
1094	Downe Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Main St	Newport	08345	Cumberland County	Downe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4673	168	17	9.8	55.4%	130 (77.4%)	3 (1.8%)	28 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$15,041	$953	$14,088	20.2	12.4	1196	102	340396001832
1095	Number 1	Public	PK, KG-5	728 North Wood Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2668	454	37	12.2	75.6%	60 (13.2%)	126 (27.8%)	240 (52.9%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$9,841	$592	$9,249	20.2	19	1089	6	340861005562
1096	Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Public	2-6	614 Tillman St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	202	20	10.1	72.8%	20 (9.9%)	111 (55.0%)	62 (30.7%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$13,412		$13,412	20.1	26.3	991	105	340729005542
1097	Thomas Jefferson School No. 1	Public	K-8	390 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5501	423	39	10.9	98.1%	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.1%)	391 (92.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,482	$735	$10,747	20.1	16.8	1123	26	341254004838
1098	School #11	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Merselis Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2401	376	38	10	76.3%	81 (21.5%)	15 (4.0%)	251 (66.8%)	19 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$12,583	$594	$11,989	20	18.2	1100	2	340330004782
1099	Speedway Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2740	525	41	12.9	89.1%	1 (0.2%)	412 (78.5%)	98 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$8,301	$622	$7,679	20	11.3	1219	120	341134002356
1100	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5090	428	42	10.3	75.5%	89 (20.8%)	6 (1.4%)	308 (72.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$7,609	$569	$7,040	20	24.8	1009	91	340789002870

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