Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341752005006
Marshall Hill Elementary School
210 MARSHALL HILL ROAD, WEST MILFORD, NJ 07480 · (973) 697-1705 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
70 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 West Milford Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
42.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 45.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Marshall Hill Elementary School
Marshall Hill Elementary School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Hill Elementary School this school | 283 | 24.7% | 44.9% |
| Ogdensburg Borough School OGDENSBURG | 280 | 25.4% | 48.8% |
| Florence M. Burd NEWTON | 288 | 24.3% | 67.9% |
| Apshawa Elementary School WEST MILFORD | 266 | 25.9% | 55.8% |
| G. Harold Antrim Elementary School Point Pleasant Beach | 302 | 22.5% | 62.4% |
| Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center Manahawkin | 332 | 25.0% | N/A |
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 Marshall Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #637 of 1,290 | #26 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #734 of 1,319 ▼ 85 | #32 of 87 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #648 of 1,319 ▼ 95 | #24 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #1,180 of 1,562 | #69 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,009 of 1,390 | #63 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #1,081 of 1,392 | #61 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #951 of 1,481 | #81 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #217 of 545 | #8 of 18 |
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
283
+48 (+20%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 283 | 22.6 | 12.6:1 | 25% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 22.3 | 13.7:1 | 22% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 23.3 | 10.8:1 | 21% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 23 | 10.2:1 | 23% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 24.1 | 10.5:1 | 17% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 13% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 13 | 25.1:1 | 10% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 13% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 28 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (254 to 283); teachers down 6% (24.1 to 22.6).
About Marshall Hill Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in WEST MILFORD, New Jersey, Marshall Hill Elementary School is part of West Milford Township Public School District. Its enrollment is 283 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 30% below that mark.
Marshall Hill Elementary School is part of West Milford Township Public School District, where 7 schools serve 2,920 students.
More than half of enrollment at Marshall Hill Elementary School is White: 76%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 41% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Marshall Hill Elementary School scores 39%.
The school lists 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 25% of the student body. It compares with 61% for public schools in Passaic County.
On the allk12 Grade, Marshall Hill Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 33% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
In New Jersey, Marshall Hill Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.9% actual against a predicted 52.6%.
In Passaic County, median household income comes to about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Passaic County counts 155 public schools with about 83,237 students.
Among nearby public schools, Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School is closest at about 3.9 miles. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Marshall Hill Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 283 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 235. The ratio was 10.2:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Milford Township Public School District
- West Milford High SchoolHigh · 947 students
- Macopin Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Maple Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Apshawa Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Other schools in WEST MILFORD
- West Milford High SchoolHigh · 947 students
- Macopin Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Maple Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Apshawa Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Westbrook Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School3.9 mi · 250
- West Milford High School4.1 mi · 947
- Macopin Middle School4.3 mi · 675
- Eleanor G. Hewitt4.6 mi · 208
- Maple Road Elementary School5.3 mi · 303
- Robert Erskine School5.3 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marshall Hill Elementary School?
Marshall Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
Is Marshall Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marshall Hill Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Marshall Hill Elementary School?
Marshall Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Marshall Hill Elementary School?
Marshall Hill Elementary School is overseen by West Milford Township Public School District in Passaic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.