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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341671005426

Rolling Hills Primary School

60 SAMMIS ROAD, VERNON, NJ 07462 · (973) 764-2784 · Sussex County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
123 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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
Grade 220948%
Grade 322252%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
29669%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
10123%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
133%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
164%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
22151%
Female
21049%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Rolling Hills Primary SchoolLounsberry Hollow SchoolGlen Meadow Middle SchoolVernon Township High School
Feeds from
Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolKG01
Based on grade levels within Vernon 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
48.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2548.2%58.1%
2023-2436.1%50.8%
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Rolling Hills Primary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Sussex County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.3%#563 of 1,290#13 of 22
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.1%#441 of 1,319#3 of 22
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.2%#756 of 1,319#18 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
431#602 of 1,562#7 of 27
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#624 of 1,390#18 of 25
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.1%#892 of 1,392#7 of 25
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.5%#316 of 545#11 of 16
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
431
+30 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.3:1
% White
69%
was 80%
% Hispanic
23%
was 10%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-254313911.1:129% (123)
2023-244063511.6:121% (85)
2022-234103910.5:114% (59)
2017-1840135.611.3:119% (76)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolling Hills Primary School.

About Rolling Hills Primary School

Federal records list Rolling Hills Primary School as an elementary school in VERNON, New Jersey. It teaches 431 students in grades 2 through 3.

Rolling Hills Primary School is part of a district of 6 schools: Vernon Township School District, with 2,872 students.

At Rolling Hills Primary School, 69% of students are White. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Sussex County is about 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rolling Hills Primary School scores 47%.

Staffing at Rolling Hills Primary School comes to 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1:1. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. On the income side, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Rolling Hills Primary School is 2.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.3% versus 50.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.

Sussex County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $116,186 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Rolling Hills Primary School shares Sussex County with 45 other public schools.

A public school about 0.3 miles away, Lounsberry Hollow School, is the closest to Rolling Hills Primary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. On proficiency, Rolling Hills Primary School is ahead of the 44.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.

The federal government classifies Rolling Hills Primary School's location as Rural: Fringe.

Since 2017-18, enrollment has grown 7%, from 401 to 431. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 13 points, to 23%.

Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Rolling Hills Primary School. You can also rate the school on this page.

Sussex County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
145,807
Census ACS
Median income
$116,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
19,579 students

Quick facts

School name
Rolling Hills Primary School
District
Vernon Township School District
Address
60 SAMMIS ROAD, VERNON, NJ 07462
Phone
(973) 764-2784
County
Sussex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–03
Total enrollment
431
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
123 (29%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
341671005426
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Vernon Township School District
Other schools in VERNON
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Rolling Hills Primary School
What is the total enrollment at Rolling Hills Primary School?
Rolling Hills Primary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Rolling Hills Primary School serve?
Rolling Hills Primary School serves grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Rolling Hills Primary School have?
Rolling Hills Primary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Rolling Hills Primary School?
Rolling Hills Primary School reports a student body of 69% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rolling Hills Primary School?
Rolling Hills Primary School is overseen by Vernon Township School District in Sussex County.
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