Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341065004334
Cedar Hill School
46 PINE BROOK ROAD, TOWACO, NJ 07082 · (973) 331-7100 · Morris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
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
10.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
5 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 Montville Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
83.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
78.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 84 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 78.2% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 (76.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill School this school | 329 | 1.5% | 76.4% |
| Clara E Coleman School GLEN ROCK | 322 | 0.9% | 74.9% |
| Edith A. Bogert Elementary School UPPER SADDLE RIVER | 368 | 0.8% | 76.2% |
| Mt. Horeb School Warren | 331 | 4.5% | 66.3% |
| Milton Avenue School CHATHAM | 301 | 2.7% | 92.7% |
| Orchard Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 348 | 5.2% | 82.4% |
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 Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #66 of 1,290 | #7 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #104 of 1,319 ▼ 18 | #10 of 77 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #57 of 1,319 ▲ 10 | #6 of 77 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #990 of 1,562 | #48 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #464 of 1,390 | #38 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #668 of 1,392 | #42 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.5% | #1,435 of 1,481 | #87 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #252 of 545 | #23 of 40 |
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
329
+34 (+12%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 329 | 31.6 | 10.4:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 33.2 | 9.4:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 33.4 | 9.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 29 | 10.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 32.6 | 9.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 14 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Hill School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (299 to 329); teachers down 3% (32.6 to 31.6).
About Cedar Hill School
Cedar Hill School is an elementary school in TOWACO, New Jersey, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 329 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Montville Township School District counts 7 schools and 3,500 students, including Cedar Hill School.
More than half of enrollment at Cedar Hill School is White: 63%. The remaining shares are 19% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
There are 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cedar Hill School, giving a ratio of 10.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. A total of 5 students, or 2%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 19% average for public schools in Morris County.
Cedar Hill School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cedar Hill School is 11.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 76.4%. Predicted: 65.3%.
Morris County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $137,326, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Morris County's 156 public schools enroll about 72,239 students and include Cedar Hill School.
The closest school to Cedar Hill School is Valley View School, located about 1.7 miles away. Cedar Hill School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Cedar Hill School's average proficiency of 76.4% compares with 68.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Cedar Hill School enrolled 295 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 329.
This page collects posts and questions about Cedar Hill School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montville Township School District
- Montville Township High SchoolHigh · 1,035 students
- Robert R Lazar Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Woodmont SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Valley View SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Hilldale SchoolElementary · 327 students
- William Mason SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other Cedar Hill schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Cedar Hill. Cedar Hill School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Cedar Hill SchoolBasking Ridge, NJ · 568 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolWarwick, RI · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View School1.7 mi · 360
- Montville Township High School1.8 mi · 1,035
- Robert R Lazar Middle School1.9 mi · 798
- William Mason School2.4 mi · 285
- Hilldale School2.5 mi · 327
- Lincoln Park Middle School2.6 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Hill SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Hill School?
Cedar Hill School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cedar Hill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedar Hill School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Hill School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Hill School is approximately 10.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cedar Hill School?
Cedar Hill School reports a student body of 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Hill School?
Cedar Hill School is overseen by Montville Township School District in Morris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.