Best Public Schools in Pine Brook, NJ

Summary:

The city of Pine Brook, New Jersey is home to two elementary schools, Hilldale School and Woodmont School, both part of the Montville Township School District. While both schools serve the same community, Hilldale School stands out as an exceptional performer, ranking in the top 2.5% of elementary schools in New Jersey and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.

Hilldale School boasts exceptional student achievement, with over 88% of its students scoring proficient or better on the NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school also has a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.9%, compared to 10.8% at Woodmont School. Additionally, Hilldale School has a student-teacher ratio of 10.1, which is the third-best in the Montville Township School District.

While Woodmont School has a higher per-student spending of $15,994 compared to $13,513 at Hilldale School, the latter's exceptional academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates suggest that higher spending does not necessarily translate to better outcomes. The racial makeup of the two schools also differs, with Hilldale School having a higher percentage of Asian students and Woodmont School having a higher percentage of Hispanic students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)			NJSLA Mathematics (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Hilldale School	Public	K-5	123 Konner Avenue	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	320	32	10.1	0.9%	150 (46.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	139 (43.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	95	33^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.9	37^th of 1345 public elementary schools	97.2%	4	49.1	88.6	97.9	89.3	88.7	86.0	75.0	$13,513	$38	$13,475
Woodmont School	Public	K-5	39 Woodmont Road	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	310	34	9.0	5.8%	145 (46.8%)	10 (3.2%)	48 (15.5%)	92 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	92.4	78^th of 1342 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.1	95^th of 1345 public elementary schools	92.9%	17	55.1	73.3	76.2	96.0	75.0	73.8	88.0	$15,994	$131	$15,863

Cities Near Pine Brook

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parsippany	1.18 mi	8	109^th
Montville	1.46 mi	4	44^th
Fairfield	1.8 mi	4	175^th
Lake Hiawatha	2.01 mi	2	71^st
Towaco	3.09 mi	1	55^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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