Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
901	Ridge Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	593	45	13.1	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	51 (8.6%)	530 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,099	$477	$9,622	33.5	33.3	895	6	341134002338
902	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	486 E Milton Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1040	453	41	11	66.7%	23 (5.1%)	213 (47.0%)	179 (39.5%)	17 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,500	$257	$12,243	33.4	20	1073	171	341353005642
903	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,193	103	11.6	72.8%	106 (8.9%)	12 (1.0%)	1,049 (87.9%)	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$7,656		$7,656	33.4	31.8	916	13	341146002890
904	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	47 State Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-8920	683	51	13.3	78.3%	11 (1.6%)	131 (19.2%)	532 (77.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,781	$791	$8,990	33.3	21.6	1053	149	340078403383
905	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1370 Hainesport Mt Laurel Rd	Mount Laurel	08054	Burlington County	Mount Laurel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 235-1341	386	31	12.3	23.6%	184 (47.7%)	58 (15.0%)	61 (15.8%)	53 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	$7,745		$7,745	33.2	51.9	647	258	341095001160
906	Deal Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 Roseld Avenue	Deal	07723	Monmouth County	Deal Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-0480	160	20	7.8	26.3%	117 (73.1%)	11 (6.9%)	18 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	$16,125	$562	$15,563	33.2	37.6	828	78	340363003764
907	Smithville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37 S Old Port Republic Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	572	55	10.4	49.7%	258 (45.1%)	110 (19.2%)	136 (23.8%)	33 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	$10,933	$554	$10,379	33.1	31.7	919	12	340573006089
908	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Ocean Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6470	607	44	13.7	77.1%	37 (6.1%)	284 (46.8%)	227 (37.4%)	39 (6.4%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,010	$324	$8,686	33.1	28.5	959	51	340783002802
909	Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	83 Post Blvd	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	529	47	11.1	71.5%	58 (11.0%)	57 (10.8%)	184 (34.8%)	210 (39.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$4,949	$301	$4,648	33.1	47	709	200	340282003276
910	Robert Morris School No. 18	Public	K-8	860 Cross Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6000	471	40	11.7	87.3%	61 (13.0%)	66 (14.0%)	341 (72.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,936	$245	$9,691	33	32.4	911	1	340459005516
911	H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	627	55	11.4	43.7%	420 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	127 (20.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$12,702	$734	$11,968	33	34.1	879	32	340156004578
912	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Passaic County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	2,175	160	13.5	68.1%	99 (4.6%)	127 (5.8%)	1,807 (83.1%)	115 (5.3%)	9 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.6%)	$9,416	$1,264	$8,152	33	25.9	999	87	340074503137
913	School 19	Public	K-4	31 James Street	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0190	288	23	12.5	74.7%	4 (1.4%)	28 (9.7%)	158 (54.9%)	95 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$9,566		$9,566	33	26.4	990	77	341269004910
914	John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	787	50	15.7	86.0%	5 (0.6%)	105 (13.3%)	669 (85.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,769	$684	$9,085	32.8	28.9	955	41	340074803144
915	Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,155	58	19.9	89.9%	13 (1.1%)	541 (46.8%)	584 (50.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	$11,069	$878	$10,191	32.8	21.6	1051	136	340071702925
916	Lindeneau Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blossom Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5320	446	41	10.9	65.2%	56 (12.6%)	44 (9.9%)	220 (49.3%)	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.1%)	$6,230	$236	$5,994	32.8	31.3	923	7	340450003352
917	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	3905 New York Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5829	776	55	14.1	82.0%	9 (1.2%)	10 (1.3%)	750 (96.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,431	$615	$9,816	32.6	31.4	922	5	341638002922
918	Dionne Warwick Institute	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Central Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5930	379	29	13		11 (2.9%)	314 (82.8%)	50 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,897	$446	$10,451	32.6	33.1	903	15	340423002054
919	Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	318	32	10	31.4%	216 (67.9%)	23 (7.2%)	61 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$14,021	$344	$13,677	32.5	39.4	804	115	341326000366
920	Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 Bengal Blvd	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-8900	524	44	11.9	49.6%	315 (60.1%)	49 (9.4%)	112 (21.4%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.3%)	$8,441	$108	$8,333	32.5	49.9	667	253	341647003007
921	Chews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 783-6607	716	53	13.5	38.7%	414 (57.8%)	115 (16.1%)	117 (16.3%)	32 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	$11,338	$312	$11,026	32.5	34.4	876	45	340603001512
