Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey for Low Socio Economic Status 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, Low Socio Economic Status 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 (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 1023)	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 (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST	Public	K-8	5526 Wisteria Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8141	184	17	10.8	46.7%	32 (17.4%)	18 (9.8%)	85 (46.2%)	35 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)								99.9%	99.9%	0.05%			341287001638
2	School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	463	39	12	73.2%	44 (9.5%)	71 (15.3%)	265 (57.2%)	76 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,579						$9,579	99.8%	99.9%	0.12%			341269004924
3	Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	400	28	14.2	54.8%	52 (13.0%)	10 (2.5%)	303 (75.8%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,311			$157			$11,154	99.7%	99.5%	0.23%			341638000143
4	Mary E. Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	290 Crescent Avenue	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6635	339	29	11.7	13.9%	220 (64.9%)	22 (6.5%)	44 (13.0%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$7,429						$7,429	99.6%	94.7%	4.95%			341071001138
5	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Lexington Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 254-8300	657	47	14.1	8.8%	186 (28.3%)	39 (5.9%)	40 (6.1%)	369 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$8,359			$283			$8,076	99.5%	98.9%	0.62%			340073503055
6	Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Old Orchard Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-1550	455	27	16.8	15.2%	202 (44.4%)	24 (5.3%)	43 (9.5%)	156 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.2%)	$6,656			$16			$6,640	99.4%	95.1%	4.31%			340300001450
7	The Gray Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Liberty Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Gray Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 824-6661	317	16	19.2	72.9%	6 (1.9%)	112 (35.3%)	196 (61.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,242			$1,298			$7,944	99.3%	96.4%	2.95%			340006400373
8	Soaring Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Romar Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Soaring Heights Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 434-4800	272	16	16.6	55.9%	39 (14.3%)	70 (25.7%)	44 (16.2%)	92 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	10 (3.7%)	$8,696			$1,133			$7,563	99.2%	95.5%	3.75%			340003600309
9	Terence C. Reilly School No 7	Public	2-8	436 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6030	1,130	80	14.1	78.5%	81 (7.2%)	161 (14.2%)	838 (74.2%)	45 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,777			$199			$7,578	99.1%	90.3%	8.77%			340459000013
10	Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	250 Wood Ridge Ave	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	479	39	12.2	16.9%	206 (43.0%)	32 (6.7%)	111 (23.2%)	113 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$11,211			$121			$11,090	99.0%	93.7%	5.33%			341830000924

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.