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Hillview School

206 Boulevard, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 · (973) 616-6080 · Morris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
16 students
DISTRICT 5% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4113%
Grade 15819%
Grade 23913%
Grade 34515%
Grade 45819%
Grade 56521%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
25182%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
3411%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
114%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
16052%
Female
14648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hillview SchoolPequannock Valley SchoolPequannock Township High School
Based on grade levels within Pequannock Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
73.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.5%74.1%
2023-2470.0%70.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →

Where Hillview School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Morris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.3%#207 of 1,290#25 of 76
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.1%#180 of 1,319#20 of 77
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.5%#196 of 1,319#20 of 77
Enrollment
ranked largest first
306#1,082 of 1,562#56 of 92
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#1,175 of 1,390#87 of 89
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.3%#1,210 of 1,392#82 of 89
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.5%#721 of 798#38 of 44
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
306
-8 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
% White
82%
was 89%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2530622.613.5:15% (16)
2023-2430124.212.4:16% (17)
2022-2330422.213.7:17% (20)
2017-1831423.513.4:14% (13)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillview School.

About Hillview School

Hillview School is a small elementary school that serves part of Pompton Plains, New Jersey. The school had 306 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.

Pequannock Township School District has 5 schools and 2,097 students, and Hillview School is one of those schools.

White students make up 82% of enrollment at Hillview School. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Morris County overall, about 68% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reports 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.5 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 5%. The average for public schools in Morris County is 19%.

Hillview School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.3% is 3.0 points above the 63.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Census Bureau estimates for Morris County show that the median household income is $137,326, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 156 public schools in Morris County, enrolling about 72,239 students in all.

The closest other public school is Pequannock Valley School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hillview School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.

Hillview School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

The school enrolled 306 students in 2024-25, 8 fewer than the 314 it had in 2017-18. White students went from 89% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 82% in 2024-25.

Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Morris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Hillview School
District
Pequannock Township School District
Address
206 Boulevard, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Phone
(973) 616-6080
County
Morris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
306
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
16 (5%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341290004472
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Pequannock Township School District
Other schools in Pompton Plains
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Frequently asked questions

About Hillview School
How many students attend Hillview School?
Hillview School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hillview School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillview School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hillview School have?
Hillview School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillview School?
Student demographics at Hillview School are roughly 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hillview School in?
Hillview School is part of Pequannock Township School District.
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