Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1101	Compass Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	23 West Chestnut Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Compass Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 899-5570	183	17	10.7	80.3%	17 (9.3%)	37 (20.2%)	123 (67.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$7,859	$722	$7,137	20	44.4	739	362	340076603265
1102	North Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 North Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6887	318	38	8.4	84.9%	4 (1.3%)	113 (35.5%)	188 (59.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$19,102	$779	$18,323	19.9	18.7	1093	9	341320000200
1103	East End School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 Oneida Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6070	451	45	10	80.5%	22 (4.9%)	61 (13.5%)	354 (78.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,925	$775	$10,150	19.8	20.4	1070	33	341164005260
1104	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Carmel Rd	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2220	193	18	11	68.9%	93 (48.2%)	32 (16.6%)	57 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.2%)	$10,496	$278	$10,218	19.5	21.5	1055	49	341032001880
1105	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	294 Totowa Road	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	413	28	14.7	29.5%	208 (50.4%)	11 (2.7%)	150 (36.3%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$14,009	$72	$13,937	19.4	17.7	1106	1	341626004952
1106	School 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	250	22	11.3	89.6%	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	140 (56.0%)	89 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,688		$12,688	19.4	12	1206	100	341269004886
1107	Dawes Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	22 W. Dawes Avenue	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 653-1027	341	41	8.3	73.0%	108 (31.7%)	65 (19.1%)	123 (36.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.3%)	$14,096	$1,062	$13,034	19.3	20.8	1065	42	341503000208
1108	Central Park Elementary School	Public	K-3	43 Oliver Ave	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	275	23	12.2	48.0%	169 (61.5%)	20 (7.3%)	64 (23.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.9%)	$14,263	$511	$13,752	19.3	33.7	886	222	340912005068
1109	Number 8	Public	PK, KG-5	500 West Blancke St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 862-4397	334	27	12.3	68.3%	57 (17.1%)	61 (18.3%)	200 (59.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$9,886	$114	$9,772	19.2	22.3	1041	68	340861005578
1110	Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School	Public	3-5	1501 Central Ave	Minotola	08341	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-8080	320	23	13.7	62.2%	176 (55.0%)	31 (9.7%)	97 (30.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	$10,856	$345	$10,511	19.1	19.5	1083	27	340240003221
1111	South Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 South Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6800	455	39	11.6	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	143 (31.4%)	298 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$15,724	$663	$15,061	19.1	14	1165	54	341320000202
1112	Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,963		$12,963	18.9	14.9	1147	35	341122003466
1113	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,212	$955	$9,257	18.8	14.2	1160	47	340004700330
1114	A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,353		$8,353	18.7	12.4	1198	84	341122003456
1115	Chatsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 John Bowker Jr. Blvd	Chatsworth	08019	Burlington County	Woodland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 726-1230	91	14	6.5	16.5%	84 (92.3%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$15,535	$412	$15,123	18.5	25.9	997	118	341824001294
1116	George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	595	50	12	87.6%	18 (3.0%)	186 (31.3%)	382 (64.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,312	$196	$7,116	18.5	18.2	1104	12	340459005492
1117	Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,457	202	12.1	91.3%	15 (0.6%)	312 (12.7%)	2,115 (86.1%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	$8,782	$947	$7,835	18.5	22	1046	71	340078503390
1118	Ecole Toussaint Louverture	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Central Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5940	269	19	14.1	21.9%	4 (1.5%)	209 (77.7%)	49 (18.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,074	$351	$11,723	18.4	13.8	1169	51	340423002058
1119	Edward J. Patten Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Charles Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6050	649	53	12.1	77.5%	11 (1.7%)	57 (8.8%)	572 (88.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$15,922	$921	$15,001	18.4	22.6	1037	82	341293000152
1120	Mt Vernon Place School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	905	55	16.4	76.1%	15 (1.7%)	307 (33.9%)	488 (53.9%)	84 (9.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$9,356	$531	$8,825	18.3	16.3	1125	5	341134002326
1121	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5100	557	56	10	83.5%	80 (14.4%)	18 (3.2%)	426 (76.5%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$9,579	$665	$8,914	18.3	19.7	1079	42	340789002878
