Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best New Jersey elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
301	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Woodland Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5740	378	29	13.1		333 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$12,788	$256	$12,532	79.1	76.5	329	28	341836000946
302	Thomas G. Connors Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Monroe Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3680	353	34	10.3	31.7%	169 (47.9%)	34 (9.6%)	77 (21.8%)	48 (13.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$18,095	$463	$17,632	79.1	83.3	232	70	340735000065
303	Old Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2119 Old Mill Road	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2140	396	44	9	6.3%	341 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$10,056	$08	$10,048	79	77.7	312	9	341689004142
304	Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	292	43	6.7	9.9%	262 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$13,667	$484	$13,183	78.8	76.3	332	28	341560004108
305	Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Flocktown Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 850-1010	513	41	12.4	6.4%	401 (78.2%)	7 (1.4%)	57 (11.1%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$10,912	$26	$10,886	78.8	76.2	336	31	341713004542
306	Dutch Neck Elementary School	Public	K-3	392 Village Road East	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5400	557	50	11.1	8.6%	73 (13.1%)	32 (5.7%)	56 (10.1%)	353 (63.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	$10,469	$161	$10,308	78.7	77.8	308	2	341770003260
307	Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Edgemont Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4162	251	23	10.9	17.1%	130 (51.8%)	17 (6.8%)	68 (27.1%)	13 (5.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	$13,652	$243	$13,409	78.7	81.1	267	40	341056002170
308	Lake Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lincoln Avenue	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-4344	445	36	12.2	20.7%	111 (24.9%)	10 (2.2%)	74 (16.6%)	233 (52.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$11,814	$384	$11,430	78.5	85.6	200	108	341248000401
309	Shongum School	Public	K-5	9 Arrow Place	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 895-2322	482	39	12.3	4.1%	367 (76.1%)	14 (2.9%)	53 (11.0%)	31 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$10,002	$44	$9,958	78.3	66.3	463	154	341365004496
310	Harrison Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	120 N Main Street	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 478-2016	768	61	12.5	14.3%	615 (80.1%)	39 (5.1%)	45 (5.9%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$10,581	$66	$10,515	78.2	79.8	284	26	340690002578

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for New Jersey

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NJ student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.

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
301	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Woodland Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5740	378	29	13.1		333 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$12,788			$256			$12,532	79.1	76.5	329	28		341836000946
302	Thomas G. Connors Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Monroe Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3680	353	34	10.3	31.7%	169 (47.9%)	34 (9.6%)	77 (21.8%)	48 (13.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$18,095			$463			$17,632	79.1	83.3	232	70		340735000065
303	Old Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2119 Old Mill Road	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2140	396	44	9	6.3%	341 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$10,056			$08			$10,048	79	77.7	312	9		341689004142
304	Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	292	43	6.7	9.9%	262 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$13,667			$484			$13,183	78.8	76.3	332	28		341560004108
305	Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Flocktown Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 850-1010	513	41	12.4	6.4%	401 (78.2%)	7 (1.4%)	57 (11.1%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$10,912			$26			$10,886	78.8	76.2	336	31		341713004542
306	Dutch Neck Elementary School	Public	K-3	392 Village Road East	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 716-5400	557	50	11.1	8.6%	73 (13.1%)	32 (5.7%)	56 (10.1%)	353 (63.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	$10,469			$161			$10,308	78.7	77.8	308	2		341770003260
307	Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Edgemont Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4162	251	23	10.9	17.1%	130 (51.8%)	17 (6.8%)	68 (27.1%)	13 (5.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	$13,652			$243			$13,409	78.7	81.1	267	40		341056002170
308	Lake Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lincoln Avenue	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-4344	445	36	12.2	20.7%	111 (24.9%)	10 (2.2%)	74 (16.6%)	233 (52.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$11,814			$384			$11,430	78.5	85.6	200	108		341248000401
309	Shongum School	Public	K-5	9 Arrow Place	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 895-2322	482	39	12.3	4.1%	367 (76.1%)	14 (2.9%)	53 (11.0%)	31 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$10,002			$44			$9,958	78.3	66.3	463	154		341365004496
310	Harrison Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	120 N Main Street	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Harrison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 478-2016	768	61	12.5	14.3%	615 (80.1%)	39 (5.1%)	45 (5.9%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$10,581			$66			$10,515	78.2	79.8	284	26		340690002578