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Best Elementary Schools in Hillsdale, NJ

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633

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMeadowbrook27^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ann Blanche Smith up 76 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Hillsdale, New Jersey is home to two highly-ranked elementary schools: Meadowbrook Elementary and Ann Blanche Smith Elementary. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten or kindergarten through 4th grade and are part of the Hillsdale School District, which is ranked in the top 9% of districts statewide.

Meadowbrook Elementary stands out as an exceptional school, ranking 27th out of 1,347 elementary schools in New Jersey and earning the highest 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years. Its students significantly outperform state and district averages on standardized tests, with 95.6% proficiency in 4th grade English Language Arts compared to 53.6% statewide. Meadowbrook also maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate and a more favorable student-teacher ratio than Ann Blanche Smith Elementary.

While Ann Blanche Smith Elementary is still a strong-performing school, ranking 258th in the state, it lags behind Meadowbrook on several key metrics. The reasons for this performance gap are not entirely clear, but could be related to factors such as student demographics, resource allocation, or other school-specific factors. Overall, the Hillsdale school district appears to be a high-performing system, with both of its elementary schools ranking in the top quarter of New Jersey schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)		NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ann Blanche Smith	Public	K-4	1000 Hillsdale Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-1188	315	34	9.3	11.1%	217 (68.9%)	3 (1.0%)	63 (20.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	81.7	258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.2	334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	76	83.3	78.8	76.1	46.1	$10,680	$227	$10,453
Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Piermont Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-8088	318	33	9.6	3.5%	228 (71.7%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.9%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	95.3	27^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.0%		91.3	89^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62	90.0	95.6	88.0	76.5	$11,913	$35	$11,878

Cities Near Hillsdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodcliff Lake	1.25 mi	2	27^th
Township Of Washington	1.28 mi	3	125^th
Park Ridge	1.41 mi	3	77^th
Westwood	1.46 mi	3	101^st
River Vale	1.56 mi	3	50^th

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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.

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