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What's the most underrated thing about Cedar Hill School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERNARDS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340165006021
Cedar Hill School
100 Peachtree Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 · (908) 204-2633 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
20 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bernards Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
79.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 79.2% |
| 2023-24 | 78.1% | 75.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cedar Hill School
Cedar Hill School's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill School this school | 568 | 3.5% | 75.4% |
| Edward H. Bryan CRESSKILL | 555 | 1.1% | 75.9% |
| Allen W. Roberts School NEW PROVIDENCE | 641 | 1.7% | 80.2% |
| Roosevelt School RIVER EDGE | 474 | 0.6% | 76.6% |
| Chesterfield Township Elementary School Chesterfield | 675 | 5.6% | 51.0% |
| Liberty Corner School Liberty Corner | 429 | 3.7% | 75.3% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedar Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #79 of 1,290 | #6 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #97 of 1,319 ▲ 18 | #7 of 42 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #173 of 1,319 ▼ 60 | #6 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #280 of 1,562 | #8 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #960 of 1,390 | #44 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #412 of 1,392 | #25 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.5% | #1,377 of 1,481 | #42 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #635 of 798 | #26 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
568
+85 (+18%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 46 | 12.3:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 44.5 | 12.8:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 46.5 | 11.2:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 48 | 10.1:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 61 | 9.7:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 57 | 10.6:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Hill School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (594 to 568); teachers down 25% (61 to 46).
About Cedar Hill School
Cedar Hill School serves students in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 568 students. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students.
The 6 schools in Bernards Township School District enroll 4,645 students altogether, Cedar Hill School among them.
At Cedar Hill School, White students make up 51% of the student body. The remaining shares are 33% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 52% of residents are White. Cedar Hill School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 4% in 2024-25. It compares with 28% for public schools in Somerset County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Cedar Hill School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.2%.
Across Somerset County, the median household income is $140,374, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Somerset County has 84 public schools and roughly 51,276 students.
Nearby, Ridge High School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Cedar Hill School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 75.4% versus a 66.4% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 568, an 18% rise from 483 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 10.1:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Cedar Hill School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bernards Township School District
- Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- William Annin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,122 students
- Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Liberty Corner SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Oak Street SchoolElementary · 427 students
Other schools in Basking Ridge
- Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- William Annin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,122 students
- Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Hamilton Primary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Oak Street SchoolElementary · 427 students
Other Cedar Hill schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Cedar Hill. Cedar Hill School is the largest of the 3.
- Cedar Hill SchoolTOWACO, NJ · 329 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolWarwick, RI · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge High School0.2 mi · 1,577
- Oak Street School1.0 mi · 427
- William Annin Middle School1.2 mi · 1,122
- Millington Elementary School2.1 mi · 362
- Bernards High School2.2 mi · 751
- Liberty Corner School2.6 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Hill SchoolHow large is Cedar Hill School?
Cedar Hill School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cedar Hill School serve?
Cedar Hill School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cedar Hill School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Cedar Hill School.
How diverse is Cedar Hill School?
Cedar Hill School reports a student body of 51% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 33% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Hill School?
Cedar Hill School is overseen by Bernards Township School District in Somerset County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.