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Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey! Niche.com’s new rankings

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Niche.com is out with it’s 2019 best public elementary schools in the state, and some of our local schools are prominently featured!! Millburn has 4 in the top 10 and all 5 elementary schools are in the top 20. Summit has the #3 school (Lincoln-Hubbard) as well as #11 and #18. Livingston has 2 in the top 20 and 5 in the top 50. Chatham, Westfield, Montclair and Harding are all featured as well!

From the article:
“Similar to the ranking of the state’s best high schools, North Jersey controlled the top of the list, particularly Millburn. The Essex County community has four schools in the top 10. But there were a number of Central Jersey, South Jersey and Jersey Shore schools on the list.

Niche, a website for researching schools, said “The 2019 Best Public Elementary Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.”

Here is the list of the best public elementary schools in New Jersey:

  1. Princeton Charter School
  2. Littlebrook Elementary School, Princeton
  3. Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School, Summit
  4. Deerfield Elementary School, Millburn
  5. Glenwood Elementary School, Millburn
  6. Hartshorn Elementary School, Millburn
  7. Wandell School, Saddle River
  8. Wyoming Elementary School, Millburn
  9. Mount Prospect Elementary School, Bernards Township
  10. Essex Fells School, Essex Fells
  11. Franklin Elementary School, Summit
  12. Wildwood Elementary School, Mountain Lakes
  13. Harrison Elementary School, Livingston
  14. Alpine Elementary School, Alpine
  15. Riverside Elementary School, Princeton
  16. Johnson Park Elementary School, Princeton
  17. Riker Hill Elementary School, Livingston
  18. Washington Elementary School, Summit
  19. South Mountain School, Millburn
  20. Village Elementary School, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
  21. Dutch Neck Elementary School, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
  22. Millstone River School, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
  23. Travell Elementary School, Ridgewood
  24. Maurice Hawk Elementary School, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
  25. Harding Township School, Harding Township
  26. Roosevelt Public School, Roosevelt
  27. John V.B. Wicoff Elementary School, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
  28. Hawes Elementary School, Ridgewood
  29. Lyncrest Elementary School, Fair Lawn
  30. Milton Avenue School, Chatham
  31. Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston
  32. Orchard Elementary School, Ridgewood
  33. Sea Girt Elementary School, Sea Girt
  34. Stony Brook Elementary School, Hopewell Valley Regional
  35. Ridge Elementary School, Ridgewood
  36. H.W. Mountz Elementary School, Spring Lake
  37. Henry B. Milnes Elementary School, Fair Lawn
  38. Ralph S. Maugham Elementary School, Tenafly
  39. J. Spencer Smith Elementary School, Tenafly
  40. Somerville Elementary School, Ridgewood
  41. Walter Stillman Elementary School, Tenafly
  42. The Cranbury School, Cranbury, Tenafly
  43. Ridgewood Avenue School, Glen Ridge
  44. George C. Baker Elementary School, Moorestown
  45. Burnet Hill Elementary School, Livingston
  46. Edith A. Bogert Elementary School, Upper Saddle River
  47. Sunnymead Elementary School, Hillsborough
  48. Collins Elementary School, Livingston
  49. Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
  50. Town Center Elementary School, Plainsboro
  51. Monmouth Junction Elementary School, South Brunswick
  52. Cedar Hill School, Bernards Township
  53. Warnsdorfer Elementary School, East Brunswick
  54. Warren Point Elementary School, Fair Lawn
  55. William H. Ross III Intermediate School, Margate
  56. Hillside Elementary School, Livingston
  57. Toll Gate Grammar School, Hopewell Valley Regional
  58. Woods Road Elementary School, Hillsborough
  59. Washington Avenue School, Chatham
  60. Luther Lee Emerson School, Demarest
  61. Southern Boulevard School, Chatham
  62. Grandview Elementary School, North Caldwell
  63. Jefferson Elementary School, Westfield
  64. Mendham Township Elementary School, Mendham
  65. Robert Frost Elementary School, East Brunswick
  66. Elizabeth Haddon Elementary School, Haddonfield
  67. Jefferson Elementary School, Summit
  68. Stone Harbor Elementary School, Stone Harbor
  69. Wilson Elementary School, Westfield
  70. Lafayette Avenue School, Chatham
  71. Oak Street Elementary School, Bernards Township
  72. Central Elementary School, Haddonfield
  73. Betsy Ross Elementary School, Mahwah
  74. Watchung School, Montclair
  75. Franklin Elementary School, Westfield
  76. Brooks Crossing Elementary School, South Brunswick
  77. Westmoreland Elementary School, Fair Lawn School
  78. Tinc Road School, Mount Olive
  79. Willard Elementary School, Ridgewood
  80. Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, Ho Ho Kus
  81. Liberty Corner Elementary School, Bernards Township
  82. Lawrence Brook Elementary School, East Brunswick
  83. Menlo Park Elementary School, Edison
  84. Brayton Elementary School, Summit
  85. Cambridge Elementary School, South Brunswick
  86. William Woodruff Elementary School, Berkeley Heights
  87. Hillside School, Closter
  88. Radburn Elementary School, Fair Lawn
  89. Nathan Hale School, Northvale
  90. Washington Elementary School, Westfield
  91. Bear Tavern Elementary School, Hopewell Valley Regional
  92. Woodbrook Elementary School, Edison
  93. Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School, Berkeley Heights
  94. George Washington Elementary School, Mahwah
  95. Merritt Memorial Elementary School, Cresskill
  96. Hillsborough Township Elementary School, Hillsborough
  97. John Y. Dater Elementary School, Ramsey
  98. Angelo L. Tomaso School, Warren
  99. Gould/Mountain Elementary School, North Caldwell
  100. Woodland School, Warren

