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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 07438

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677

Students

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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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Summary:

Zip code 07438 has two elementary schools, White Rock Elementary School and Paradise Knoll Elementary School, in separate districts, with reported test results spanning grades 3–5. In 2024–2025, their combined grade-level averages exceeded state averages by 9 percentage points in English language arts (ELA) and 11 points in math. The clearest overall takeaway is that results are strong compared with the state, but vary substantially by school, grade, and year.

Paradise Knoll Elementary School stands out in the latest shared results: in 2025–2026 grade 3, it scored 74% in ELA and 70% in math, compared with 49% and 53% at White Rock Elementary School—advantages of 25 and 17 points. Paradise was also above state results by 26 points in ELA and 21 in math. However, the earlier results show no school leading every grade: in 2024–2025, White Rock led grade 3 ELA by 5 points and grade 3 math by 13, while Paradise led grade 4 ELA by 32 points and grades 4 and 5 math by 16 and 15 points. Both schools exceeded the state in grade 5 science that year.

Recent indicators favor Paradise, though its scores also vary by grade. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, its grade 3 results rose 26 points in ELA and 22 in math, while grade 4 ELA fell 29 points; White Rock’s grade 3 ELA and math scores fell 4 and 8 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose from 65 to 80 for Paradise and fell from 64 to 53 for White Rock. For context, in 2024–2025 Paradise had a 10.5 student-teacher ratio and 21% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; White Rock’s figures were 11.9 and 15%. These differences provide context, not an explanation for test results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

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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