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
861	Warren E. Sooy Junior Elementary School	Public	2-5	601 N Fourth Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7070	696	70	9.9	43.5%	433 (62.2%)	19 (2.7%)	237 (34.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,636			$792			$9,844	36.7	41	780	81		340657000138
862	Avenel Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Avenel Street	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8504	403	29	13.8	55.1%	89 (22.1%)	115 (28.5%)	125 (31.0%)	73 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$4,286						$4,286	36.6	36.7	845	17		341812003686
863	Gilbert Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Gilbert Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	456	34	13.5	57.7%	133 (29.2%)	76 (16.7%)	215 (47.1%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$5,323						$5,323	36.6	42.3	763	100		340466000374
864	Albio Sires Elementary School	Public	K-6	6300 Palisade Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4070	518	46	11.2	88.2%	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	484 (93.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,238			$646			$10,592	36.5	32.2	913	49		341758002946
865	Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 West 56th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5996	740	71	10.4	67.4%	278 (37.6%)	132 (17.8%)	209 (28.2%)	79 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.9%)	$12,061			$545			$11,516	36.4	38.9	812	53		340126002730
866	Green-Fields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Hill Lane	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 845-7929	479	38	12.7	39.2%	320 (66.8%)	49 (10.2%)	75 (15.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$10,486			$300			$10,186	36.4	39.3	806	60		341743002666
867	Oldmans Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Freed Road	Pedricktown	08067	Salem County	Oldmans Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-4240	308	28	10.9	22.7%	219 (71.1%)	42 (13.6%)	30 (9.7%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$12,139			$640			$11,499	36.4	44.5	737	130		341221005042
868	Gibbsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Kirkwood Rd	Gibbsboro	08026	Camden County	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1140	281	37	7.6	28.1%	172 (61.2%)	36 (12.8%)	37 (13.2%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$13,548			$431			$13,117	36.3	32.1	914	46		340585001490
869	Harry L Bain	Public	K-6	6200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4095	599	38	15.5	86.0%	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	567 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,700			$617			$9,083	36.3	28.3	965	96		341758002950
870	Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School	Public	K-5	1578 North Valley Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6934	504	44	11.5	68.7%	92 (18.3%)	73 (14.5%)	320 (63.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$13,621			$927			$12,694	36.1	37.2	836	34		341680001948

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

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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.