Millburn Schools ranked #1 in State of NJ for 2019 by Niche.com!

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Millburn Schools Ranked #1 in the State!!! Niche.com ranked New Jersey school districts as part of their K-12 rankings for 2019, looking at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users.

Other nearby towns that ranked in the top 100 were Summit at #4, Livingston at #5, Chatham at #6, Bernards at #7, Westfield at #15, Berkeley Heights at #20, Montclair at #21, Madison at #30, New Providence at #42, West Orange at #58, Springfield at #71, and South Orange/Maplewood at #72.

From Patch.com on August 1st, 2018:

Data compiler Niche has ranked New Jersey’s best school districts for 2019. The rankings were released this week as part of the website’s 2019 K-12 rankings.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

Each district received a letter grade in the following categories: Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safety; Administration; Sports; Food; and Resources & Facilities.

The top-ranked school district in New Jersey is Millburn. Niche gave Millburn an A or an A+ in all categories except for diversity and food, each of which received a B.

  1. Millburn Township Schools
  2. Princeton Public Schools
  3. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
  4. Summit Public Schools
  5. Livingston Public Schools
  6. School District Chatham
  7. Bernards Township School District
  8. Tenafly Public Schools
  9. Mountain Lakes School District
  10. Haddonfield Public Schools
  11. Fair Lawn School District
  12. Glen Ridge Public Schools
  13. Moorestown Township Public School District
  14. South Brunswick Public Schools
  15. Westfield Public Schools
  16. Hopewell Valley Regional School District, Pennington
  17. Montgomery Township School District
  18. Ridgewood Public Schools
  19. East Brunswick Public Schools
  20. Berkeley Heights Public Schools
  21. Montclair Public Schools
  22. Hillsborough Township Public School District
  23. Edison Township Public Schools
  24. Mahwah Township Public Schools
  25. Northern Valley Regional High School District, Demarest
  26. West Essex Regional School District, North Caldwell
  27. Ramsey Public Schools
  28. Cranford Public School District
  29. Glen Rock Board of Education
  30. Madison Public Schools
  31. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, Martinsville
  32. Holmdel Township School District
  33. Somerset Hills Regional School District, Bernardsville
  34. Pascack Valley Regional High School District, Montvale
  35. Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District
  36. Pompton Lakes School District
  37. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Schools
  38. Mount Olive Township School District, Flanders
  39. Randolph Township Schools
  40. Ocean City School District
  41. River Dell Regional School District
  42. New Providence School District
  43. Upper Freehold Regional School District
  44. Paramus Public Schools
  45. Wayne Township Public Schools
  46. Highland Park Board of Education
  47. Robbinsville Public Schools
  48. Leonia Public Schools
  49. West Morris Regional High School District, Chester
  50. Lawrence Township Public Schools
  51. Rutherford Public Schools
  52. Kinnelon Board of Education
  53. Dumont Board of Education
  54. Monroe Township School District
  55. Bergenfield Borough School District
  56. North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, Annandale
  57. Sparta Township Public Schools
  58. West Orange Public Schools
  59. Metuchen Public Schools
  60. Somerville Public Schools
  61. Montville Township School District
  62. Point Pleasant Beach Board of Education
  63. Morris School District
  64. Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, Oakland
  65. Old Bridge Township School District
  66. Lenape Regional High School District, Shamong
  67. Egg Harbor Township School District
  68. Cresskill Public School District
  69. Cinnaminson Township Public Schools
  70. Roxbury Township Public Schools
  71. Springfield Public Schools
  72. South Orange-Maplewood School District
  73. Washington Township Public Schools, Sewell
  74. Morris Hills Regional School District, Denville
  75. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
  76. Middletown Township Public Schools
  77. Clearview Regional High School District
  78. Westwood Regional School District
  79. Cherry Hill Public Schools
  80. Delsea Regional High School District
  81. Freehold Regional High School District
  82. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
  83. Piscataway Township Schools
  84. Hanover Park Regional High School District
  85. Manasquan School District
  86. Fort Lee Public Schools
  87. Southern Regional School District, Manahawkin
  88. Wall Township Public Schools
  89. Weehawken Board of Education
  90. Point Pleasant Boro Board of Education
  91. Secaucus Board of Education
  92. New Milford School District
  93. Park Ridge Public Schools
  94. Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools
  95. Northern Burlington County Regional School District, Columbus
  96. Roselle Park Board of Education
  97. Midland Park Public Schools
  98. Waldwick School District
  99. Woodbridge Township School District
  100. Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education

