Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

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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
851	Hope Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	320 Johnsonburg Road	Hope	07844	Warren County	Hope Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 459-4242	124	15	8.1	9.7%	103 (83.1%)	5 (4.0%)	14 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$19,117			$432			$18,685	37.3	48.6	689	162		340747005826
852	Swift-Slaybaugh Complex	Public	PK, KG-3	11 Swift Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 927-8222	1,422	96	14.7	39.7%	749 (52.7%)	105 (7.4%)	332 (23.3%)	138 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (6.7%)	$12,373			$76			$12,297	37.3	39.7	802	50		340456000051
853	Delran Intermediate School	Public	3-5	20 Creek Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 764-5100	610	60	10.1	37.2%	378 (62.0%)	53 (8.7%)	132 (21.6%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.6%)	$10,792			$180			$10,612	37.2	42.8	755	98		340378000123
854	Franklin Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Washington Avenue	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Franklin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-9775	527	49	10.8	49.1%	305 (57.9%)	31 (5.9%)	155 (29.4%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$15,890			$342			$15,548	37.2	41.7	774	80		340540005342
855	Loring Flemming Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Little Gloucester Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4045	629	52	12	46.6%	251 (39.9%)	160 (25.4%)	141 (22.4%)	32 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	$11,389			$611			$10,778	37.2	35.8	855			340603001524
856	Tuckerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Marine Street	Tuckerton	08087	Ocean County	Tuckerton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-2858	308	35	8.8	51.3%	225 (73.1%)	9 (2.9%)	54 (17.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$13,791			$531			$13,260	37.1	28.7	957	101		341632004750
857	Sunnybrae Elementary School	Public	K-5	166 Elton Avenue	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4166	278	25	11.1	44.2%	97 (34.9%)	56 (20.1%)	100 (36.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	$11,259			$06			$11,253	36.9	30.7	934	77		340654003126
858	Mildred Magowan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Cherrix Avenue	Edgewater Park	08010	Burlington County	Edgewater Park Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 877-1430	583	56	10.3	67.8%	200 (34.3%)	180 (30.9%)	152 (26.1%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$11,624			$626			$10,998	36.9	33.6	890	32		340447001062
859	Charles Street School	Public	K-6	100 W Charles Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	417	41	10.1	46.5%	222 (53.2%)	55 (13.2%)	70 (16.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	59 (14.1%)	$6,259			$525			$5,734	36.9	32.5	908	49		341239001190
860	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-8	1210 11th ST	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	576	45	12.7	77.1%	28 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	517 (89.8%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$6,067						$6,067	36.7	33.9	882	22		341146002888

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.