922	Red Bank Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	58 Oakland Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 450-2092	182	21	8.4	56.0%	47 (25.8%)	9 (4.9%)	120 (65.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,107	$652	$11,455	32.4	23.6	1025	103	340004900336
923	Nixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Mt Arlington Boulevard	Landing	07850	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-2564	261	26	9.8	37.2%	126 (48.3%)	16 (6.1%)	100 (38.3%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$13,933	$511	$13,422	32.4	41.3	776	147	341434004536
924	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	944 Madison Avenue	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-1070	384	30	12.8	49.2%	85 (22.1%)	93 (24.2%)	174 (45.3%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	$13,840	$296	$13,544	32.4	26.6	986	62	341353005644
925	School #1	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Park Slope	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2370	255	22	11.8	76.5%	104 (40.8%)	11 (4.3%)	122 (47.8%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,189		$12,189	32.3	31.8	917	8	340330004768
926	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	848	60	14.1	70.5%	90 (10.6%)	52 (6.1%)	669 (78.9%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$8,007	$453	$7,554	32.3	34.9	871	55	340078703387
927	TEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Park Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	TEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	6,406	290	22	92.9%	12 (0.2%)	4,896 (76.4%)	1,101 (17.2%)	7 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.0%)	381 (5.9%)	$11,261	$1,091	$10,170	32.2	27.9	971	44	340007000529
928	Battle Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2600 Killian Place	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6480	414	36	11.5	46.4%	84 (20.3%)	131 (31.6%)	151 (36.5%)	30 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	$12,502		$12,502	32.1	24	1019	91	341650005748
929	Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	371	27	13.7	46.9%	235 (63.3%)	16 (4.3%)	96 (25.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$6,491	$331	$6,160	32.1	21.8	1047	118	341623004738
930	E Raymond Appleby Elementary School	Public	2-5	23 Vliet Street	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	365	38	9.6	30.7%	212 (58.1%)	12 (3.3%)	98 (26.8%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	$11,070	$171	$10,899	32	47.9	699	231	341554003662
931	Emerson Community School	Public	K-5	305 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4205	414	36	11.5	72.7%	6 (1.4%)	105 (25.4%)	296 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,801	$208	$9,593	31.9	21.5	1054	123	341314005618
932	Elmora School No. 12	Public	PK, KG-8	638 Magie Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5650	658	48	13.8	81.3%	42 (6.4%)	72 (10.9%)	529 (80.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,954	$231	$9,723	31.7	29.1	954	22	340459005504
933	Lake Tract Elementary School	Public	1-5	690 Iszard Rd	Deptford	08096	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 686-2240	409	35	11.7	38.1%	191 (46.7%)	101 (24.7%)	63 (15.4%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.3%)	$6,306	$224	$6,082	31.6	30.3	939	6	340390002520
934	Slackwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2060 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 671-5580	251	24	10.5	59.8%	89 (35.5%)	28 (11.2%)	93 (37.1%)	37 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$16,162	$474	$15,688	31.6	57.4	572	362	340840003164
935	Henry E. Harris Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Avenue C	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5945	657	60	10.9	62.9%	314 (47.8%)	100 (15.2%)	184 (28.0%)	33 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$10,495	$452	$10,043	31.4	42.6	757	178	340126002714
936	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	37 Keller Avenue	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8602	272	22	12.5	27.9%	126 (46.3%)	10 (3.7%)	108 (39.7%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$8,637	$54	$8,583	31.4	70.9	406	530	341410004504
937	Philip's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	342 Central Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Phillip's Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 624-0644	730	29	25.1	71.2%	2 (0.3%)	614 (84.1%)	103 (14.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,953	$752	$10,201	31.4	38.5	816	121	340076403256
938	Merchantville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 S Centre St	Merchantville	08109	Camden County	Merchantville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1091	394	36	11	42.1%	181 (45.9%)	48 (12.2%)	119 (30.2%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	$10,608	$614	$9,994	31.3	34.4	875	63	340996001594
939	Mullica Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	371	39	9.5	47.4%	252 (67.9%)	20 (5.4%)	76 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	$9,923	$598	$9,325	31.2	24.4	1016	77	341107000172
940	Public School Number One	Public	K-6	6129 Madison St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4025	758	58	12.9	92.1%	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	737 (97.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,104	$608	$8,496	31.1	26.7	983	43	341758002940
941	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 West Demarest Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 569-9765	306	26	11.7	46.7%	9 (2.9%)	97 (31.7%)	160 (52.3%)	21 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$11,407	$533	$10,874	30.9	33.3	894	47	340001400258
