Paradise Knoll Elementary School

Located at 103 PARADISE ROAD, in OAK RIDGE, New Jersey, Paradise Knoll Elementary School is a close-knit primary school that educates 196 students (grades K through 5), part of West Milford Township Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 405.

Across the 7 schools in West Milford Township Public School District (2,920 students total), Paradise Knoll Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Paradise Knoll Elementary School logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, Paradise Knoll Elementary School records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Paradise Knoll Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Paradise Knoll Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Passaic County shows median household earnings sit near $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Paradise Knoll Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cozy Lake Elementary School, around 2.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Paradise Knoll Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

Paradise Knoll Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 271 students in 2018 compared to 196 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 92% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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