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Alpine Elementary School

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Alpine Elementary School ranks 156 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Alpine Elementary School is a public K-8 school in the Alpine Public School District of New Jersey, serving 163 students. This relatively small school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, currently holding a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 156 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools.

Alpine Elementary School demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with 100% proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts for 4th, 8th, and Algebra I, significantly outperforming state averages. In mathematics, the school also had high proficiency rates, ranging from 58.9% in 3rd grade to 100% in Algebra I. The school excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking 18th out of 1,317 New Jersey elementary schools for female students and 3rd out of 1,313 for male students. Additionally, Alpine Elementary School maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.3% to 19.0% over the past few years, lower than the state average.

While Alpine Elementary School outperforms the state averages across various metrics, it is interesting to compare its performance to the nearby schools in the Tenafly, Cresskill, Demarest, and Closter school districts, which also demonstrate strong academic performance. Alpine Elementary School's sustained excellence and commitment to providing a quality education are commendable and serve as a model for other schools to emulate.

146

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,781

Per pupil spending ?

1.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2022-23) ?

500 Hillside Avenue
Alpine, NJ 07620

(201) 768-8255

District: Alpine School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Asian:

22.6%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (80% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg80%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

156^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

13^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 609Alpine School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	156 of 1347	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	37 of 1338	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	83 of 1342	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	8 of 1345	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	127 of 1317	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	56 of 1360	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	34 of 1353	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	29 of 1352	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.4	45 of 1346	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	89.9	116 of 1357	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	84.5	124 of 1363	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	22 of 1367	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	2 of 1363	99.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.3	6 of 1360	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	91.2	1 of 1354	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	44 of 1346	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	80.2	163 of 1338	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	75.3	285 of 1329	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	68.6	497 of 1314	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	89.1	2 of 1303	99.8%	★★★★★
2004	79.9	186 of 1298	85.7%	★★★★☆
2003	92.4	1 of 1204	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	95.7	18 of 1317	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	3 of 1326	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	8 of 1333	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	97.9	3 of 1313	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	21 of 1324	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	66 of 1297	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	3 of 1334	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	15 of 970	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	127 of 963	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	35 of 975	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	12 of 976	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	97 of 964	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	1 of 1023	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	39 of 1022	96.2%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	13 of 752	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	4 of 743	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	29 of 748	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	4 of 745	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	27 of 652	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	5 of 745	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	43 of 716	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	90.0	25 of 712	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	95.4	6 of 713	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	96.1	3 of 713	99.6%	★★★★★
2014	88.9	14 of 717	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	2 of 704	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	3 of 677	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	92 of 684	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	88.6	18 of 677	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.4	11 of 664	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.9	14 of 640	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	30 of 631	95.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.9	10 of 615	98.4%	★★★★★
2005	74.8	181 of 599	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	88.6	20 of 588	96.6%	★★★★★
2003	84.6	62 of 574	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	97.5	8 of 719	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	93.3	14 of 510	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	1 of 504	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	76 of 497	84.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2024)100th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Middle school

Male (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2024)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+62 vs state

English Language Arts89%+36 vs state

Science72%+47 vs state

Mathematics68%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alpine Elementary School	Public	K-8	500 Hillside Avenue	Alpine	07620	Bergen County	Alpine School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-8255	146	18	8.0	—	82 (56.2%)	15 (10.3%)	10 (6.8%)	33 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	88.2	156^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.4%		94.6	37^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.2%	119	84.7	63.2	64.7	100.0	92.3	88.3	91.7	100.0	58.9	66.7	84.6	64.7	66.6	100.0	$31,781	$730	$31,051
Merritt Memorial	Public	1-5	1 Dogwood Lane	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	282	28	10.2	1.4%	155 (55.0%)	11 (3.9%)	19 (6.7%)	84 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	85.4	189^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%		86.1	191^st of 1338 public elementary schools	85.7%	2	53.0		66.7	80.7	67.2				80.7	83.3	60.6				$19,901	$192	$19,709
County Road School	Public	PK, KG-1	130 County Rd	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	221	19	11.9	1.8%	132 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	76 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)															$15,886	$123	$15,763
Ralph S Maugham School	Public	K-5	111 Magnolia Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7705	358	28	13.0	3.9%	206 (57.5%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (8.9%)	110 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	90.5	107^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.1	192^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	85.7%	85	78.3		71.7	75.4	85.0				86.9	64.9	85.0				$20,369	$83	$20,286
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	340 Homans Avenue	Closter	07624	Bergen County	Closter Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3860	599	56	10.6	1.5%	245 (40.9%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (8.5%)	246 (41.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	46 (7.7%)	91	96^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.9%		86.2	189^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.9%	93			71.4	86.1					76.3	80.3					$16,606	$142	$16,464
Edward H. Bryan	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Brookside Ave	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	555	41	13.7	1.1%	272 (49.0%)	7 (1.3%)	49 (8.8%)	204 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	94.5	38^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.2%		88.8	138^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.7%	100	75.5		74.7	79.8	88.6				84.7	81.9	88.9				$17,273	$190	$17,083
Luther Lee Emerson School	Public	2-4	15 Columbus Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	221	22	10.0	1.4%	111 (50.2%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.5%)	88 (39.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	93.1	62^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	95.4%		90.6	103^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	92.3%	41			87.7	82.0					88.8	74.1					$15,670	$132	$15,538
J Spencer Smith School	Public	K-5	101 Downey Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7715	326	28	11.6	1.5%	181 (55.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	113 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	90.1	114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.5%		93.4	57^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.7%	57	61.0		62.5	83.3	81.5				76.7	81.4	74.6				$20,613	$84	$20,529
Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	349	29	11.8	0.9%	147 (42.1%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	151 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	91.6	88^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		86.7	182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.4%	94	67.9		72.1	81.4	76.0				84.1	77.3	78.5				$19,077	$80	$18,997
Walter Stillman School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Tenafly Road	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7710	314	28	11.1	3.2%	136 (43.3%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.7%)	136 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	95.1	32^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	97.6%		93.1	60^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.5%	28	75.4		81.1	86.0	86.6				83.1	88.0	80.3				$23,858	$86	$23,772

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