Boonton Town Public School District

The Boonton Town Public School District has three schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: School Street School (prekindergarten–grade 2), John Hill School (grades 3–8), and Boonton High School (grades 9–12). Together, they enroll 1,527 students. The clearest academic strength is John Hill’s broad performance above state results, especially in English language arts (ELA).

John Hill stands out for strong results across grades: in 2025–26, its ELA proficiency averaged 63%, compared with 51% statewide, and it exceeded state ELA results in every grade from 3 to 8. Its eighth-grade ELA result was 76%, 23 percentage points above the state. Boonton High is more mixed: ELA and geometry were above state results, while science was 12 points below and its Algebra I end-of-course result was 21 points below. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 96%, compared with 89% statewide. SchoolDigger ranks John Hill 170th of 743 schools (77th percentile, 4 stars) and Boonton High 202nd of 434 (53rd percentile, 3 stars). School Street has no test scores supplied, so its academic results cannot be assessed from these data.

Recent results show different trends rather than a uniform district-wide shift: John Hill’s average school–state gap improved by 2 points across matched measures from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while Boonton High’s declined by 4 points. At John Hill, ELA rose in five of six grades, but math and science changes varied by grade; at Boonton High, algebra and science scores fell while geometry remained nearly unchanged. School conditions also differ: 2024–25 student–teacher ratios were 8.4 at John Hill, 10.4 at Boonton High, and 14.1 at School Street. Free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25 was 40% at John Hill, 33% at Boonton High, and 35% at School Street. Chronic absenteeism ranged from 10% at John Hill to 17% at Boonton High.