Summary:
ZIP code 07620 has one school, Alpine Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 8, with 146 students. In 2025–2026, its average results were above New Jersey’s in ELA (82% versus 51%), math for grades 3–7 (63% versus 44%), science (62% versus 23%) and Algebra I (100% versus 40%). The most important takeaway is that results are strong compared with the state overall, but fourth-grade math is a notable exception.
There are no other schools in the ZIP-code list to compare with Alpine, so it is both the local standout and the only school. Its strongest state-relative result was Algebra I, where 100% met the proficiency measure, 60 percentage points above the state; science was also well above state results in both tested grades. ELA exceeded state results in all six reported grades. Math was less consistent: four of the five grades with reported results were above the state, but fourth-grade math was 40%, versus 47% statewide, or 7 points below. That fourth-grade result fell from 67% in 2024–2025, when Alpine was 20 points above the state.
Alpine’s average results declined between the two reported years in ELA (by 8 percentage points), math (by 5 points) and science (by 12 points); its advantage over the state narrowed by 5, 5 and 11 points, respectively. Algebra I remained at 100% in both years. SchoolDigger ranked Alpine 231 of 1,331 schools (83rd percentile) in 2025–2026, compared with 37 of 1,338 (97th percentile) in 2023–2024; the Alpine School District received five stars and ranked 59 of 607 (90th percentile). Other context measures include an 8-to-1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, chronic absenteeism of 5% versus 14% statewide, and 2% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2022–2023. The eighth-grade math result for 2025–2026 is suppressed, and year-to-year results represent different student cohorts.
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