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Schools in Zip Code 07438

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At a glance

Schools

2,039

Students

Districts

Top rankedParadise Knoll Elementary School269^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Paradise Knoll Elementary School up 147 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jefferson Township Intermediate School 10.2 students per teacher

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Summary:

Four schools serve students from prekindergarten through grade 12 in zip code 07438, with elementary, intermediate, and high-school options. The latest results are from 2025–26, and the strongest overall elementary results are at Paradise Knoll Elementary School: it scored above the state in all seven reported grade 3–5 ELA, math, and science results.

Paradise Knoll leads the same-grade comparisons, especially in fifth-grade math, where it scored 76% compared with 41% at Jefferson Township Intermediate School—a 36-point lead. Intermediate has a striking strength in Algebra I: 87%, versus 40% statewide; its grade 7 math result was weaker at 28%, versus 38% statewide. Jefferson Township High School pairs a 94% graduation rate in 2024–25 with weaker ninth-grade results: ELA was 43% versus 51% statewide, and Algebra I was 12% versus 22%. Its 11th-grade NJGPA results were above state levels in both ELA and math.

SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentiles improved for Paradise Knoll, rising from 65 in 2023–24 to 80 in 2025–26; White Rock Elementary School, Intermediate, and High School each had lower percentiles in 2025–26 than in 2023–24. Test trends are mixed: Intermediate grade 8 ELA rose from 53% to 64%, while White Rock grade 3 ELA fell from 53% to 49%. School contexts differ, too: student-teacher ratios range from 10.2:1 at Intermediate to 11.9:1 at White Rock; free/reduced lunch eligible rates in 2024–25 were highest at Paradise Knoll, at 21%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)					NJSLA Geometry (2026)				NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Township High School	Public	9-12	1010 Weldon Rd Rd2	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3535	761	72	10.5	14.7%	559 (73.5%)	17 (2.2%)	141 (18.5%)	22 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	52.3	180^th of 434 public high schools	58.5%		47.8	217^th of 434 public high schools	50.0%	37	88.2	69.0			36.0							42.9									12.4		12.3		58.3		56.7				$7,170	$300	$6,870
Jefferson Township Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1000 Weldon Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1980	550	54	10.2	15.8%	379 (68.9%)	18 (3.3%)	98 (17.8%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.5%)	56.5	301^st of 743 public middle schools	59.5%		49.7	354^th of 752 public middle schools	52.9%	53			28.2	22.4			48.5	49.4	50.0	56.7	63.5			47.3	40.8	42.7	28.4	31.3	82.6	93.8			87.1	70.6			70.6				$23,910	$454	$23,456
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
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
Alpine Montessori	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	5676 Berkshire Valley Rd Ste 3	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(973) 697-4564	51	9	.1	—	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 07438

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oak Ridge	0.69 mi	4	265^th
Denville	2.99 mi	5	92^nd
Rockaway	4.86 mi	9	164^th
Ogdensburg	5.86 mi	1	262^nd
Sparta	6.03 mi	8	264^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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