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Hillview School

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Hillview School ranks 180 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hillview School is a high-performing elementary school in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Pequannock Township School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year.

Hillview School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, Hillview's proficiency rates ranged from 66.7% to 78.5% in ELA and 63.3% to 80% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 52.7% and 46.7% to 49.8%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade students also achieved a 52.3% proficiency rate in NJSLA-S, well above the state average of 30.1%. Additionally, Hillview maintains low chronic absenteeism rates and serves a relatively low-poverty student population.

When compared to nearby schools, Hillview outperforms other Pequannock Township schools, such as Stephen J. Gerace School and North Boulevard School, as well as many schools in the neighboring Wayne Township Public School District. However, some Wayne Township schools, like Stonybrook Elementary and Albert Payson Terhune Elementary, have also demonstrated strong academic performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or even exceeding Hillview School in certain areas.

306

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,405

Per pupil spending ?

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

206 Boulevard
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444-1903

(973) 616-6080

District: Pequannock Township School District

Students who attend Hillview School usually attend:

Middle:	Pequannock Valley School
High:	Pequannock Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2018 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2018) to 87th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg46%

180^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Pequannock Township School District

98^th of 609Pequannock 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	86.3	180 of 1347	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	256 of 1338	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.5	57 of 1342	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	96 of 1345	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	186 of 1317	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	92 of 1360	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	35 of 1353	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	71 of 1352	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	126 of 1346	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	80.1	278 of 1357	79.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	341 of 1363	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	262 of 1367	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.5	117 of 1363	91.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.9	110 of 1360	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	136 of 1354	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	85 of 1346	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.2	49 of 1338	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	73 of 1329	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	80.7	140 of 1314	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	195 of 1303	85.0%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	173 of 1298	86.7%	★★★★☆
2003	75.3	346 of 1204	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	108 of 1326	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	246 of 1317	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	65 of 1318	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	156 of 1326	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	258 of 1290	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	113 of 1331	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	88 of 1333	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	94.5	45 of 896	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	56 of 899	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	249 of 1318	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	250 of 1313	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	59 of 1315	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	44 of 1324	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	148 of 1297	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	83 of 1335	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	24 of 1334	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	310 of 1023	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	177 of 989	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	62 of 958	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	61.1	242 of 868	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	83 of 1007	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	63 of 1001	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	217 of 970	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	234 of 963	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	52 of 975	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	116 of 976	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	154 of 964	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	76 of 1023	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	22 of 1022	97.8%	★★★★★

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 (2021)95th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+27 vs state

English Language Arts74%+23 vs state

Science52%+22 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillview School	Public	K-5	206 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6080	306	23	13.5	5.2%	251 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.1%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	86.3	180^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.7	256^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	76	52.3		66.7	73.3	78.5				80.0	63.3	80.0						$13,405	$91	$13,314
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
North Boulevard School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6070	326	27	11.8	4.0%	268 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	80.9	274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		77.4	314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	40	30.4		63.5	75.0	76.1				80.5	80.0	67.4						$13,107	$91	$13,016
Theunis Dey Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Webster Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3155	459	34	13.6	5.2%	329 (71.7%)	6 (1.3%)	78 (17.0%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	87.1	170^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.4%		78.4	304^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.3%	134	58.3		65.5	84.7	87.3				71.2	69.4	63.3						$15,454	$277	$15,177
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Geoffrey Way	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3150	347	28	12.2	10.4%	218 (62.8%)	11 (3.2%)	50 (14.4%)	54 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	83.6	222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	83.5%		85.5	203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	19	55.9		77.4	82.5	67.1				69.9	61.9	61.8						$15,455	$277	$15,178
Packanack Elementary School	Public	K-5	190 Oakwood Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3170	408	30	13.4	7.4%	297 (72.8%)	5 (1.2%)	67 (16.4%)	26 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	79.4	291^st of 1347 public elementary schools	78.4%		75.9	340^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.6%	49	64.8		63.9	66.2	73.0				71.3	50.7	66.2						$15,454	$277	$15,177
Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	273	32	8.5	22.3%	165 (60.4%)	7 (2.6%)	72 (26.4%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.1%)	65.7	470^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.1%		62.4	513^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	43	46.4	33.3	63.0	63.6	75.0	54.3	62.6	80.0	70.4	40.9	75.0	22.9	31.3	15.4	62.6	62.6	$12,574	$156	$12,418
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Mill Street	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	344	30	11.3	28.5%	194 (56.4%)	17 (4.9%)	99 (28.8%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	84.1	217^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.9%		65.5	473^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	256	39.6		67.2	75.5	83.3				70.7	67.3	79.2						$14,057	$474	$13,583
Ryerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Mc Clelland Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3180	250	27	9.1	29.6%	127 (50.8%)	2 (0.8%)	84 (33.6%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	44.8	743^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.8%		35.3	866^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.3%	123	27.8		41.7	48.7	66.7				37.8	26.2	55.5						$16,459	$1,282	$15,177
Pines Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Pines Lake Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3175	356	30	11.8	9.6%	268 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.5%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	76.1	339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.5	287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	47.8		56.9	68.3	65.2				58.6	72.8	62.3						$14,923	$358	$14,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillview School

How many students attend Hillview School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Hillview School.

What schools do graduates of Hillview School attend?

Students who attend Hillview School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pequannock Valley School
High : Pequannock Township High School

What is the racial makeup of Hillview School?

Students at Hillview School are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Hillview School a good school?

Hillview School ranks 180^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillview School in?

Pequannock Township School District

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