1122	Roseville Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	540 Orange Street	Newark	07107	Essex County	Roseville Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-4400	285	24	11.8	90.5%	1 (0.4%)	146 (51.2%)	135 (47.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)				18.3	26.3	992	130	340075503187
1123	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	351	34	10.3	76.1%	26 (7.4%)	53 (15.1%)	255 (72.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,278		$11,278	18.3	24.9	1007	116	341122003476
1124	School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Oak Street	Clifton	07014	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2392	165	17	9.7	55.8%	29 (17.6%)	7 (4.2%)	110 (66.7%)	15 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$18,003		$18,003	18.3	33.7	888	236	340330004778
1125	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1001 North 17th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 726-0027	2,873	196	14.6	95.2%	30 (1.0%)	544 (18.9%)	2,222 (77.3%)	16 (0.6%)	17 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (1.5%)	$14,663	$1,185	$13,478	18.3	14.9	1146	21	340077203313
1126	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	591	46	12.8	90.5%	10 (1.7%)	40 (6.8%)	535 (90.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,125	$317	$10,808	18.3	12.8	1187	61	340459000207
1127	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Public	K-8	50 Grove Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5828	793	66	12.1	84.5%	44 (5.5%)	81 (10.2%)	648 (81.7%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,502	$228	$10,274	18.1	19.9	1074	53	340459005508
1128	Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	774	61	12.6	86.2%	10 (1.3%)	251 (32.4%)	501 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	$12,119	$1,873	$10,246	18.1	16	1130	2	341134002304
1129	Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 North Arlington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-9222	481	35	13.7		8 (1.7%)	406 (84.4%)	55 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$10,050	$430	$9,620	18	14.9	1148	19	340423002062
1130	School 27	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Richmond Ave	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0270	641	48	13.3	80.8%	35 (5.5%)	58 (9.0%)	351 (54.8%)	193 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$8,335		$8,335	18	18.5	1095	35	341269004922
1131	South 17th Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	619 S Seventeenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2570	368	29	12.6	90.8%	5 (1.4%)	225 (61.1%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,770	$879	$10,891	17.9	13.9	1167	36	341134002354
1132	James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	599	54	11.1	75.1%	11 (1.8%)	26 (4.3%)	552 (92.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,149	$1,062	$16,087	17.9	14.4	1155	23	341293003544
1133	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	811 St George Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1060	608	54	11.3	59.0%	94 (15.5%)	168 (27.6%)	304 (50.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$14,584	$216	$14,368	17.8	22	1045	88	341353005646
1134	John H. Glenn School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Turnerville Rd	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-4100	469	41	11.5	69.5%	146 (31.1%)	160 (34.1%)	102 (21.7%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	$7,947	$543	$7,404	17.8	15.1	1143	9	341299001644
1135	Gladys Nunery School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Claremont Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6520	251	23	10.9	84.5%	4 (1.6%)	150 (59.8%)	91 (36.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,509	$394	$11,115	17.8	21.1	1057	78	340783002816
1136	Octavius V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	593	57	10.4	56.5%	7 (1.2%)	128 (21.6%)	441 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$16,913	$3,301	$13,612	17.7	14.3	1157	21	340264000793
1137	Joseph A. Citta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Lakewood Road	Toms River	08755	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 818-8550	511	38	13.5	73.8%	144 (28.2%)	72 (14.1%)	251 (49.1%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	$6,372	$520	$5,852	17.6	19.2	1086	51	341623000345
1138	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,330	103	12.9	70.5%	27 (2.0%)	229 (17.2%)	1,048 (78.8%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,134	$1,190	$7,944	17.5	12.9	1184	46	340076503254
1139	Field Street School	Public	1-3	144 Field Street	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0170	463	43	10.7	76.5%	54 (11.7%)	165 (35.6%)	228 (49.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,390	$793	$9,597	17.5	10	1238	99	341284005054
1140	Samuel T. Busansky School	Public	3-5	16 Scrapetown Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 893-8141	283	30	9.4	47.7%	107 (37.8%)	63 (22.3%)	69 (24.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	$18,370	$771	$17,599	17.4	17	1116	24	341281001222
