John Hill School

John Hill School, a moderately sized middle school in BOONTON, New Jersey, part of Boonton Town Public School District, teaches 556 students, covering grades 3 through 8.

Boonton Town Public School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,527 students; John Hill School is among them.

Looking at the student body, John Hill School shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Morris County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, John Hill School records 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Morris County (around 19%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John Hill School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Morris County put median household earnings sit near $137,326, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. John Hill School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

The closest other public school is Boonton High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, John Hill School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 67.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. John Hill School's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 668 (now 556). Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.