Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
701	Cliffwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	422 Cliffwood Avenue	Cliffwood	07721	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 705-5600	358	33	10.9	49.4%	162 (45.3%)	53 (14.8%)	94 (26.3%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$17,457	$548	$16,909	48.6	42.1	767	66	340975003968
702	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1234 State Route 94	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	Ridge and Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 362-1114	134	18	7.4	27.6%	98 (73.1%)	2 (1.5%)	18 (13.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.4%)	$13,265	$385	$12,880	48.6	37.4	832	130	340008200569
703	Frank R Conwell School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Bright Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6100	605	51	11.8	56.5%	133 (22.0%)	121 (20.0%)	252 (41.7%)	76 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	$9,863	$390	$9,473	48.4	49.4	673	30	340783002784
704	Holly Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	900 North Main Street	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 728-8706	570	59	9.6	49.5%	276 (48.4%)	103 (18.1%)	133 (23.3%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	$6,850	$437	$6,413	48.3	47.7	703	1	341047002596
705	Berlin Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	215 S Franklin Ave	Berlin	08009	Camden County	Berlin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-0129	853	77	11	23.6%	573 (67.2%)	86 (10.1%)	98 (11.5%)	35 (4.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.7%)	$11,413	$352	$11,061	48.2	52.1	644	61	340159001324
706	Whiting Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Manchester Blvd	Whiting	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 350-4994	266	30	8.9	37.2%	174 (65.4%)	15 (5.6%)	58 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.8%)	$19,177	$499	$18,678	48.2	49	682	24	340945004664
707	Sayen Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Nottingham Way	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4164	254	21	11.9	29.1%	139 (54.7%)	12 (4.7%)	76 (29.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	$9,728	$07	$9,721	48	42.5	758	51	340654003124
708	Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	605	68	8.9	47.3%	257 (42.5%)	35 (5.8%)	274 (45.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$10,296	$571	$9,725	47.9	50.8	655	53	340795003890
709	Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	445	40	11.1	60.4%	97 (21.8%)	47 (10.6%)	272 (61.1%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$13,506	$373	$13,133	47.9	50.7	656	53	341518000465
710	Marlton Elementary	Public	K-5	190 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-9811	567	37	15.3	10.9%	426 (75.1%)	20 (3.5%)	48 (8.5%)	37 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	$9,212	$21	$9,191	47.9	52.4	640	70	340489000058
711	Lanoka Harbor Elementary School	Public	1-5	281 Manchester Ave	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2090	465	37	12.4	31.2%	379 (81.5%)	7 (1.5%)	64 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$11,750	$561	$11,189	47.8	39.8	801	90	340810004630
712	Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Webster Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	132	16	8.2	33.3%	59 (44.7%)	2 (1.5%)	58 (43.9%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$7,991	$61	$7,930	47.8	59.7	549	163	341143000640
713	Union Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Jarvis Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 309-5031	530	46	11.6	34.3%	223 (42.1%)	172 (32.5%)	73 (13.8%)	22 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.2%)	$13,813	$295	$13,518	47.5	49.6	671	42	340603000428
714	Helen L Beeler	Public	K-5	60 Caldwell Ave	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0619	557	42	13.4	16.2%	334 (60.0%)	44 (7.9%)	44 (7.9%)	83 (14.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.4%)	$7,091	$189	$6,902	47.5	42.3	764	50	340489001070
715	Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	960 Midland Blvd	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6440	485	37	13.1	37.5%	115 (23.7%)	152 (31.3%)	157 (32.4%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.8%)	$7,845		$7,845	47.4	54.9	609	106	341650005758
716	Woodmere	Public	2-3	65 Raleigh Court	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-3388	235	23	10	50.2%	125 (53.2%)	24 (10.2%)	61 (26.0%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$16,683	$1,062	$15,621	47.4	56.7	585	131	340441003774
717	Marshall Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Marshall Hill Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1705	283	23	12.5	24.7%	215 (76.0%)	5 (1.8%)	54 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$12,904	$250	$12,654	47.2	56.4	591	126	341752005006
718	Maple Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Maple Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-1704	303	23	13.2	17.5%	237 (78.2%)	7 (2.3%)	51 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$12,608	$37	$12,571	47.2	53.3	630	88	341752005004
719	Elms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Patterson Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4680	705	50	14	38.0%	410 (58.2%)	63 (8.9%)	182 (25.8%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	$10,364	$113	$10,251	46.9	50	666	53	340774000725
720	Fanny Meyer Hillers	Public	PK, KG-4	56 Longview Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7870	516	44	11.8	66.1%	32 (6.2%)	79 (15.3%)	345 (66.9%)	45 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$15,996	$709	$15,287	46.8	35.6	859	139	340627000502
