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Hilldale School

Public Grades K-5

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hilldale School is a public elementary school in Pine Brook, New Jersey, serving 331 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Montville Township School District, which is ranked 56 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hilldale School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking of 9 out of 1,347 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Hilldale School also has a favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 10.7 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Montville Township School District.

While Hilldale School outperforms the nearby schools in the Montville Township School District, the other schools in the district also demonstrate strong academic performance, with several schools ranked in the top 200 elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's consistent high performance and focus on equity, ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed, make it an exceptional educational institution in the region.

327

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,513

Per pupil spending ?

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Konner Avenue
Pine Brook, NJ 07058-9433

(973) 331-7100

District: Montville Township School District

Students who attend Hilldale School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

Asian:

45.3%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (89% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg76%

New Jersey avg46%

9^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	97.1	9 of 1347	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	22 of 1338	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	33 of 1342	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	37 of 1345	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	24 of 1317	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	86 of 1360	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	56 of 1353	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.3	34 of 1352	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	55 of 1346	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	118 of 1357	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	84.9	110 of 1363	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	153 of 1367	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.8	256 of 1363	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	219 of 1360	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	356 of 1354	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.3	198 of 1346	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	217 of 1338	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	352 of 1329	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.7	141 of 1314	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	81.6	134 of 1303	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	72.2	394 of 1298	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	84.1	134 of 1204	88.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	10 of 330	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	11 of 340	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	54 of 346	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	57 of 348	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	60 of 339	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	34 of 370	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	74.9	74 of 370	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	5 of 1326	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	51 of 1317	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	41 of 1318	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	66 of 1326	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	54 of 1290	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	112 of 1331	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	60 of 1333	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	13 of 1318	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	16 of 1313	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	45 of 1315	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	27 of 1324	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	15 of 1297	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	84 of 1335	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	82 of 1334	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	77.8	163 of 1007	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	282 of 1001	71.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	54 of 970	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	104 of 963	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	86 of 975	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	118 of 976	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	44 of 964	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.5	223 of 1023	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	113 of 1022	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)84th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+41 vs state

Mathematics91%+44 vs state

Science77%+47 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
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
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
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
Rockaway Meadow Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Edwards Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7308	257	26	10.0	29.2%	87 (33.9%)	6 (2.3%)	70 (27.2%)	91 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	80.9	275^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.6%		77.2	320^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.1%	45	47.6	59.4	87.1	58.6	75.0	74.2	66.7	$15,440	$255	$15,185
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
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
Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Knoll Road	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7060	394	29	13.5	29.2%	96 (24.4%)	9 (2.3%)	67 (17.0%)	202 (51.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	76.9	330^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.5%		78	306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.1%	24	47.5	61.1	73.6	59.4	61.8	64.8	66.1	$9,117	$161	$8,956
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
Northvail Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Eileen Court	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 263-7070	359	30	12.1	12.5%	40 (11.1%)	16 (4.5%)	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	89.3	135^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.0%		94.3	46^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.6%	89	54.8	69.2	77.8	73.8	84.9	80.0	74.2	$9,614	$157	$9,457
Troy Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	509 S Beverwyck Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 428-7588	290	27	10.7	21.7%	94 (32.4%)	6 (2.1%)	57 (19.7%)	127 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	89.2	136^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.9%		82.7	243^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	81.8%	107	62.9	75.0	64.7	82.9	84.1	67.6	88.5	$15,561	$248	$15,313

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilldale School

Is Hilldale School a good school?

Yes! Hilldale School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hilldale School?

Students at Hilldale School are 45% White, 45% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hilldale School attend?

Students who attend Hilldale School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Hilldale School in?

Montville Township School District

How many students attend Hilldale School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Hilldale School.

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