Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey for African American 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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 462)	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)
340459000013	1	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	1,074	77	14	66.3%	98 (9.1%)	158 (14.7%)	758 (70.6%)	51 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	$7,777			$199			$7,578	99.8%	89.1%	10.66%
341761000182	2	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	99.6%	81.5%	18.05%
341464003598	3	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-3	65 Dane Street	Sayreville	08872	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5240	306	27	11.2	33.0%	142 (46.4%)	43 (14.1%)	48 (15.7%)	63 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	$7,702			$136			$7,566	99.4%	76.0%	23.34%
341563005704	4	Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School	Public	3-5	666 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	223	21	10.8	9.9%	124 (55.6%)	28 (12.6%)	31 (13.9%)	28 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.5%)	$13,736			$180			$13,556	99.1%	77.7%	21.41%
340927003514	5	Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Ely Ave	Laurence Harbor	08879	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3876	398	34	11.8	26.6%	183 (46.0%)	48 (12.1%)	79 (19.8%)	75 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,387			$816			$12,571	98.9%	59.4%	39.53%
340459005516	6	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	601	52	11.6	68.4%	75 (12.5%)	97 (16.1%)	420 (69.9%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,936			$245			$9,691	98.7%	37.3%	61.44%
341536003638	7	John E Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Morris Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	365	34	10.7	22.7%	130 (35.6%)	33 (9.0%)	146 (40.0%)	35 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.4%)	$6,256			$226			$6,030	98.5%	40.5%	58.02%
340159001324	8	Berlin Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	215 S Franklin Ave	Berlin	08009	Camden County	Berlin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-0129	803	74	10.9	12.1%	613 (76.3%)	74 (9.2%)	44 (5.5%)	40 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	$11,413			$352			$11,061	98.3%	50.1%	48.12%
340002400289	9	North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,287	333	18.8	85.5%	85 (1.4%)	5,016 (79.8%)	1,127 (17.9%)	10 (0.2%)	12 (0.2%)	2 (0.0%)	35 (0.6%)	$10,058			$1,071			$8,987	98.1%	68.5%	29.57%
340006400373	10	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	355	17	20.8	51.8%	5 (1.4%)	111 (31.3%)	233 (65.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,242			$1,298			$7,944	97.8%	81.1%	16.76%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.