721	Belleville PS5	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Adelaide St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4399	362	28	12.9	64.9%	32 (8.8%)	20 (5.5%)	281 (77.6%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)				46.4	37.5	831	110	340135001966
722	Oak Knoll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	23 Bodine Avenue	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 728-3944	671	56	11.8	30.8%	362 (53.9%)	139 (20.7%)	106 (15.8%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (6.1%)	$5,139		$5,139	46.3	54	622	100	341047000397
723	Hurden Looker Elementary School	Public	2-6	1261 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	408	32	12.7	78.2%	46 (11.3%)	164 (40.2%)	187 (45.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	$6,063		$6,063	46.1	37.8	825	102	340729005544
724	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4507 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5971	871	57	15.2	92.1%	25 (2.9%)	14 (1.6%)	823 (94.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,355	$562	$8,793	46	47.3	707	17	341638002920
725	Carteret Elementary School	Public	K-6	158 Grove Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8580	383	45	8.6	72.6%	33 (8.6%)	68 (17.8%)	264 (68.9%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,694	$511	$7,183	46	36.7	847	122	340183001992
726	Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$12,564	$923	$11,641	46	43.3	751	25	340156004574
727	Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	272	27	10	59.2%	3 (1.1%)	161 (59.2%)	105 (38.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,381		$13,381	45.9	32.8	906	179	341269005942
728	Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Cedar Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5038	366	33	11.2	58.5%	159 (43.4%)	19 (5.2%)	183 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,164	$114	$11,050	45.9	50.3	661	67	340576000468
729	Richard L Rice School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Crown Royal Parkway	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0685	492	39	12.6	7.7%	297 (60.4%)	37 (7.5%)	66 (13.4%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.4%)	$8,190	$15	$8,175	45.8	55.5	601	128	340489006065
730	First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,084	76	14.2	85.9%	20 (1.8%)	58 (5.4%)	968 (89.3%)	14 (1.3%)	7 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	$8,759	$532	$8,227	45.8	39.2	808	78	341134002274
731	Endeavour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 School Road	Joint Base Mdl	08641	Burlington County	North Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 738-2653	791	71	11.1	33.0%	386 (48.8%)	97 (12.3%)	199 (25.2%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (12.0%)				45.7	47.9	700	31	341158003470
732	Hooper Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1517 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5850	693	47	14.7	23.2%	521 (75.2%)	15 (2.2%)	107 (15.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$6,561	$346	$6,215	45.7	48.6	688	44	341623004734
733	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	Dyer Avenue	South Hackensack	07606	Bergen County	South Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 440-2782	222	24	9.2	55.0%	50 (22.5%)	13 (5.9%)	145 (65.3%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$14,711	$431	$14,280	45.7	66.8	459	274	341524000836
734	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	289 Main St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5385	414	46	9	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	123 (29.7%)	258 (62.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$11,461	$1,392	$10,069	45.6	40.5	787	53	341761002494
735	Belleville PS3	Public	K-6	230 Joralemon St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4341	334	28	11.9	67.7%	20 (6.0%)	21 (6.3%)	272 (81.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)				45.5	40	798	63	340135001962
736	Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	458	48	9.4	29.9%	177 (38.6%)	21 (4.6%)	221 (48.3%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,087	$168	$13,919	45.3	55	606	130	341407000804
737	Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1357 Mays Landing Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Folsom Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8666	375	39	9.6	27.5%	303 (80.8%)	11 (2.9%)	46 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$12,563	$338	$12,225	45.2	47.6	705	32	340528000104
738	Elizabeth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-0113	541	54	10	52.7%	73 (13.5%)	140 (25.9%)	221 (40.9%)	77 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$11,092	$239	$10,853	45.2	35.1	867	129	340549005198
739	Huber Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Paterson Plank Rd	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 974-2055	563	44	12.7	26.5%	124 (22.0%)	27 (4.8%)	152 (27.0%)	244 (43.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$7,790	$41	$7,749	45.2	52.5	639	100	341485002904
740	Mary J Donohoe Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East 5th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5969	501	46	10.8	66.9%	247 (49.3%)	78 (15.6%)	126 (25.1%)	31 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$11,493	$695	$10,798	45.1	45.3	730	10	340126002720
