Paradise Knoll Elementary School
103 Paradise Rd
Oak Ridge NJ, 07438, Passaic County
Phone: 973-697-7142
Ranking: 
(607 out of 1,847, top 33%)*
(607 out of 1,847, top 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: West Milford Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 327 | 301 | 311 | 300 | 322 | 305 | 300 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 15.9% | 37 | 12.3% | 45 | 14.5% | 39 | 13.0% | 41 | 12.7% | 51 | 16.7% | 38 | 12.7% |
| Grade 1: | 38 | 11.6% | 47 | 15.6% | 42 | 13.5% | 43 | 14.3% | 58 | 18.0% | 40 | 13.1% | 34 | 11.3% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 14.1% | 44 | 14.6% | 48 | 15.4% | 54 | 18.0% | 43 | 13.4% | 35 | 11.5% | 45 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 14.4% | 48 | 15.9% | 53 | 17.0% | 41 | 13.7% | 45 | 14.0% | 47 | 15.4% | 38 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | 48 | 14.7% | 50 | 16.6% | 38 | 12.2% | 39 | 13.0% | 49 | 15.2% | 37 | 12.1% | 49 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 16.2% | 39 | 13.0% | 37 | 11.9% | 48 | 16.0% | 37 | 11.5% | 49 | 16.1% | 52 | 17.3% |
| Grade 6: | 43 | 13.1% | 36 | 12.0% | 48 | 15.4% | 36 | 12.0% | 49 | 15.2% | 46 | 15.1% | 41 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 170 | 52.0% | 157 | 52.2% | 149 | 47.9% | 147 | 49.0% | 154 | 47.8% | 155 | 50.8% | 153 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 157 | 48.0% | 144 | 47.8% | 162 | 52.1% | 153 | 51.0% | 168 | 52.2% | 150 | 49.2% | 143 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 4.0% | 13 | 4.3% | 11 | 3.5% | 9 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 309 | 94.5% | 283 | 94.0% | 294 | 94.5% | 287 | 95.7% | 312 | 96.9% | 294 | 96.4% | 298 | 99.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 10.7% | 26 | 8.6% | 20 | 6.4% | 16 | 5.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 11 | 3.6% | 11 | 3.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 3.1% | 6 | 2.0% | 10 | 3.2% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.47 | 15.76 | 16.56 | 25.00 | 23.00 | 16.10 | 21.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 92.4% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 92.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 91.4% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 91.3% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 90.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 70.6% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 66.5% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 63.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 70.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 73.5% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 88.8% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 90.1% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 91.8% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92% | 94.4% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 93.8% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 86.2% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 86.7% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100% | 83.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 88.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 82.6% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.0% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 92.1% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 92.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 87.7% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 89.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 88.5% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 73.9% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 70.8% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 72.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 59.0% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 68.4% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 86.5% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 87.3% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 92.4% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 89% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 90.8% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 92.7% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 82.0% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 87.8% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 84.2% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 81.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 80.1% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.3% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 92.0% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 94.1% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 96.4% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.5% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.5% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 97.7% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 98.4% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 95.3% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 95.5% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 69.5% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 79.2% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 74.0% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 71.4% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 67.8% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 63.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 89.0% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 84.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 82.4% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 82.1% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 87% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 87.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 77.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 90.2% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 64.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 80.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.6% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 79.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 74.4% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 89.1% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 80.7% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 78.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 82.3% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 84.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 82.2% | 78.9% |
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* Paradise Knoll Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.