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Hilltop School

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Hilltop School ranks 724 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hilltop School is a 337-student PK–5 elementary school in Lodi, New Jersey, in the Lodi School District. The clearest concern is English Language Arts (ELA): students in grades 3–5 averaged 43% proficiency in 2025–2026, 6 percentage points below the state and 9 below the district; after averaging 68% in 2022–2023, the result fell 25 points over the four years shown.

Mathematics is stronger overall, but performance differs sharply by grade. The 2025–2026 average was 50%, 3 points above the state and level with the district; grade 3 was a strength at 58%, while grade 4 was a weakness at 39%, 8 points below the state and 9 below the district. Grade 4 math was also the lowest among the four Lodi schools with reported results. ELA was below nearby-school averages in all three grades, by 10 to 13 points. Fifth-grade science was another weak area: 22% proficiency, compared with 27% in both the district and state and a nearby-school average of 31%.

Hilltop’s ELA decline appears across grades: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, scores fell 18 points in grade 3, 29 in grade 4 and 27 in grade 5. SchoolDigger gives the school a 46th-percentile standing and 2 stars for 2025–2026, ranking it 724th of 1,331; its percentile fell from 70 in 2021–2022. The student-teacher ratio was 11.6 in 2024–2025, and 62% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for special education students is notably lower than the overall ranking: the 15th percentile in 2025–2026, down from 59 in 2023–2024. Hispanic students ranked at the 66th percentile, above the schoolwide 46th percentile.

337

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,556

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

200 KIPP Avenue
Lodi, NJ 07644

(973) 778-1213

District: Lodi School District

Students who attend Hilltop School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High:	Lodi High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

White:

20.2%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Lodi School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

New Jersey avg45%

724^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Lodi School District

318^th of 607Lodi 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
2026	45.7	724 of 1331	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	607 of 1347	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	496 of 1338	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	474 of 1342	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	399 of 1345	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	33.5	818 of 1317	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	418 of 1360	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	415 of 1353	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.5	362 of 1352	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.8	329 of 1346	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	62.4	528 of 1357	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.4	638 of 1363	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.6	573 of 1367	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	567 of 1363	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.7	164 of 1360	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	318 of 1354	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	436 of 1346	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	525 of 1338	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.1	520 of 1329	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.5	936 of 1314	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	65.0	577 of 1303	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.5	922 of 1298	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	52.0	693 of 1204	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	37.7	286 of 456	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	96.2	17 of 522	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	81.6	33 of 370	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	3 of 370	99.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	96 of 597	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	25.4	331 of 411	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	576 of 1311	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	485 of 1326	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	435 of 1317	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	386 of 1318	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	385 of 1326	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	686 of 1290	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.9	282 of 1331	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	517 of 1333	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	332 of 991	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.1	211 of 1032	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	181 of 989	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	220 of 982	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	114 of 953	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	334 of 896	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	103 of 899	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	181 of 870	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	393 of 1002	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	84.2	100 of 1023	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	69.9	191 of 939	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	143 of 910	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	31 of 863	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	43.3	450 of 839	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	93.4	29 of 948	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	24 of 942	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	849 of 1306	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	694 of 1318	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	546 of 1313	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	567 of 1315	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	387 of 1324	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	28.9	861 of 1297	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	524 of 1335	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	290 of 1334	78.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	826 of 970	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	678 of 1023	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	402 of 989	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	352 of 958	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.3	715 of 868	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	544 of 1007	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.0	234 of 1001	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	636 of 951	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	676 of 970	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	330 of 963	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	317 of 975	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	336 of 976	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	723 of 964	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	573 of 1023	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	349 of 1022	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)91st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2021)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-6 vs state

Science22%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Hilltop School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 KIPP Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 778-1213	337	29	11.6	62.3%	68 (20.2%)	27 (8.0%)	208 (61.7%)	22 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	45.7	724^th of 1331 public elementary schools	45.6%		55.6	607^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.9%	117	22.2	39.6	42.0	47.3	58.3	39.2	52.8	$15,556	$403	$15,153
Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Passaic Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8511	148	13	11.3	68.9%	44 (29.7%)	10 (6.8%)	90 (60.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)								$19,554	$506	$19,048
Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Union Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 473-8189	382	26	14.6	67.8%	73 (19.1%)	18 (4.7%)	258 (67.5%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	63.6	505^th of 1331 public elementary schools	62.1%		70.9	411^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.5%	94	24.2	46.8	70.7	59.4	46.2	60.4	72.9	$15,309	$396	$14,913
Euclid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Burton Avenue	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 288-6150	362	32	11.3	15.7%	194 (53.6%)	8 (2.2%)	104 (28.7%)	47 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	91	91^st of 1331 public elementary schools	93.2%		87.8	160^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.1%	69	50.9	77.5	74.6	87.7	68.3	78.6	82.5	$15,673	$393	$15,280
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Burton & Paterson Aves	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 288-6150	364	29	12.5	26.1%	151 (41.5%)	9 (2.5%)	138 (37.9%)	59 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	64.2	500^th of 1331 public elementary schools	62.4%		73.3	371^st of 1347 public elementary schools	72.5%	129	32.9	52.5	42.8	73.9	52.4	51.6	65.7	$16,234	$670	$15,564
James Madison School #10	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Lincoln Place	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 306-7190	280	26	10.9	75.0%	69 (24.6%)	29 (10.4%)	179 (63.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.1	670^th of 1331 public elementary schools	49.7%		77.3	328^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.6%	342	43.9	55.3	34.2	50.0	59.6	39.0	26.8	$20,124	$646	$19,478
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 Wood Ridge Ave	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	479	39	12.2	16.9%	206 (43.0%)	32 (6.7%)	111 (23.2%)	113 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	83.6	223^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	83.2%		91.7	85^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.7%	138		80.8	60.4		75.0	63.6		$11,591	$94	$11,497
Roosevelt School #7	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Lincoln Pl	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5037	282	22	12.6	59.6%	77 (27.3%)	41 (14.5%)	155 (55.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	35.3	864^th of 1331 public elementary schools	35.1%		55.5	609^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.8%	255	21.6	32.6	55.6	52.9	23.9	36.9	27.5	$18,139	$720	$17,419
Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Westervelt Place	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-0514	265	17	15.5	60.0%	57 (21.5%)	20 (7.5%)	159 (60.0%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	44.5	744^th of 1331 public elementary schools	44.1%		67.3	451^st of 1347 public elementary schools	66.5%	293	16.7	36.0	47.3	53.3	50.0	45.9	43.3	$14,696	$380	$14,316
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 N Main Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8513	358	27	13.2	64.0%	82 (22.9%)	20 (5.6%)	215 (60.1%)	36 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	58.9	570^th of 1331 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.8	483^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.1%	87	42.1	53.5	58.3	58.9	51.7	45.0	36.8	$16,382	$424	$15,958

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