741	Warren G. Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Boulevard	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 276-5936	659	62	10.7	23.4%	351 (53.3%)	18 (2.7%)	241 (36.6%)	31 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	$9,535	$277	$9,258	44.9	55.1	605	136	340792005552
742	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Berkeley Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8550	499	44	11.4	50.1%	60 (12.0%)	140 (28.1%)	256 (51.3%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	$6,620	$291	$6,329	44.9	48	693	49	340183001996
743	Ryerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Mc Clelland Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3180	250	27	9.1	29.6%	127 (50.8%)	2 (0.8%)	84 (33.6%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,459	$1,282	$15,177	44.8	35.3	866	123	341728004988
744	Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Schoolhouse Lane	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 234-2750	293	29	10	16.7%	146 (49.8%)	40 (13.7%)	37 (12.6%)	42 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	$9,922		$9,922	44.8	63.9	489	255	341095001156
745	Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,034	77	13.4	83.0%	337 (32.6%)	32 (3.1%)	655 (63.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,360	$409	$7,951	44.7	43.9	744	1	341134002330
746	Mansfield Township Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Port Murray Road	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3212	570	54	10.5	46.0%	302 (53.0%)	30 (5.3%)	206 (36.1%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	$12,529	$488	$12,041	44.5	36.9	843	97	340954005842
747	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	747	58	12.8	82.7%	7 (0.9%)	98 (13.1%)	630 (84.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,704	$405	$8,299	44.4	42.5	760	13	341134003061
748	Gloucester Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 South Black Horse Pike	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-8845	222	17	13	39.2%	137 (61.7%)	27 (12.2%)	32 (14.4%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$12,587	$462	$12,125	44.4	41.5	775	27	340603001520
749	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-4	2900 Norwood Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	256	27	9.4	27.0%	112 (43.8%)	18 (7.0%)	73 (28.5%)	40 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	$5,833		$5,833	44.4	49.2	678	71	341536003636
750	Main Road School	Public	3-4	1452 Main Rd	Newfield	08344	Gloucester County	Township of Franklin School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-0220	345	31	11	32.2%	257 (74.5%)	24 (7.0%)	46 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$6,702	$159	$6,543	44.4	35.4	862	112	340543002550
751	Clara B. Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 Central Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-1700	666	55	12.1	26.6%	485 (72.8%)	24 (3.6%)	99 (14.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (6.9%)	$12,146	$498	$11,648	44.2	48.5	691	60	340156004576
752	Perry L. Drew Elementary School	Public	3-5	70 Twin Rivers Drive North	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7820	599	59	10.1	51.9%	112 (18.7%)	49 (8.2%)	316 (52.8%)	101 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$11,627	$178	$11,449	44.2	45.3	731	21	340432003062
753	Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-8	167 Hancock Ave	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4360	906	75	12	70.3%	143 (15.8%)	33 (3.6%)	651 (71.9%)	64 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$10,643	$590	$10,053	44.1	40.3	793	40	340783002814
754	Arthur M. Judd	Public	PK, KG-4	1595 Roosevelt Avenue	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3202	587	68	8.6	50.6%	97 (16.5%)	138 (23.5%)	232 (39.5%)	92 (15.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$10,316	$23	$10,293	44	40.1	796	42	341149003482
755	Woodbine Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8523	401	37	10.7	49.9%	44 (11.0%)	83 (20.7%)	85 (21.2%)	180 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$4,196		$4,196	43.9	46.4	716	39	341812003726
756	Waterford Elementary School	Public	3-6	1106 Old White Horse Pike	Waterford Works	08089	Camden County	Waterford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-8293	431	42	10.2	34.6%	323 (74.9%)	23 (5.3%)	52 (12.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$9,190	$291	$8,899	43.8	47	710	46	341725006011
757	Oaklyn Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Kendall Blvd	Oaklyn	08107	Camden County	Oaklyn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 858-0335	273	29	9.5	29.7%	201 (73.6%)	10 (3.7%)	40 (14.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$16,778	$522	$16,256	43.8	46.7	714	43	341194001604
758	Somerdale Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Grace Street	Somerdale	08083	Camden County	Somerdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-6261	447	43	10.3	55.5%	164 (36.7%)	95 (21.3%)	129 (28.9%)	27 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	$12,807	$615	$12,192	43.8	23.7	1024	266	341500001660
759	Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	193	30	6.4	64.8%	58 (30.1%)	12 (6.2%)	118 (61.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,320	$1,194	$14,126	43.8	35.6	858	99	340213003752
760	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	240 Ege Avenue	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4798	1,272	105	12.1	53.9%	180 (14.2%)	501 (39.4%)	300 (23.6%)	235 (18.5%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	35 (2.8%)	$8,106	$748	$7,358	43.8	37.2	835	75	340078103335