1141	Oak Street Elementary School	Public	3-6	75 Oak Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3670	513	73	7	91.4%	22 (4.3%)	32 (6.2%)	439 (85.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$15,288	$770	$14,518	17.3	21.6	1050	91	340822005981
1142	Parsons	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Hollywood Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3402	566	63	9	70.5%	37 (6.5%)	108 (19.1%)	344 (60.8%)	63 (11.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$8,618	$24	$8,594	17.3	14.8	1149	7	341149003490
1143	Aline Bingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	100 First & Orchard Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-3192	186	26	7.2	45.2%	145 (78.0%)	18 (9.7%)	13 (7.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	$15,372	$778	$14,594	17.2	23.5	1027	116	341443001650
1144	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	270	20	13.5	83.3%	9 (3.3%)	119 (44.1%)	134 (49.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$10,973	$1,204	$9,769	17.1	16.8	1121	23	340654003104
1145	Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,540	97	15.8	80.3%	3 (0.2%)	538 (34.9%)	979 (63.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.0%)	$10,261	$1,120	$9,141	17.1	13.5	1175	30	340007800487
1146	School 18	Public	1-8	51 E 18th Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0180	601	60	10.1	68.4%	8 (1.3%)	42 (7.0%)	544 (90.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,561		$6,561	17.1	12.7	1190	44	341269004908
1147	Madison Monroe School No. 16	Public	PK, KG-8	1091 North Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5770	644	54	12	78.9%	108 (16.8%)	75 (11.6%)	443 (68.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,480	$213	$9,267	17	18.7	1094	53	340459005512
1148	A A Anastasia Elementary School	Public	K-5	92 Seventh Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 571-3396	588	59	9.9	81.3%	107 (18.2%)	54 (9.2%)	399 (67.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$13,372	$681	$12,691	17	19.8	1075	73	340894003908
1149	Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	516	30	17.2	87.0%	12 (2.3%)	38 (7.4%)	441 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,232	$137	$12,095	16.8	15.1	1141	8	341134003374
1150	Ironbound Academy Elementary School	Public	K-6	366 East Kinney Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 465-4996	325	16	20.3	80.9%	27 (8.3%)	12 (3.7%)	281 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)				16.7	9.4	1246	96	341134006138
1151	Grade Downing Elementary School	Public	K-3	3rd & Central Aves	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4036	149	9	17.5	45.6%	85 (57.0%)	15 (10.1%)	26 (17.4%)	13 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.0%)	$10,336	$272	$10,064	16.6	33.1	901	250	341443001652
1152	Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School	Public	K-3	2499 Spruce Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 645-3550	677	49	13.8	70.8%	146 (21.6%)	82 (12.1%)	303 (44.8%)	92 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	$16,276	$1,047	$15,229	16.5	16.8	1120	32	340456000086
1153	East Newark Elementary School	Public	K-8	501 11 North Third Street	East Newark	07029	Hudson County	East Newark School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-6800	176	14	12.2	88.1%	22 (12.5%)	1 (0.6%)	151 (85.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$10,532	$1,154	$9,378	16.5	10.2	1234	81	340420002732
1154	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Clinton Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	2,280	125	18.2	97.2%	2 (0.1%)	1,228 (53.9%)	958 (42.0%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (3.9%)	$12,672	$1,819	$10,853	16.5	13.5	1176	22	340077703307
1155	Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	284	26	10.9	76.1%	14 (4.9%)	172 (60.6%)	77 (27.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	$12,304	$927	$11,377	16.5	13.3	1180	25	341116004040
1156	Mario Drago School No. 3	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Van Houten Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5503	776	70	11	97.6%	30 (3.9%)	22 (2.8%)	660 (85.1%)	47 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	$10,486	$800	$9,686	16.5	15.6	1135	21	341254004840
1157	Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,460		$9,460	16.4	16.8	1117	40	341122005940
1158	Number 2	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 South Wood Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 862-3287	602	60	10	78.7%	46 (7.6%)	128 (21.3%)	389 (64.6%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.0%)	$9,950	$510	$9,440	16.4	13.3	1179	21	340861005564
1159	Belleville PS8	Public	PK, KG-6	183 Union Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4344	505	31	16.2	80.6%	31 (6.1%)	40 (7.9%)	411 (81.4%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)				16.4	12.5	1193	34	340135001970
1160	Kisthardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Harcourt Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4153	250	21	11.9	73.6%	35 (14.0%)	41 (16.4%)	164 (65.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$11,468	$879	$10,589	15.8	11.8	1210	50	340654003106
1161	Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 First Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6070	616	49	12.7	79.9%	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	583 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,775	$952	$15,823	15.8	12.3	1200	39	341293000404
