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
81	Calvin Coolidge Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 Grandview Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5710	316	27	11.5		254 (80.4%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.2%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,914			$256			$12,658	91.9	92	81			341836000942
82	Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Morningside Rd	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2770	440	34	13	1.1%	287 (65.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.1%)	73 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)	$9,772			$30			$9,742	91.8	94	50	32		341383000782
83	Lester C Noecker	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Passaic Ave	Roseland	07068	Essex County	Roseland School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-7644	451	44	10.2	6.4%	285 (63.2%)	25 (5.5%)	52 (11.5%)	68 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$13,133			$192			$12,941	91.8	89.9	116	33		341425002418
84	Oradell Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Propect Avenue	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	Oradell Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1180	809	62	13		440 (54.4%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.2%)	228 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (8.2%)	$12,862			$147			$12,715	91.7	92.2	77	7		341224000678
85	Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	250 Wood Ridge Ave	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	479	39	12.2	16.9%	206 (43.0%)	32 (6.7%)	111 (23.2%)	113 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$11,211			$121			$11,090	91.7	89.2	129	44		341830000924
86	Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	509	39	12.9	0.6%	385 (75.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$6,401			$17			$6,384	91.7	92.6	73	13		341776005770
87	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	467	34	13.5	0.6%	279 (59.7%)	13 (2.8%)	46 (9.9%)	102 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$6,449			$17			$6,432	91.6	91.4	88	1		341776005774
88	Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	349	29	11.8	0.9%	147 (42.1%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	151 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	$10,904			$29			$10,875	91.6	86.7	182	94		341611000868
89	Sea Girt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Bell Place	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Sea Girt Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 449-3422	148	25	6		118 (79.7%)	5 (3.4%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$19,511			$387			$19,124	91.6	95	32	57		341473004098
90	George C. Baker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	139 W Maple Ave	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 778-6630	403	29	14	4.2%	295 (73.2%)	10 (2.5%)	30 (7.4%)	38 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	$6,999						$6,999	91.4	92	80	10		341071001134

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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.