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Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School

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Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School ranks 507 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 264 students in grades K-5 in Hewitt, New Jersey. It is part of the West Milford Township Public School District, which is ranked 314 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently performed above the state and district averages in NJSLA/English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across grades 3-5. In 2024-2025, the school ranked in the top 30 out of 1,032 New Jersey elementary schools for Hispanic students in NJSLA/English Language Arts. The school also ranks highly for special education students and low socioeconomic status students, placing in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools in these categories. However, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.4% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the West Milford Township Public School District, Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9-12, which may contribute to a more personalized and supportive learning environment for students. The school's free and reduced lunch rate of around 20-23% is also higher than some of the nearby schools, suggesting a more diverse socioeconomic population.

250

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,903

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41 Henry Road
Hewitt, NJ 07421

(973) 697-1707

District: West Milford Township Public School District

Students who attend Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Macopin Middle School
High:	West Milford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

20.4%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (62nd 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 avg46%

507^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the West Milford Township Public School District

314^th of 609West 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
2025	62.7	507 of 1347	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	396 of 1338	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	408 of 1342	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	565 of 1345	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	675 of 1317	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	570 of 1360	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	640 of 1353	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.4	635 of 1352	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	680 of 1346	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	830 of 1357	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.8	679 of 1363	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.8	915 of 1367	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	744 of 1363	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	921 of 1360	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.9	758 of 1354	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.5	745 of 1346	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.6	667 of 1338	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.6	446 of 1329	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.1	635 of 1314	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.3	379 of 1303	70.9%	★★★★☆
2004	73.8	358 of 1298	72.4%	★★★★☆
2003	71.7	411 of 1204	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	583 of 1326	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	415 of 1317	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	361 of 1318	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	478 of 1326	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	698 of 1290	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	610 of 1331	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	615 of 1333	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	29 of 1032	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	89 of 1023	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.6	202 of 948	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	570 of 942	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	405 of 1318	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	339 of 1313	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	429 of 1315	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	584 of 1324	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	679 of 1297	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	494 of 1335	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	633 of 1334	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	241 of 1023	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	217 of 989	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	84 of 958	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	48.7	404 of 949	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	295 of 868	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	521 of 1007	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	505 of 1001	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	551 of 970	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	353 of 963	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	452 of 975	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	623 of 976	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	751 of 964	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	533 of 1023	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	656 of 1022	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)97th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

Science37%+7 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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Eleanor G. Hewitt	Public	4-5	266 Sloatsburg Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 962-7500	208	22	9.4	12.5%	150 (72.1%)	2 (1.0%)	36 (17.3%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)								(n/a)	39.8			68.0	67.9					58.2	58.2				$12,486	$114	$12,372
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%)	47.2	718^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.7%		53.3	630^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.9%	88	24.4		58.6	65.0	31.1				51.2	55.0	26.7				$12,608	$37	$12,571
Robert Erskine School	Public	K-3	88 Erskine Road	Ringwood	07456	Passaic County	Ringwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 962-7500	169	18	9.5	15.4%	135 (79.9%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	58.8	562^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.3%		72.3	391^st of 1338 public elementary schools	70.8%	171			50.0						54.8						$11,230	$374	$10,856
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%)	70.5	416^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.1%		66.1	466^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.2%	50	40.0		48.5	85.7	50.0				48.5	69.0	65.0				$10,908	$37	$10,871
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

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