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Paradise Knoll Elementary School

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Paradise Knoll Elementary School ranks 269 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Knoll Elementary School serves 196 students in grades K–5 in Oak Ridge, within the West Milford Township Public School District. The most important finding is that its 2025–2026 results were above state and district proficiency rates in all seven reported grade-subject results, and it led nearby schools with comparable results in five.

Grades 3 and 5 are the school’s clearest strengths, while grade 4 is its relative weak spot. Proficiency was 74% in grade 3 ELA and 70% in grade 3 math, and 74% in grade 5 ELA, 76% in grade 5 math, and 45% in grade 5 science. Grade 4 results were 57% in ELA and 54% in math; the ELA result was 3 points above the nearby-school mean, while math was 2 points below it. Across the three grades, average proficiency was 68% in ELA and 67% in math, compared with 60% and 54% for the district, 49% and 47% for the state, and nearby-school averages of 54% and 52%. Grade 5 science also exceeded the district, state, and nearby-school averages: 45%, compared with 34%, 27%, and 29%. Chronic absenteeism was another bright spot in 2024–2025: 4% at Paradise Knoll, versus 11% districtwide and 14% statewide, the lowest reported rate among nearby schools.

Results have improved over time: average ELA proficiency rose from 42% in 2022–2023 to 68% in 2025–2026, math from 55% to 67%, and grade 5 science from 17% to 45%. These are grade-level averages across years, not results tracking the same students. SchoolDigger ranked Paradise Knoll 269th of 1,331 schools in 2025–2026, at the 80th percentile with four stars; nearby Apshawa Elementary School was next at the 72nd percentile. The student-teacher ratio was 10.5 in 2024–2025, below the nearby average of 11.0. Free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 21% in 2024–2025, close to the nearby-school average of 23%. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 subgroup rankings were notably high for Hispanic students (97th percentile) and Low Socio Economic Status Students (98th), respectively 28 and 29 points above the school’s overall 69th percentile that year.

196

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,996

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

103 Paradise Road
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438-8931

(973) 697-1706

District: West Milford Township Public School District

Students who attend Paradise Knoll Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Macopin Middle School
High:	West Milford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg53%

New Jersey avg45%

269^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the West Milford Township Public School District

285^th of 607West Milford Township Public 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
2026	80.7	269 of 1331	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	416 of 1347	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	466 of 1338	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	708 of 1342	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	668 of 1345	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	570 of 1317	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	703 of 1360	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	805 of 1353	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	658 of 1352	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.3	768 of 1346	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	833 of 1357	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	805 of 1363	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.5	621 of 1367	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.6	582 of 1363	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.3	407 of 1360	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	447 of 1354	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.6	251 of 1346	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	270 of 1338	79.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	380 of 1329	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	418 of 1314	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.8	183 of 1303	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	81.4	146 of 1298	88.8%	★★★★☆
2003	77.3	291 of 1204	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	296 of 1311	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.6	457 of 1326	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	508 of 1317	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	470 of 1318	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	724 of 1326	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	605 of 1290	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	691 of 1331	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	666 of 1333	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	26 of 1032	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	71.4	224 of 982	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	23 of 1023	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	290 of 1306	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	302 of 1318	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	453 of 1313	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	698 of 1315	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	585 of 1324	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	486 of 1297	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	660 of 1335	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	848 of 1334	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	51.1	397 of 989	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.9	671 of 958	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	341 of 949	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	479 of 1001	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	215 of 951	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	347 of 970	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	618 of 963	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	678 of 975	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	597 of 976	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	608 of 964	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	707 of 1023	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	827 of 1022	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

White (2026)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)60th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+19 vs state

Mathematics67%+20 vs state

Science45%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Paradise Knoll Elementary School	Public	K-5	103 Paradise Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-1706	196	19	10.5	21.4%	141 (71.9%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (23.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	80.7	269^th of 1331 public elementary schools	79.8%		70.5	416^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.1%	147	44.7		74.1	57.1	73.7				70.3	54.3	76.3						$16,996	$531	$16,465
White Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2 Francine Place	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-2414	481	40	11.9	14.6%	365 (75.9%)	10 (2.1%)	80 (16.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	54.3	624^th of 1331 public elementary schools	53.1%		62.5	508^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.3%	116			48.9						53.4								$12,318	$317	$12,001
Maple Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Maple Road	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-1704	303	23	13.2	17.5%	237 (78.2%)	7 (2.3%)	51 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	49.6	678^th of 1331 public elementary schools	49.1%		47.2	718^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.7%	40	39.0		43.6	42.9	53.7				23.1	40.5	65.8						$15,902	$658	$15,244
Apshawa Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 High Crest Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1703	266	23	11.5	25.9%	195 (73.3%)	3 (1.1%)	59 (22.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	73.7	377^th of 1331 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.8	428^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%	51	37.2		55.5	70.0	67.5				66.7	65.0	51.2						$15,891	$530	$15,361
Kiel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	115 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-0611	374	30	12.3	2.9%	290 (77.5%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.6%)	39 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$21,407	$126	$21,281
Aaron Decker School	Public	PK, KG-4	98 Decker Road	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2037	383	34	11.2	26.9%	217 (56.7%)	4 (1.0%)	134 (35.0%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	69	438^th of 1331 public elementary schools	67.1%		55.6	606^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.0%	168			63.2	55.9					55.9	58.3							$18,208	$420	$17,788
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%)	65.2	484^th of 1331 public elementary schools	63.6%		50.9	668^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.4%	184			63.7	58.1					63.8	40.3							$20,326	$282	$20,044
Katharine D Malone Elementary School	Public	K-5	524 Green Pond Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-7512	303	31	9.6	18.8%	190 (62.7%)	18 (5.9%)	62 (20.5%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	61.8	538^th of 1331 public elementary schools	59.6%		80.4	283^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.0%	255	17.6		53.4	62.9	50.0				57.8	77.8	35.3						$19,197		$19,197
Ogdensburg Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Ogdensburg	07439	Sussex County	Ogdensburg Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7126	280	27	10.2	25.4%	214 (76.4%)	11 (3.9%)	51 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	56.8	596^th of 1331 public elementary schools	55.2%		59.3	554^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.9%	42	21.9	14.3	65.3	59.2	53.1	46.9	61.6	53.6	53.9	55.5	40.6	46.9	19.2	26.7	38.5	38.5	$18,109	$347	$17,762
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%)	39.8	803^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	39.7%		37.2	854^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.6%	51	21.2	15.5	31.4	42.2	49.0	41.5	46.6	42.4	30.0	53.4	46.8	37.5	30.3	13.5	52.4	52.4	$20,121	$454	$19,667

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