761	Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Cedar Grove Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5830	931	53	17.7	39.8%	601 (64.6%)	22 (2.4%)	247 (26.5%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	$4,999	$101	$4,898	43.7	39.6	803	42	341623004730
762	Clementon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Audubon Ave	Clementon	08021	Camden County	Clementon Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-2300	586	61	9.5	70.6%	149 (25.4%)	149 (25.4%)	236 (40.3%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$13,193	$1,050	$12,143	43.6	43.5	749	13	340324005899
763	Bartle Elementary School	Public	2-5	435 Mansfield Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-4100	405	44	9.3	51.9%	119 (29.4%)	47 (11.6%)	135 (33.3%)	75 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	$9,348	$259	$9,089	43.5	45.1	734	29	340717003380
764	Public School Number Two	Public	K-6	5200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4040	621	48	12.8	76.7%	41 (6.6%)	14 (2.3%)	532 (85.7%)	29 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,439	$588	$8,851	43.5	38.5	815	51	341758002942
765	Penn Beach Elementary	Public	3-5	96 Kansas Rd	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	263	26	10.3	45.2%	195 (74.1%)	13 (4.9%)	39 (14.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$14,650	$378	$14,272	43.4	42.5	759	6	340912005072
766	Ann Street School	Public	K-8	30 Ann St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4890	1,294	80	16.1	83.2%	326 (25.2%)	13 (1.0%)	947 (73.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,426	$412	$8,014	43.3	37.2	837	71	341134002228
767	Number 9	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Deerfield Terrace	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-5164	311	31	10	60.5%	55 (17.7%)	83 (26.7%)	135 (43.4%)	17 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.8%)	$9,767	$186	$9,581	43.3	38.4	817	50	340861005580
768	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	Public	PK, KG-4	362 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6540	318	29	11.1	76.4%	85 (26.7%)	73 (23.0%)	91 (28.6%)	49 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.5%)	$10,226	$468	$9,758	43.2	35	869	101	340783002822
769	Harrison Elementary School	Public	1-4	310 Harrison Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2052	325	31	10.4	79.4%	11 (3.4%)	80 (24.6%)	224 (68.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,698	$554	$15,144	43.1	45.1	732	37	341428005652
770	Glendora Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Station Ave	Glendora	08029	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 939-4704	233	17	13.7	32.6%	159 (68.2%)	15 (6.4%)	40 (17.2%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	$12,656	$331	$12,325	43	46.6	715	55	340603001518
771	H Ashton Marsh	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Irelan Ave	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	516	60	8.5	53.1%	226 (43.8%)	58 (11.2%)	168 (32.6%)	37 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$9,221	$942	$8,279	43	33.2	897	126	340066000006
772	Beatrice Gilmore School	Public	3-5	1075 McBride Avenue	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7740	359	28	12.8	47.9%	167 (46.5%)	17 (4.7%)	147 (40.9%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$12,753	$609	$12,144	43	36.6	850	78	341764005018
773	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	678 Roosevelt Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	436	39	11.2	82.6%	33 (7.6%)	43 (9.9%)	285 (65.4%)	59 (13.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$5,184	$429	$4,755	42.8	30.2	942	169	340282000451
774	School #3	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Washington Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2390	257	19	13.5	70.0%	80 (31.1%)	4 (1.6%)	152 (59.1%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$11,857		$11,857	42.8	38.2	818	44	340330004772
775	Larchmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Larchmont Blvd	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 273-3700	370	41	9	25.7%	139 (37.6%)	71 (19.2%)	75 (20.3%)	61 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$9,473	$160	$9,313	42.8	36.6	849	74	341095006070
776	Lavallette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	105 Brooklyn Ave.	Lavallette	08735	Ocean County	Lavallette Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-7722	142	20	7.2	18.3%	121 (85.2%)	5 (3.5%)	10 (7.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,143	$726	$17,417	42.7	48.8	685	91	340831004648
777	Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Robert Frost Drive	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4148	302	25	12	24.8%	206 (68.2%)	21 (7.0%)	58 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$9,054	$06	$9,048	42.7	61.6	525	252	340654003100
778	University Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Paxson Avenue	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4167	308	32	9.7	33.8%	159 (51.6%)	26 (8.4%)	91 (29.5%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$12,468	$06	$12,462	42.5	49.4	674	104	340654003128
779	College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,572	96	16.3	84.4%	1 (0.1%)	285 (18.1%)	1,278 (81.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,250	$601	$7,649	42.5	29.5	950	171	340077903353
780	School #13	Public	K-5	782 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2410	443	39	11.5	67.9%	153 (34.5%)	12 (2.7%)	238 (53.7%)	27 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$11,664		$11,664	42.5	40.4	789	9	340330004786