The Gonnella Team Made Real Trends Top Agents in USA! #3 Agents in New Jersey and #135 in the country!

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We are proud to announce that The Gonnella Team made Real Trends Top Agents in USA for 2017! We were the #3 Agents in New Jersey and #135 in the country! Only 3 New Jersey teams made the top 250 in the USA! We were 3rd in NJ with $161,905,207 in volume in 2017.

https://www.realtrends.com/rankings/real-trends-1000-teams-by-volume-2018

The minimum this year to be among the top 250 teams in the country was $124m in sales volume. In 2016, it was $106m, and there were 5 teams from NJ on that year’s list.

We are thrilled to again be on this list, and want to thank our terrific clients for helping us get there! Working hard to make sure we’re on the list again in 2018!

Short Hills & Other Local Towns get high marks in Niche.com’s Best in New Jersey Rankings!

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Short Hills & Other Local Towns get high marks in Niche.com Best in Jersey Rankings!

In Niche.com’s 2018 rankings which came out March 7th, Short Hills was #2 in NJ in best suburbs to raise a family in, #2 in suburbs with the best public schools, and #3 in places with the best public schools.

Other towns that scored high marks were:

Upper Montclair was #1, #1 and #2 respectively in the 3 categories.

Chatham was #9, #11 and #13.

Westfield was #6, #10, and #14.

Summit was #7, #11 and #17.

New Providence was #5, #9 and #15.

Livingston was #11, #15 and #18.

Here’s a link to the rankings below, as well as tapinto.net’s article about the rankings.

https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/search/best-suburbs-for-families/s/new-jersey/

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/millburn-slash-short-hills/articles/short-hills-ranks-high-in-best-places-to-live-a

Just Listed 4 Hadrian Drive!!! Livingston Real Estate

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Just Listed 4 Hadrian Drive!!! Livingston Real Estate. Asking $1,799,000!

Virtual Tour for this stunning home!

Elegant Bel Air Center Hall Colonial with a grand two-story entrance hall, an amazing open floor plan with a huge gourmet eat-in kitchen totally open to the family room, a stunning living room with high ceilings & French doors that open to the office, & a potential in-law suite conveniently located on the first level. The beautifully finished lower level features a recreation room, wet bar, wine cellar, media room, office, & nanny’s suite. The second level features a luxurious master suite w/ high ceilings, as well as 3 additional bedrooms & 2 baths. Ideally located on a .70 acre totally level lot. This beautiful home has elegant details such as rich hardwood floors, crown molding & high ceilings, an ideal floor plan & incredible natural light from French Doors & beautiful Pella windows throughout.

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