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
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

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.