942	Grace N. Rogers Elementary School	Public	3-5	380 Stockton St	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7833	591	60	9.8	43.8%	153 (25.9%)	43 (7.3%)	286 (48.4%)	82 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	$11,916	$360	$11,556	30.8	36.9	842	100	340432003058
943	Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	363	31	11.7	58.1%	3 (0.8%)	279 (76.9%)	66 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,274	$312	$10,962	30.8	35.4	863	80	341227002404
944	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	8 Meeker Street	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 584-5549	281	26	10.8	23.1%	157 (55.9%)	10 (3.6%)	85 (30.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.7%)	$13,694	$511	$13,183	30.7	31.7	918	26	341434004528
945	Charles J. Riley/ School 9	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Timothy Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0090	682	59	11.5	64.4%	342 (50.1%)	20 (2.9%)	270 (39.6%)	45 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,479		$10,479	30.6	29.7	947	2	341269004890
946	Horace Mann Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 West 38th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5979	712	58	12.3	54.9%	373 (52.4%)	81 (11.4%)	145 (20.4%)	78 (11.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.9%)	$11,126	$557	$10,569	30.6	36.7	848	98	340126002716
947	Nelson Mandela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	74 Hartford St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 733-7333	256	12	21.3	87.1%	1 (0.4%)	71 (27.7%)	181 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)				30.6			(n/a)	341134006154
948	Erial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Essex Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 627-5415	643	51	12.6	58.0%	187 (29.1%)	248 (38.6%)	115 (17.9%)	26 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.1%)	$12,280	$609	$11,671	30.5	37.1	840	108	340603001514
949	Ridgeway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2861 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-0800	476	47	10	57.4%	175 (36.8%)	51 (10.7%)	212 (44.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	$15,367	$383	$14,984	30.4	32.3	912	37	340945004662
950	Belleville PS7	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4338	425	33	12.8	58.6%	61 (14.4%)	27 (6.4%)	287 (67.5%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)				30.3	21.2	1056	106	340135001968
951	Number 10	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Highland Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-2043	299	23	13	64.2%	44 (14.7%)	57 (19.1%)	177 (59.2%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$10,420	$152	$10,268	30.3	28.4	961	10	340861005582
952	Whitney E. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 Dodd St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5880	385	30	12.8	14.0%	4 (1.0%)	314 (81.6%)	58 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,694	$451	$15,243	30.2	24.1	1018	66	340423002050
953	Sixteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Sixteenth Avenue	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	410	40	10.3	53.2%	118 (28.8%)	49 (12.0%)	192 (46.8%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	$7,714		$7,714	30.2	33.5	893	60	340466000376
954	Walter F. Robinson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 West 31st Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5964	924	84	11	68.0%	418 (45.2%)	66 (7.1%)	344 (37.2%)	62 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	25 (2.7%)	$10,239	$601	$9,638	30.1	42.2	765	189	340126002710
955	John P. Faber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 High Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	621	63	9.8	55.4%	123 (19.8%)	57 (9.2%)	374 (60.2%)	34 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	$4,605		$4,605	30	23.5	1026	71	340402003288
956	Robert Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 West Grant Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-2285	325	29	11.2	49.5%	94 (28.9%)	26 (8.0%)	186 (57.2%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$7,199	$496	$6,703	30	33.5	892	64	341431005668
957	Eagleswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	511 Route 9	West Creek	08092	Ocean County	Eagleswood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-3663	136	17	8.1	39.0%	116 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$16,244	$867	$15,377	29.9	35	870	87	340405004606
958	Herma S. Simmons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 West Chestnut Street	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8704	715	58	12.3	57.8%	323 (45.2%)	171 (23.9%)	144 (20.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.5%)	$9,240	$1,525	$7,715	29.9	28.3	966	8	340318002500
959	East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 Vaughn Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5840	584	47	12.4	44.0%	383 (65.6%)	21 (3.6%)	138 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	$7,109	$329	$6,780	29.9	22	1044	85	341623004732
960	Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	938	71	13.1	66.7%	70 (7.5%)	5 (0.5%)	841 (89.7%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$4,189		$4,189	29.9	43.2	754	206	341146002894
961	Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools	Public	3-8	165 Academy Road	Dennisville	08214	Cape May County	Dennis Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-2821	391	25	15.7	35.5%	358 (91.6%)	9 (2.3%)	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$24,469	$647	$23,822	29.7	25.5	1001	40	340384006115
