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Hilltop School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

94^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hilltop School is an exceptional elementary school located in Mendham, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 270 students. As part of the highly-ranked Mendham Borough School District, Hilltop School has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, currently ranked 94th out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Hilltop School's academic performance is truly outstanding, with 77.1% of 3rd-grade students and 83.1% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, far exceeding the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's performance is equally impressive, with 87.5% of 3rd-grade students and 69.9% of 4th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. Hilltop School's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 84th out of 1,326 New Jersey elementary schools for female students and 121st out of 1,318 for male students in ELA.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Shongum School and Center Grove School, Hilltop School's academic performance is significantly higher. However, the school's relatively low spending per student ($10,299 in 2018-2019) compared to some of its neighbors, such as Harding Township School ($20,191) and Mendham Township Elementary School ($18,225), suggests that Hilltop School may be able to achieve its exceptional results through efficient resource allocation.

289

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,299

Per pupil spending ?

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 Hilltop Road
Mendham, NJ 07945-1215

(973) 543-4251

District: Mendham Borough School District

Students who attend Hilltop School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View School
High:	West Morris Mendham High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Two or more races:

9.0%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

New Jersey avg49%

94^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 609Mendham Borough 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	91.1	94 of 1347	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	55 of 1338	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	105 of 1342	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	88 of 1345	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	56 of 1317	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	210 of 1360	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	263 of 1353	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	88.7	118 of 1352	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	87 of 1346	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	159 of 1357	88.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	203 of 1363	85.1%	★★★★☆
2013	86.3	66 of 1367	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	39 of 1363	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.7	59 of 1360	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	45 of 1354	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.5	100 of 1346	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	81.6	118 of 1338	91.2%	★★★★★
2007	79.8	140 of 1329	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	164 of 1314	87.5%	★★★★☆
2005	84.0	64 of 1303	95.1%	★★★★★
2004	82.7	121 of 1298	90.7%	★★★★★
2003	83.4	150 of 1204	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	84 of 1326	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	230 of 1317	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	211 of 1318	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	116 of 1326	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	29 of 1290	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	97 of 1331	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	210 of 1333	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	121 of 1318	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	14 of 1313	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	47 of 1315	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	59 of 1324	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	152 of 1297	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	328 of 1335	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	348 of 1334	73.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	65.7	289 of 1007	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	222 of 1001	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	68 of 970	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	48 of 963	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	127 of 975	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	96 of 976	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	70 of 964	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	234 of 1023	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	283 of 1022	72.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)71st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+31 vs state

Mathematics78%+30 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
Hilltop School	Public	PK, KG-4	12 Hilltop Road	Mendham	07945	Morris County	Mendham Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 543-4251	289	27	10.9	3.8%	226 (78.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.3%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	91.1	94^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.0%		93.6	55^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.9%	39		77.1	83.1		87.5	69.9		$10,299	$105	$10,194
Mendham Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 West Main Street	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	466	50	9.3		395 (84.8%)	9 (1.9%)	20 (4.3%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	93.9	46^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.6	38^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.2%	8		77.1	87.7		80.7	84.9		$18,225	$1,112	$17,113
Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-1920	435	46	9.3	23.4%	279 (64.1%)	3 (0.7%)	124 (28.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	69.2	433^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	67.9%		75.5	350^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.8%	83		54.5	67.1		54.5	63.9		$12,505	$170	$12,335
Ironia School	Public	K-5	303 Dover Chester Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-8588	491	42	11.5	10.8%	300 (61.1%)	19 (3.9%)	102 (20.8%)	45 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.5%)	70.2	423^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	68.6%		61.4	527^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.6%	104	48.7	44.8	72.4	74.0	38.8	57.4	68.9	$11,341	$43	$11,298
Bragg Elementary School	Public	3-5	250 Route 24	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 879-5324	297	39	7.6	4.7%	209 (70.4%)	3 (1.0%)	54 (18.2%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	81.5	265^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.7	257^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.8%	8	53.4	54.8	78.5	66.6	65.6	76.8	69.0	$11,112	$408	$10,704
Dickerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	250 Rt. 24	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 879-5313	356	30	11.9	6.2%	242 (68.0%)	4 (1.1%)	70 (19.7%)	30 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)								(n/a)								$10,976	$157	$10,819
Shongum School	Public	K-5	9 Arrow Place	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 895-2322	482	39	12.3	4.1%	367 (76.1%)	14 (2.9%)	53 (11.0%)	31 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	78.3	309^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.1%		66.3	463^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	65.4%	154	41.3	69.5	60.5	75.1	75.6	64.9	58.8	$10,002	$44	$9,958
Center Grove School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 School House Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7835	542	44	12.2	10.1%	316 (58.3%)	18 (3.3%)	113 (20.8%)	69 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	84.5	211^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.9	136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.8%	75	58.3	67.8	70.4	78.6	64.3	65.9	77.4	$12,140	$37	$12,103
Hillcrest School	Public	K-2	160 Hillcrest Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2240	251	23	10.9	56.2%	80 (31.9%)	8 (3.2%)	147 (58.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)								$12,410	$340	$12,070
Oak Street School	Public	K-5	70 West Oak Street	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2565	427	39	10.9	2.6%	278 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	72 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	94.3	39^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.1%		92.4	74^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	35	65.2	67.6	91.0	85.0	87.4	90.9	83.6	$9,522		$9,522

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