Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey for African American Students

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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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on 12/19/2022.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 494)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
340074603143	1	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	596	38	15.6	14.3%	82 (13.8%)	115 (19.3%)	29 (4.9%)	335 (56.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	$7,387			$280			$7,107	99.8%	97.6%	2.18%
340003600309	2	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	270	19	14.2	53.0%	31 (11.5%)	65 (24.1%)	37 (13.7%)	135 (50.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$8,696			$1,133			$7,563	99.6%	80.1%	19.52%
341134002274	3	First Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 First Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5240	1,081	74	14.6	86.2%	18 (1.7%)	81 (7.5%)	937 (86.7%)	13 (1.2%)	10 (0.9%)	22 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,759			$532			$8,227	99.4%	39.8%	59.62%
340357005460	4	Hillside Avenue School	Public	K-8	125 Hillside Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 709-6229	691	80	8.6	3.5%	486 (70.3%)	40 (5.8%)	100 (14.5%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$10,688			$225			$10,463	99.2%	82.5%	16.66%
341761000182	5	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	9 Manger Road	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5480	346	33	10.6	40.2%	59 (17.1%)	109 (31.5%)	121 (35.0%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	$12,477						$12,477	99.0%	72.6%	26.35%
341464003586	6	Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	601 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5230	470	41	11.4	30.9%	187 (39.8%)	96 (20.4%)	42 (8.9%)	91 (19.4%)	12 (2.6%)	16 (3.4%)	26 (5.5%)	$6,725			$153			$6,572	98.8%	65.2%	33.58%
341047005938	7	Radix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	363 Radix Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 728-8650	625	56	11	26.9%	414 (66.2%)	78 (12.5%)	89 (14.2%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$5,194			$05			$5,189	98.6%	72.0%	26.54%
340002500291	8	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 Clifton Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-8811	684	41	16.8	64.9%	6 (0.9%)	233 (34.1%)	424 (62.0%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$11,271			$984			$10,287	98.4%	60.2%	38.16%
341812003720	9	Port Reading Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Turner Street	Port Reading	07064	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8409	373	31	12.2	37.3%	111 (29.8%)	37 (9.9%)	176 (47.2%)	42 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$4,841						$4,841	98.2%	25.1%	73.12%
341761002492	10	St. Cloud Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Sheridan Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5393	398	32	12.5		110 (27.6%)	133 (33.4%)	69 (17.3%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (13.3%)	$10,534			$220			$10,314	98.0%	83.5%	14.48%

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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 19, 2022, 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.

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