Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey for White Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New Jersey!

Every year, the New Jersey Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, White students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (White vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 945)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
945	Salem Middle School	Public	3-8	51 New Market Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2700	472	30	15.7	80.1%	44 (9.3%)	298 (63.1%)	115 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	$9,419			$430			$8,989	2.6%	3.2%	0.61%			341455005094
944	Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Lincoln Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-4170	612	37	16.7		72 (11.8%)	249 (40.7%)	283 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,332			$402			$12,930	2.7%	4.8%	2.07%			340423002044
943	Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Monmouth Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-7048	573	59	9.7	84.8%	86 (15.0%)	72 (12.6%)	389 (67.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$11,224			$643			$10,581	2.8%	2.8%	0.04%			340894003916
942	East Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	104 Oliver Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	854	49	17.4	88.8%	275 (32.2%)	40 (4.7%)	527 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,905						$10,905	2.9%	3.0%	0.08%			341134003455
941	Number Three School	Public	PK, KG-4	403 Cliff Street	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0563	668	43	15.5	79.8%	51 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	613 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,298			$643			$7,655	3.0%	9.3%	6.29%			340507000438
940	Belvidere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	807 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 475-4001	274	25	10.7	44.2%	207 (75.5%)	6 (2.2%)	46 (16.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$16,862			$847			$16,015	3.1%	9.7%	6.56%			340144005796
939	Roebling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1330 Hornberger Ave	Roebling	08554	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4640	410	51	8	52.2%	181 (44.1%)	81 (19.8%)	69 (16.8%)	60 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$6,070			$498			$5,572	3.2%	8.4%	5.19%			340522001086
938	George L Catrambone	Public	K-5	240 Park Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-3215	686	64	10.7	81.6%	150 (21.9%)	45 (6.6%)	479 (69.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$9,600			$563			$9,037	3.3%	9.4%	6.06%			340894003325
937	Lincoln School	Public	3-8	140 Anderson Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0560	635	55	11.5	76.1%	44 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	586 (92.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,180			$1,153			$9,027	3.4%	9.8%	6.40%			340507000436
936	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	221 Cross Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-6400	306	33	9.2	83.0%	23 (7.5%)	6 (2.0%)	247 (80.7%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,899			$1,200			$15,699	3.5%	20.8%	17.28%			340687002740

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About our rankings:

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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.