1
Enrollment
556
Middle
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONTON TOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340195004156
John Hill School
435 LATHROP AVENUE, BOONTON, NJ 07005 · (973) 335-9700 · Morris County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
223 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 16% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
John Hill School→Boonton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boonton Town Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 46.3% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 John Hill School
John Hill School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hill School this school | 556 | 40.1% | 51.6% |
| Hoboken Middle School HOBOKEN | 438 | 43.4% | 51.5% |
| Lyndhurst Middle School Lyndhurst | 610 | 38.7% | 42.3% |
| Hopatcong Middle School Hopatcong | 435 | 40.0% | 30.8% |
| Hackettstown Middle School HACKETTSTOWN | 507 | 46.0% | 41.8% |
| South Plainfield Middle School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 553 | 37.1% | 43.4% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 John Hill School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #166 of 433 | #22 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #184 of 437 ▼ 12 | #22 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #219 of 437 ▼ 86 | #27 of 32 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #214 of 445 | #11 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #31 of 417 | #5 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #98 of 419 | #3 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #182 of 436 | #4 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #77 of 282 | #7 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
556
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 556 | 65.5 | 8.5:1 | 40% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 62.5 | 8.7:1 | 38% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 60.5 | 8.8:1 | 36% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 63 | 8.5:1 | 37% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 62 | 10.8:1 | 36% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 58 | 10.8:1 | 39% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 26% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 29% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 27 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Hill School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (668 to 556); teachers up 6% (62 to 65.5).
About John Hill School
John Hill School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in BOONTON, New Jersey. It covers grades 3 through 8, with a total enrollment of 556 students.
The district, Boonton Town Public School District, has 1,527 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Enrollment at John Hill School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Morris County's population at about 68%. John Hill School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.5:1, with 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 40% of enrollment. Public schools in Morris County average 19%.
allk12 grades John Hill School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, John Hill School would be expected to post about 44.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.6%.
Across Morris County, median household income is about $137,326, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. John Hill School is among the 156 public schools in Morris County.
Nearest public school: Boonton High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 67.0%; John Hill School's is 51.6%, ranking 7th of 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 537 to 556.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Boonton Town Public School District
- Boonton High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- School Street SchoolElementary · 325 students
Other schools in BOONTON
- Boonton High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- School Street SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Intervale Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Boonton High School0.2 mi · 646
- School Street School0.7 mi · 325
- Knollwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 394
- Mountain Lakes High School1.4 mi · 546
- Wildwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 423
- Briarcliff Middle School1.7 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About John Hill SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John Hill School?
John Hill School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does John Hill School serve?
John Hill School serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at John Hill School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at John Hill School.
How diverse is John Hill School?
John Hill School reports a student body of 47% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees John Hill School?
John Hill School is overseen by Boonton Town Public School District in Morris County.
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