Cherry Hill School

Cherry Hill School operates as a roomy K-5 school in RIVER EDGE, New Jersey, part of River Edge School District. Current enrollment sits at 697 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Cherry Hill School sits 72% above that benchmark.

Cherry Hill School is one of 2 schools operated by River Edge School District, a district that teaches 1,171 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Cherry Hill School shows that the largest single group is Asian at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 37% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Looking at school resources, Cherry Hill School reports 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 2% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cherry Hill School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Cherry Hill School is one campus in the mix.

Berkley Street School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cherry Hill School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cherry Hill School has stayed largely flat, going from 711 students in 2018 to 697 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 37% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.