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Riverview Elementary School

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Riverview Elementary School ranks 248 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Riverview Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denville, New Jersey, serving 460 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Denville Township K-8 School District, which is ranked 85 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverview Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 5th-grade students achieved 77.9% proficiency in ELA and 61.6% proficiency in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages of 52.7% and 44.2%, respectively. The school's performance in NJSLA-S (Science) for 5th grade is also noteworthy, with 51.2% of students achieving proficiency, compared to the state average of 30.1%. Riverview Elementary School's special education student population also performs exceptionally well, ranking 49th out of 958 New Jersey elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Riverview Elementary School's academic performance is generally stronger than Lakeview Elementary School, which is also part of the Denville Township K-8 School District. However, Wildwood Elementary School, part of the Mountain Lakes Public School District, consistently outperforms Riverview Elementary School across all grade levels and subject areas, ranking among the top 20 elementary schools in New Jersey. Additionally, Littleton Elementary School, part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with several grade levels outperforming Riverview Elementary School.

465

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,403

Per pupil spending ?

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 St Marys Place
Denville, NJ 07834

(973) 983-6545

District: Denville Township K-8 School District

Students who attend Riverview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Valleyview Middle School
High:	Morris Knolls High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

Asian:

8.4%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg46%

248^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Denville Township K-8 School District

85^th of 609Denville Township K-8 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	248 of 1347	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	218 of 1338	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	217 of 1342	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	200 of 1345	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	195 of 1317	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	22 of 1360	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	79 of 1353	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	97 of 1352	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	83.1	218 of 1346	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	224 of 1357	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	84.4	128 of 1363	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.5	88 of 1367	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	104 of 1363	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	84.8	80 of 1360	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	238 of 1354	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	343 of 1346	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	537 of 1338	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.3	326 of 1329	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	68.5	501 of 1314	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.8	417 of 1303	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.9	375 of 1298	71.1%	★★★★☆
2003	79.4	236 of 1204	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	205 of 1326	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	225 of 1317	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	217 of 1318	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	177 of 1326	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	138 of 1290	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	17 of 1331	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	29 of 1333	97.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	569 of 989	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	292 of 1318	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	207 of 1313	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	223 of 1315	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	207 of 1324	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	253 of 1297	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	46 of 1335	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	145 of 1334	89.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	139 of 1023	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	64 of 989	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	49 of 958	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	94 of 949	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	62.5	231 of 868	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	97.2	16 of 1007	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	113 of 1001	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	242 of 970	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	163 of 963	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	184 of 975	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	161 of 976	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	178 of 964	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	20 of 1023	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	54 of 1022	94.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)42nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+21 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

Science51%+21 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)			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-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
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 St Marys Place	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6545	465	50	9.3	3.4%	365 (78.5%)	7 (1.5%)	39 (8.4%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	82.1	248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.1	218^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.7%	30	51.2	69.5	66.2	77.9	75.6	60.3	61.6	$9,403	$18	$9,385
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	37 Keller Avenue	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8602	272	22	12.5	27.9%	126 (46.3%)	10 (3.7%)	108 (39.7%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	31.4	936^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.5%		70.9	406^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	530		34.9			39.1			$8,637	$54	$8,583
Mount Tabor Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Park Rd & Route 53	Mount Tabor	07878	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 889-3361	340	27	12.6	17.4%	106 (31.2%)	12 (3.5%)	57 (16.8%)	153 (45.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	89	141^st of 1347 public elementary schools	89.5%		91.1	93^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.0%	48	60.3	72.7	82.2	76.2	77.8	71.4	69.9	$8,719	$125	$8,594
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Cooper Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 983-6540	699	59	11.9	10.7%	504 (72.1%)	18 (2.6%)	60 (8.6%)	86 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	89.1	140^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.6%		83	240^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.1%	100	59.8	73.6	83.2	83.8	67.0	75.5	70.0	$10,419	$102	$10,317
Lake Drive Program for Hearing Impaired	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Lake Drive	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 299-0166	64	23	2.7	17.2%	24 (37.5%)	2 (3.1%)	32 (50.0%)	4 (6.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)								$65,045		$65,045
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	365	40	9.2	7.1%	241 (66.0%)	5 (1.4%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	81.5	267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.2%		79.7	285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.7%	18	47.7	68.4	61.9	66.1	85.7	73.0	66.7	$15,515	$21	$15,494
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Glen Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-3609	423	41	10.4	0.7%	272 (64.3%)	8 (1.9%)	22 (5.2%)	80 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	95.6	19^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.7	24^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	70.2	85.7	83.2	92.1	88.9	85.7	81.5	$14,491	$228	$14,263
Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Brooklawn Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2847	392	30	13.2	11.0%	144 (36.7%)	19 (4.8%)	49 (12.5%)	164 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	89.2	138^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.8%		92.4	76^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.3%	62	59.3	71.2	80.6	72.4	84.7	80.7	69.0	$10,284	$139	$10,145
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	314	31	10.1	21.0%	156 (49.7%)	10 (3.2%)	106 (33.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	530^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		72.4	387^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.1%	143	45.0	42.1	71.4	61.0	52.6	54.7	35.0	$15,674	$107	$15,567
Intervale Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Pitt Rd	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 263-7075	287	26	11.0	18.8%	90 (31.4%)	9 (3.1%)	51 (17.8%)	122 (42.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	82	250^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.1	250^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.3%		46.5	55.3	71.1	78.6	86.9	66.6	65.1	$11,528	$245	$11,283

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