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Best Public Schools in Pine Brook, NJ

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Schools

693

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHilldale School9^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Hilldale School up 13 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Pine Brook, New Jersey is home to two elementary schools, Hilldale School and Woodmont School, both part of the Montville Township School District. The district is ranked 56 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Based on the data, Hilldale School appears to be the standout school in the Pine Brook area. Hilldale School has consistently ranked among the top 10% of elementary schools in New Jersey over the past three school years, with a ranking of 9th out of 1,347 elementary schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year. In contrast, Woodmont School has a lower ranking, placing 155th out of 1,347 elementary schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

Hilldale School consistently outperforms the Montville Township School District and the state of New Jersey in proficiency rates for NJSLA/English Language Arts, NJSLA/Mathematics, and NJSLA-S/Science. Both schools have a higher than average chronic absenteeism rate, and Woodmont School has a higher per-student spending of $15,994 compared to $13,513 for Hilldale School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	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 (2025)	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-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hilldale School	Public	K-5	123 Konner Avenue	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	327	31	10.5	1.5%	148 (45.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	148 (45.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	97.1	9^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.9	22^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	98.4%	13	76.8	96.4	91.7	87.0	93.0	96.7	84.0	$13,513	$38	$13,475
Woodmont School	Public	K-5	39 Woodmont Road	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	366	31	11.8	3.3%	167 (45.6%)	12 (3.3%)	52 (14.2%)	113 (30.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.5%)	88.3	155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.5%		90.1	108^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.9%	47	45.7	72.5	88.3	76.0	86.5	78.7	67.6	$15,994	$131	$15,863

Cities Near Pine Brook

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parsippany	1.18 mi	8	98^th
Montville	1.46 mi	4	65^th
Fairfield	1.8 mi	5	147^th
Lake Hiawatha	2.01 mi	2	141^st
Towaco	3.09 mi	1	14^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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