1162	Leeds Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Leeds Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6878	570	55	10.4	84.7%	15 (2.6%)	214 (37.5%)	311 (54.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	$14,104	$559	$13,545	15.8	12	1207	45	341320000198
1163	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 Sussex Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 621-0060	1,410	58	24.3	68.4%	3 (0.2%)	1,108 (78.6%)	265 (18.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	$8,798	$888	$7,910	15.8	14.9	1145	18	340002200285
1164	Dorothy L. Bullock School	Public	1-5	370 New St E	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	701	59	11.9	49.9%	191 (27.2%)	234 (33.4%)	184 (26.2%)	35 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.6%)				15.7	21.6	1048	116	340588000064
1165	Alexander Hamilton Academy	Public	K-8	11-27 16th Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0320	439	32	13.7	67.7%	4 (0.9%)	133 (30.3%)	299 (68.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,344		$8,344	15.5	18.1	1105	60	341269000353
1166	Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,890		$8,890	15.4	17.2	1113	53	341122003379
1167	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7201 Irving Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6455	418	37	11.2	69.1%	69 (16.5%)	60 (14.4%)	249 (59.6%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$9,951	$443	$9,508	15.2	20.5	1068	99	341287001624
1168	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Linden Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 373-3223	335	19	17.6	66.0%	0 (0.0%)	320 (95.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,329	$796	$7,533	15.2	16.8	1118	50	340072403011
1169	Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	500 South Clinton Street	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-4320	0	22	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$10,883	$366	$10,517	15.2	18.4	1097	72	340423000273
1170	M. Joan Pearson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1301 Burlington Ave	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1976	355	23	15.7	46.5%	162 (45.6%)	88 (24.8%)	68 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.0%)	$6,205	$163	$6,042	15.2	13.5	1173	3	340369001032
1171	Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	844 Chancellor Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6858	455	36	12.8	85.3%	2 (0.4%)	332 (73.0%)	117 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,796	$165	$8,631	15.2	14.9	1144	27	340768002110
1172	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W. Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4250	383	38	10.2	82.5%	5 (1.3%)	31 (8.1%)	342 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,400	$232	$10,168	15.1	12.1	1205	33	341314005622
1173	Dr. Hani Awadallah School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2600	575	50	11.5	84.2%	175 (30.4%)	33 (5.7%)	349 (60.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,552		$8,552	15.1	16.2	1127	46	341269003382
1174	Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	216 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4130	728	63	11.5	71.8%	7 (1.0%)	323 (44.4%)	386 (53.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	$9,475	$416	$9,059	15.1	15.6	1136	38	341227002406
1175	Hope Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	601 Grand Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Hope Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 988-4227	309	27	11.6	91.9%	1 (0.3%)	77 (24.9%)	230 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,849	$1,067	$6,782	15	16.2	1128	47	340007600483
1176	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	765	60	12.8	89.7%	30 (3.9%)	58 (7.6%)	663 (86.7%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,474	$262	$10,212	15	18.3	1099	77	340459005962
1177	Cedarbrook Elementary School	Public	K-8	1049 Central Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4280	671	60	11.1	69.2%	5 (0.7%)	188 (28.0%)	463 (69.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,658	$142	$9,516	14.8	13.9	1166	11	341314005612
1178	New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	370	31	11.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	265 (71.6%)	101 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,066	$904	$11,162	14.7	14.8	1150	28	340002300287
1179	North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	640	61	10.5	75.0%	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	604 (94.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$5,024	$492	$4,532	14.7	19.6	1082	97	340393004220
1180	Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School	Public	2-4	34 West Mill Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-1129	554	50	11	57.4%	237 (42.8%)	97 (17.5%)	149 (26.9%)	28 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$8,864		$8,864	14.7	13.4	1178	2	340966001106
1181	Washington Elementary School	Public	1-4	501 Washington Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2072	397	28	14.4	75.1%	21 (5.3%)	183 (46.1%)	176 (44.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$14,333	$543	$13,790	14.6	18.3	1098	83	341428005658
