Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Rolling Hills Primary School

Q: Is Rolling Hills Primary School a good school?

Rolling Hills Primary School ranks 536 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-3

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Rolling Hills Primary School is an elementary school located in Vernon, New Jersey, serving grades 2-3 with a total enrollment of 406 students. The school is part of the Vernon Township School District, which is ranked 270 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rolling Hills Primary School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the 886th position out of 1,317 New Jersey elementary schools in 2020-2021 to the 536th position out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics has also been improving, with the percentage of students proficient or better in 3rd-grade NJSLA assessments increasing from 23.2% in 2022-2023 to 48.2% in 2024-2025 for ELA, and from 37.5% to 58.1% for Mathematics. However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 14.9% to 20.0% over the past few years, higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Rolling Hills Primary School performs better than Walnut Ridge School and Cedar Mountain Primary School in terms of student performance and student-teacher ratio, but lags behind Lounsberry Hollow School. Compared to schools in the West Milford Township Public School District and Hardyston Township School District, Rolling Hills Primary School generally performs better in student performance, but has higher chronic absenteeism rates.

431

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,628

Per pupil spending ?

28.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Sammis Road
Vernon, NJ 07462-0769

(973) 764-2784

District: Vernon Township School District

Students who attend Rolling Hills Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Glen Meadow Middle School
High:	Vernon Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

3.7%

See top rated New Jersey elementary schools

Compare Rolling Hills Primary School to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg47%

536^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

270^th of 609Vernon 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	536 of 1347	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	727 of 1338	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	990 of 1342	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	977 of 1345	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	886 of 1317	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	788 of 1360	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	797 of 1353	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.8	612 of 1352	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	701 of 1346	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.6	679 of 1357	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.5	586 of 1363	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	607 of 1367	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.4	626 of 1363	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	586 of 1360	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	632 of 1354	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.7	711 of 1346	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.4	565 of 1338	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.8	440 of 1329	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.5	500 of 1314	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.1	458 of 1303	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.4	387 of 1298	70.2%	★★★★☆
2003	68.2	476 of 1204	60.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	92 of 597	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	510 of 1326	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	533 of 1317	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	931 of 1318	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	860 of 1326	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	861 of 1290	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	677 of 1331	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	837 of 1333	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	88 of 1032	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	54.6	393 of 989	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	686 of 982	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	779 of 953	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	661 of 896	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.5	251 of 899	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	102 of 870	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	510 of 1023	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	229 of 939	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	8.5	800 of 910	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	586 of 863	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	298 of 839	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	404 of 948	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	415 of 942	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	548 of 1318	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	838 of 1313	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	969 of 1315	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1030 of 1324	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	856 of 1297	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	822 of 1335	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	685 of 1334	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	261 of 1023	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	372 of 989	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	339 of 958	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	417 of 949	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	541 of 868	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.5	233 of 1007	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	289 of 1001	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	576 of 970	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	686 of 963	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	879 of 975	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	870 of 976	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	895 of 964	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	773 of 1023	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	872 of 1022	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+8 vs state

English Language Arts48%+3 vs state

3.0

2 ratings · 2 written reviews

5★1

4★0

3★0

2★0

1★1

Rate Rolling Hills Primary School

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 28, 2019

I've been happy with the Vernon school district. Rolling hills offers everything for my daughter and she is doing very well and reading incredibly for second grade. There are numerous families in Vernon that are economically very well off and they all use the public schools. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Major lack of communication from staff in special services dept, counseling, and principal, when dealing with parents. This matter has been ongoing for yrs, as appeared in local press. Also, few minorities and the atmosphere reflects just that. A major lack of diversity for students. Close Quote

Schools Near Rolling Hills Primary School

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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
Rolling Hills Primary School	Public	2-3	60 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-2784	431	39	11.0	28.5%	296 (68.7%)	13 (3.0%)	101 (23.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	60	536^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.2%		45.5	727^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.7%	191			48.2						58.1								$11,628		$11,628
Lounsberry Hollow School	Public	4-5	30 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-8745	417	44	9.4	28.5%	310 (74.3%)	6 (1.4%)	82 (19.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)	26.7			46.8	38.6					37.7	39.1						$14,121		$14,121
Cedar Mountain Primary School	Public	K-1	17 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-2890	406	33	12.3	22.7%	302 (74.4%)	8 (2.0%)	78 (19.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)								(n/a)																	$11,390	$57	$11,333
Clifton E. Lawrence	Public	PK, KG-2	31 Ryan Road	Wantage	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-8820	426	39	10.9	35.2%	350 (82.2%)	5 (1.2%)	61 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)								(n/a)																	$11,818	$445	$11,373
Hamburg School	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Linwood Avenue	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hamburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7570	246	30	8.1	32.1%	171 (69.5%)	23 (9.3%)	46 (18.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.8	561^st of 1347 public elementary schools	58.4%		61.9	521^st of 1338 public elementary schools	61.1%	40	62.5	5.3	19.4	63.6	72.0	65.2	78.9	63.2	38.8	40.9	80.0	43.5	63.1	20.0			$18,654	$517	$18,137
Wantage Elementary School	Public	3-5	815 Route 23	Wantage	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4589	396	39	10.1	35.1%	335 (84.6%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	25	1022^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	24.1%		24.9	1008^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.7%	14	23.1		17.7	35.5	35.2				38.1	26.8	38.5						$11,412	$270	$11,142
Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Henry Road	Hewitt	07421	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1707	250	21	11.6	31.2%	188 (75.2%)	3 (1.2%)	51 (20.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	62.7	507^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.4%		72	396^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.4%	111	36.8		53.2	63.1	57.1				68.1	50.0	44.9						$11,903	$294	$11,609
Franklin Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Washington Avenue	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Franklin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-9775	527	49	10.8	49.1%	305 (57.9%)	31 (5.9%)	155 (29.4%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	37.2	854^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.6%		41.7	774^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	80	21.5	6.7	35.3	56.3	51.2	32.6	61.3	70.0	35.3	43.8	41.4	30.4	29.1	8.1	54.5	54.5	$15,890	$342	$15,548
Hardyston Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Route 23	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Hardyston Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 823-7000	358	40	9.0	13.7%	259 (72.3%)	10 (2.8%)	64 (17.9%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	50.9	668^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.4%		71.3	404^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.8%	264			41.9	66.7					45.2	46.9							$8,751	$62	$8,689
Marshall Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Marshall Hill Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1705	283	23	12.5	24.7%	215 (76.0%)	5 (1.8%)	54 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	47.2	717^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.8%		56.4	591^st of 1338 public elementary schools	55.8%	126	27.5		44.2	69.5	45.0				41.0	50.0	35.0						$12,904	$250	$12,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Rolling Hills Primary School

Rate Rolling Hills Primary School!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

NJNew Jersey Elementary School Rankings

NJNew Jersey District Rankings

Schools in Vernon, NJ

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Rolling Hills Primary School!