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
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

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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:

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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.