1182	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	878	73	12	90.0%	24 (2.7%)	94 (10.7%)	749 (85.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,410	$267	$9,143	14.6	19.7	1077	105	340459002983
1183	Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6020	559	49	11.4	83.7%	9 (1.6%)	33 (5.9%)	506 (90.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,904	$1,241	$17,663	14.6	15.9	1133	50	341293003534
1184	John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	452	34	13.2	87.6%	10 (2.2%)	109 (24.1%)	328 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,585	$304	$12,281	14.5	17.4	1111	73	340459005520
1185	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	423	34	12.6	65.2%	1 (0.2%)	223 (52.7%)	193 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,933	$426	$11,507	14.4	19.1	1088	97	341227002412
1186	School 3	Public	K-8	448 Main Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0030	167	18	9.2	95.2%	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	157 (94.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,917		$8,917	14.3	11.8	1209	23	341269004878
1187	Delair Elementary School	Public	K-3	850 Derousse Avenue	Delair	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-6164	301	30	10.2	82.1%	13 (4.3%)	71 (23.6%)	192 (63.8%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$8,537	$497	$8,040	14.2	16.3	1126	61	341287001630
1188	Holly Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	2509 E Main St	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2200	466	42	11	82.6%	105 (22.5%)	177 (38.0%)	149 (32.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	$10,465	$400	$10,065	14.1	10.6	1228	40	341032001878
1189	Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	Public	K-5	E Front St & Farragut Rd	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4300	423	33	12.6	83.2%	8 (1.9%)	37 (8.7%)	375 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,430	$260	$10,170	14.1	12.2	1202	13	341314005610
1190	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 181 Montgomery Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 416-3824	393	29	13.7	70.2%	0 (0.0%)	294 (74.8%)	96 (24.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,596	$184	$9,412	14.1	13.9	1168	22	340768000089
1191	The Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	The Village Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 695-0110	361	31	11.6	83.7%	4 (1.1%)	340 (94.2%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,151	$975	$9,176	14	15.6	1137	54	340004600329
1192	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	228 Mt Vernon Avenue	West Berlin	08091	Camden County	Berlin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-9480	357	26	13.7	47.9%	199 (55.7%)	36 (10.1%)	79 (22.1%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$14,727	$598	$14,129	14	30.1	943	249	340162001332
1193	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Park Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5250	725	55	13.1	91.2%	9 (1.2%)	82 (11.3%)	624 (86.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$12,556	$386	$12,170	13.7	13.7	1170	23	341134002278
1194	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1255	768	59	12.9	64.6%	280 (36.5%)	78 (10.2%)	376 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$11,560	$816	$10,744	13.6	14.1	1163	31	341401001236
1195	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	509 Bramhall Ave.	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-5300	383	27	14.1	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	292 (76.2%)	83 (21.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,336	$1,186	$9,150	13.6	20.5	1069	126	340075603185
1196	University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 University Place	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6826	384	25	15.3	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	277 (72.1%)	102 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,913	$193	$9,720	13.5	15.1	1142	54	340768002947
1197	Winslow Township Elementary School One	Public	PK, KG-3	413 Inskip Road	Blue Anchor	08037	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-8300	380	32	11.8	67.6%	86 (22.6%)	161 (42.4%)	89 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.0%)	$10,063	$240	$9,823	13.3	19.7	1076	121	341806001692
1198	Gershom Mott Elementary School	Public	K-3	45 Stokely Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4830	375	28	13.3	87.5%	4 (1.1%)	46 (12.3%)	319 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,180	$673	$9,507	13.1	5.9	1303	105	341629003234
1199	Texas Avenue School	Public	K-8	2523 Arctic Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7350	496	47	10.5	91.3%	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.3%)	325 (65.5%)	129 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,119	$1,096	$11,023	13	19.6	1081	118	340096000018
1200	Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Hazelwood Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	198	19	10.3	28.3%	116 (58.6%)	21 (10.6%)	41 (20.7%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$12,216	$137	$12,079	12.9	58.4	562	638	341005003406

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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.