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Cedar Hill School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Hill School is an exceptional elementary school located in Towaco, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 313 students. It is part of the Montville Township School District, which is ranked 56 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedar Hill School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 57 and 155 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on the NJSLA exams, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88.6% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.7%. Cedar Hill School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, and Hispanic students, who consistently rank among the top in the state.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Woodmont School, Valley View School, and William Mason School, Cedar Hill School stands out as a top-performing institution within the Montville Township School District. The school's high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio likely contribute to its academic success, which is reflected in its consistently low chronic absenteeism rates and exceptional performance on standardized tests.

329

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,902

Per pupil spending ?

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

46 Pine Brook Road
Towaco, NJ 07082-1426

(973) 331-7100

District: Montville Township School District

Students who attend Cedar Hill School usually attend:

Middle:	Robert R Lazar Middle School
High:	Montville Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

Asian:

18.8%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg76%

New Jersey avg46%

57^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Montville Township School District

56^th of 609Montville Township 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	93.3	57 of 1347	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	72 of 1338	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	155 of 1342	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	108 of 1345	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	63 of 1317	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	221 of 1360	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	129 of 1353	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	82.1	238 of 1352	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	150 of 1346	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	90.2	109 of 1357	92.0%	★★★★★
2014	88.7	21 of 1363	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.2	68 of 1367	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	83.4	121 of 1363	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	76.2	329 of 1360	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	260 of 1354	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	308 of 1346	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	170 of 1338	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	368 of 1329	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	108 of 1314	91.8%	★★★★★
2005	83.0	88 of 1303	93.2%	★★★★★
2004	76.7	280 of 1298	78.4%	★★★★☆
2003	87.8	47 of 1204	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	84.1	19 of 370	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	22 of 370	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	48 of 1326	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	45 of 1317	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	141 of 1318	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	128 of 1326	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	61 of 1290	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	238 of 1331	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	217 of 1333	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	98.6	10 of 982	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	4 of 953	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	80 of 1318	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	121 of 1313	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	171 of 1315	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	103 of 1324	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	74 of 1297	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	206 of 1335	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	86 of 1334	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	58 of 1023	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	49 of 989	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	56.0	341 of 958	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	239 of 1007	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	214 of 1001	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	100 of 970	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	77 of 963	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	73.1	231 of 975	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	75 of 976	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	56 of 964	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.2	257 of 1023	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	144 of 1022	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)99th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)95th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+33 vs state

Mathematics79%+32 vs state

Science66%+36 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 Pine Brook Road	Towaco	07082	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	329	32	10.4	1.5%	208 (63.2%)	3 (0.9%)	39 (11.9%)	62 (18.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	93.3	57^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.6	72^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	94.6%	15	66.0	80.0	82.6	88.6		85.3	71.7	77.3		$18,902	$42	$18,860
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Montgomery Avenue	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	360	35	10.2	2.5%	192 (53.3%)	4 (1.1%)	41 (11.4%)	100 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	89.9	118^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.9	97^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.8%	21	56.4	69.8	77.0	85.4		77.4	75.0	76.4		$19,750	$113	$19,637
William Mason School	Public	K-5	5 Shawnee Trail	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	285	31	9.3	3.9%	206 (72.3%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.2%)	36 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	76.3	337^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.0%		83	239^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.1%	98	44.2	63.7	72.9	69.2		75.0	58.3	51.9		$19,549	$54	$19,495
Hilldale School	Public	K-5	123 Konner Avenue	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	327	31	10.5	1.5%	148 (45.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	148 (45.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	97.1	9^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.9	22^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	98.4%	13	76.8	96.4	91.7	87.0		93.0	96.7	84.0		$13,513	$38	$13,475
Adlai E. Stevenson School	Public	PK, KG-2	15 Knoll Road	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Fairfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 227-2120	312	36	8.7	4.5%	251 (80.4%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (10.3%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)								(n/a)										$8,326		$8,326
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	274 Pinebrook Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5530	500	45	11.1	24.8%	304 (60.8%)	10 (2.0%)	142 (28.4%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	77.8	319^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.3%		76.9	323^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	4		62.3	77.6			59.2	64.7			$10,226	$206	$10,020
Stephen J. Gerace School	Public	K-5	59 Boulevard	Pequannock	07440	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 305-5615	334	24	13.8	3.9%	265 (79.3%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (14.7%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	79.3	299^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.8%		87.9	153^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	88.6%	146	32.6	68.8	70.5	73.9		67.2	68.9	69.5		$8,745	$91	$8,654
Woodmont School	Public	K-5	39 Woodmont Road	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	366	31	11.8	3.3%	167 (45.6%)	12 (3.3%)	52 (14.2%)	113 (30.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.5%)	88.3	155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.5%		90.1	108^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.9%	47	45.7	72.5	88.3	76.0		86.5	78.7	67.6		$15,994	$131	$15,863
Winston S. Churchill School	Public	3-6	233 Fairfield Road	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Fairfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 227-2638	401	30	13.3	2.7%	302 (75.3%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.0%)	29 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	76.5	333^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.3%		61.1	530^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.4%	197	38.9	64.4	68.7	78.6	83.1	70.3	46.5	59.2	51.9	$10,351		$10,351
Lake Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lincoln Avenue	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-4344	445	36	12.2	20.7%	111 (24.9%)	10 (2.2%)	74 (16.6%)	233 (52.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	78.5	308^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.1%		85.6	200^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.1%	108	50.7	48.3	75.4	64.0		70.7	66.1	70.6		$11,814	$384	$11,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Hill School

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Hill School?

Students at Cedar Hill School are 63% White, 19% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Cedar Hill School in?

Montville Township School District

Is Cedar Hill School a good school?

Yes! Cedar Hill School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 57^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Hill School attend?

Students who attend Cedar Hill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert R Lazar Middle School
High : Montville Township High School

How many students attend Cedar Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Cedar Hill School.

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