781	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	360 Stelton Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-1801	513	33	15.7	53.4%	52 (10.1%)	75 (14.6%)	212 (41.3%)	150 (29.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	$6,340	$108	$6,232	42.4	33.2	898	117	341305003564
782	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	752	65	11.6	77.1%	386 (51.3%)	61 (8.1%)	131 (17.4%)	153 (20.3%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	$9,613	$348	$9,265	42.4	38.6	814	32	340783002792
783	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Palisade Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5960	272	27	10	85.3%	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	249 (91.5%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,594	$561	$11,033	42.4	55.3	604	179	341638002918
784	Good Intent Elementary School	Public	1-5	1555 Good Intent Rd	Deptford	08096	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-2737	327	30	11	30.9%	188 (57.5%)	43 (13.1%)	58 (17.7%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$7,883	$177	$7,706	42.2	52.2	641	143	340390002518
785	Taunton Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Taunton Drive	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2497	389	34	11.5	24.7%	262 (67.4%)	11 (2.8%)	77 (19.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	$8,377	$150	$8,227	42.2			(n/a)	340756003874
786	J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5895	247	19	13		6 (2.4%)	199 (80.6%)	36 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,552	$450	$11,102	42.1	40.2	794	8	340423005901
787	Land O'Pines Elementary School	Public	K-5	81 Windeler Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2489	530	49	10.8	30.2%	292 (55.1%)	28 (5.3%)	152 (28.7%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	$10,422	$112	$10,310	42.1			(n/a)	340756003866
788	Jackson Avenue	Public	PK, KG-4	421 Jackson Ave	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7990	438	44	10	79.7%	22 (5.0%)	26 (5.9%)	376 (85.8%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,021	$744	$15,277	42	32.9	905	117	340627000504
789	Nicholas Oresko Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 East 24th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-6281	388	36	10.7	62.9%	135 (34.8%)	82 (21.1%)	108 (27.8%)	46 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,130	$585	$10,545	41.9	50.6	657	132	340126000141
790	Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1014 South Elmora Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5970	718	62	11.5	83.0%	38 (5.3%)	55 (7.7%)	621 (86.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,454	$197	$9,257	41.9	35.8	857	67	340459000245
791	Washington Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 West Earl Court	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5910	354	25	14.3	42.4%	230 (65.0%)	11 (3.1%)	92 (26.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$6,399	$280	$6,119	41.7	47.1	708	83	341623004746
792	Montague Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Route 206	Montague	07827	Sussex County	Montague Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 293-7131	329	35	9.4	43.8%	217 (66.0%)	21 (6.4%)	72 (21.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$17,566	$1,324	$16,242	41.7	52	646	146	341053005380
793	Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	343	22	15.5	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	289 (84.3%)	46 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,874	$943	$11,931	41.4	44	743	50	340077303275
794	Francis Lore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Westwood Drive	Ewing	08628	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	505	42	12	49.1%	118 (23.4%)	182 (36.0%)	129 (25.5%)	33 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	$11,727	$173	$11,554	41.2	32.4	910	116	340492003076
795	Alfred Zampella School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4350	629	58	10.8	67.4%	50 (7.9%)	34 (5.4%)	389 (61.8%)	151 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,970	$546	$10,424	41.1	42	768	27	340783002812
796	Whitehouse School	Public	PK, KG-3	50 Whitehouse Ave	Whitehouse Station	08889	Hunterdon County	Readington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 534-4411	331	35	9.4	23.0%	220 (66.5%)	14 (4.2%)	50 (15.1%)	27 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$10,740	$07	$10,733	40.9	87.6	158	638	341371003034
797	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	176 Mohawk Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6495	253	24	10.6	56.9%	52 (20.6%)	16 (6.3%)	176 (69.6%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,467	$516	$15,951	40.9	41.9	771	26	340699004816
798	Washington Community School #9	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Avenue B	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5990	691	60	11.5	61.2%	284 (41.1%)	87 (12.6%)	204 (29.5%)	85 (12.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	$11,445	$529	$10,916	40.7	36.7	846	48	340126002728
799	Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	295	34	8.6	48.8%	104 (35.3%)	21 (7.1%)	155 (52.5%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,749	$406	$12,343	40.7	37.1	841	42	341119004426
800	Silver Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Silver Bay Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5880	585	41	14.2	34.0%	431 (73.7%)	14 (2.4%)	106 (18.1%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$7,524		$7,524	40.7	49.3	677	123	341623004740

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