962	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	Public	PK, KG-8	143 Romaine Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6490	821	82	10	78.4%	247 (30.1%)	150 (18.3%)	157 (19.1%)	250 (30.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	$10,107	$154	$9,953	29.7	31	928	34	340783002806
963	Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	413	30	13.7	14.8%	9 (2.2%)	323 (78.2%)	66 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,075	$362	$11,713	29.6	24.6	1013	50	340423002046
964	McGalliard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Arena Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4158	294	24	12.3	59.2%	59 (20.1%)	59 (20.1%)	151 (51.4%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$8,432	$07	$8,425	29.4	23.1	1029	65	340654003116
965	Pauline J. Petway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1115 So Lincoln Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8855	486	38	12.7	48.1%	132 (27.2%)	65 (13.4%)	255 (52.5%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$14,495	$874	$13,621	29.3	35.5	861	104	341680000807
966	Thomas Sharp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Comly Ave	West Collingswood	08107	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5707	211	20	10.4	44.1%	106 (50.2%)	29 (13.7%)	44 (20.9%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.0%)	$12,962	$752	$12,210	29.3	23	1031	65	340342001482
967	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	Public	PK, KG-5	264 Van Horne Street	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6480	613	69	8.9	79.0%	72 (11.7%)	225 (36.7%)	291 (47.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,815	$567	$10,248	29.2	22.7	1035	68	340783002804
968	School #15	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Gregory Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2418	282	23	12.2	70.2%	51 (18.1%)	10 (3.5%)	206 (73.0%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,735	$594	$12,141	29.1	26.5	987	19	340330004790
969	Jersey City Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	128 Danforth Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-2288	561	36	15.5	82.5%	7 (1.2%)	347 (61.9%)	192 (34.2%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,983	$1,290	$4,693	29	23.9	1022	53	340003300303
970	Camden Prep Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden Prep Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-4488	1,498	15	99.8	93.6%	7 (0.5%)	899 (60.0%)	549 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	34 (2.3%)	$11,619	$2,969	$8,650	29	17.5	1108	138	340077603299
971	Quinton Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Robinson Street	Quinton	08072	Salem County	Quinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2379	291	29	9.8	52.2%	168 (57.7%)	37 (12.7%)	38 (13.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.8%)	$11,907	$540	$11,367	29	37.9	824	147	341350005086
972	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1809 St Georges Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1050	658	47	14.1	72.2%	67 (10.2%)	173 (26.3%)	378 (57.4%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$11,340	$297	$11,043	28.8	32.5	909	63	341353005640
973	Lillian Drive School	Public	1-4	28 Lillian Drive	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 787-2332	260	23	11.4	30.8%	190 (73.1%)	11 (4.2%)	44 (16.9%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$8,335	$243	$8,092	28.8	49.8	668	305	341368003832
974	Anthony Rossi Elementary School	Public	K-5	2572 Palermo Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6961	595	44	13.5	57.1%	190 (31.9%)	72 (12.1%)	285 (47.9%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$13,533	$896	$12,637	28.8	37.7	826	148	341680001910
975	Public School Number Five	Public	K-6	5401 Hudson Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4080	570	40	14.1	94.2%	16 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	549 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,084	$708	$8,376	28.8	31.1	925	50	341758002948
976	National Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	516 Lakehurst Ave	National Park	08063	Gloucester County	National Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 845-6876	289	31	9.2	56.1%	190 (65.7%)	20 (6.9%)	50 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (9.0%)	$14,129	$884	$13,245	28.7	24.6	1012	36	341110002602
977	Anna L. Klein	Public	PK, KG-8	301 69th St	Guttenberg	07093	Hudson County	Guttenberg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 861-3100	977	95	10.3	82.8%	60 (6.1%)	5 (0.5%)	886 (90.7%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$11,321	$1,432	$9,889	28.6	17.2	1112	135	340624002734
978	Broad Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	255 West Broad St	Gibbstown	08027	Gloucester County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 224-4900	290	29	10.1	32.8%	194 (66.9%)	25 (8.6%)	43 (14.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.6%)	$337		$337	28.6	27.4	976	2	340618002574
979	Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School	Public	2-4	455 Jacksonville Rd	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0071	327	31	10.4	57.5%	89 (27.2%)	103 (31.5%)	79 (24.2%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	33 (10.1%)	$12,482	$944	$11,538	28.5	23	1030	51	341092001150
980	Rieck Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	339 Rieck Avenue	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 293-2345	419	39	10.6	78.8%	89 (21.2%)	116 (27.7%)	184 (43.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	$11,375	$298	$11,077	28.5	31.6	920	60	341032001882
