Photo: Ww2censor · CC BY-SA 3.0Alpine’s public schools outscore 98% of New Jersey districts
77% of students in Alpine’s public schools are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Alpine, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Alpine’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 92% and math 77% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $37,929 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Alpine’s grade
A+: better than 98% of New Jersey school districts. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Alpine, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Alpine
Alpine Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 146 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Alpine’s public schools are run by Alpine Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Alpine vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Alpine’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine | A+ | Alpine Borough |
| Demarest | A | Demarest Borough PK–8 · Northern Valley Regional PK–12 |
| Cresskill | A | Cresskill Borough |
| Tenafly | A | Tenafly Borough |
| Closter | A | Closter Borough PK–8 · Northern Valley Regional PK–12 |
| Norwood | A | Northern Valley Regional PK–12 · Norwood Borough PK–8 |
| Rockleigh | — | Rockleigh Borough |
Greenburgh, NY, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY and Yonkers, NY border Alpine but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Alpine
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Alpine’s schools
Are Alpine’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Alpine children attend outscore 98% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Alpine in?
Alpine Borough School District, which runs grades K–8 and enrolls 146 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Alpine spend per student?
$37,929 in Alpine Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Alpine families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.