981	Roland Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	105 S Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	578	47	12.4	61.2%	227 (39.3%)	117 (20.2%)	161 (27.9%)	37 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	$12,794	$555	$12,239	28.5	30.9	931	50	340573006088
982	Maud Abrams School	Public	3-4	714 Townbank Rd	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 884-9420	354	29	12.2	55.1%	272 (76.8%)	10 (2.8%)	60 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,149	$65	$12,084	28.3	22.5	1038	56	340915001728
983	William L Antheil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 Ewingville Road	Ewing	08638	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	746	68	11	57.0%	141 (18.9%)	271 (36.3%)	245 (32.8%)	34 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)	$16,183	$243	$15,940	28.2	22.6	1036	53	340492003086
984	Cold Springs School	Public	PK, KG-3	1194 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	839	75	11.2	65.9%	414 (49.3%)	115 (13.7%)	210 (25.0%)	32 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (7.2%)	$11,740	$261	$11,479	28	17.4	1110	126	340600000129
985	Roosevelt School	Public	3-4	410 Brooks Boulevard	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-6809	213	25	8.6	64.8%	61 (28.6%)	15 (7.0%)	123 (57.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	$10,324	$347	$9,977	28	12	1208	223	340963000175
986	Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	384	33	11.8	70.1%	2 (0.5%)	175 (45.6%)	198 (51.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$9,797	$522	$9,275	27.6	28.3	964	22	341227002402
987	Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	99.3%	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$10,771	$1,994	$8,777	27.6	26	996	9	340071803014
988	Beverly City School District	Public	PK, KG-8	601 Bentley Ave	Beverly	08010	Burlington County	Beverly City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-2200	342	37	9.2	71.6%	101 (29.5%)	120 (35.1%)	93 (27.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	$14,330	$691	$13,639	27.6	36.2	851	137	340174000952
989	John H. Winslow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1335 Magnolia Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6973	472	39	12.1	52.1%	145 (30.7%)	82 (17.4%)	213 (45.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$15,551	$872	$14,679	27.5	27.5	975	14	341680001924
990	Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	926	95	9.7	86.0%	371 (40.1%)	179 (19.3%)	277 (29.9%)	76 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.9%)	$9,638	$511	$9,127	27.4	33.1	902	88	340783002846
991	South Amboy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 John Street	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-2118	584	49	11.9	62.0%	195 (33.4%)	45 (7.7%)	296 (50.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.8%)	$9,301	$772	$8,529	27.3	26.7	982	9	341512003604
992	Woodlynne Boro Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	131 Elm Avenue	Woodlynne	08107	Camden County	Woodlynne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-8822	407	43	9.5	80.3%	15 (3.7%)	120 (29.5%)	245 (60.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,716	$1,631	$12,085	27.3	28.9	956	36	341827001700
993	Manchester Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 N Colonial Drive	Manchester	08733	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-9600	573	50	11.4	59.9%	226 (39.4%)	43 (7.5%)	244 (42.6%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	$12,964	$363	$12,601	27.3	30.9	930	63	340945000031
994	Rosa Parks Community School	Public	3-7	369 Main Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4515	593	52	11.3	84.1%	2 (0.3%)	178 (30.0%)	402 (67.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,884	$492	$8,392	27.2	20.6	1067	73	341227006117
995	Switlik Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 West Veterans Highway	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4650	758	54	14	47.0%	386 (50.9%)	38 (5.0%)	294 (38.8%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$8,304	$342	$7,962	27.1	41	781	214	340774004622
996	Langston Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Rhode Island Avenue	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5870	554	36	15.3		7 (1.3%)	474 (85.6%)	64 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$10,669	$333	$10,336	27.1	26.6	984	12	340423002048
997	Lafayette Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,213	75	16.1	87.3%	238 (19.6%)	13 (1.1%)	956 (78.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,737	$782	$6,955	27.1	24.8	1010	13	341134002298
998	Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	3-5	280 Park Ave.	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2124	463	54	8.6	83.2%	49 (10.6%)	33 (7.1%)	370 (79.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$12,564	$988	$11,576	27	30.4	938	60	340558003792
999	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 West Railway Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-0600	1,708	132	12.9	78.2%	114 (6.7%)	452 (26.5%)	1,121 (65.6%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	$9,624	$1,059	$8,565	27	20.2	1071	72	340008700735
1000	Ella G Clarke Elementary School	Public	3-6	455 Manetta Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3620	314	38	8.2	94.3%	6 (1.9%)	15 (4.8%)	286 (91.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,600	$770	$15,830	26.7	23.8	1023	23	340822004640

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