Pillar High School (Former Horizon High School)
Livingston · NJ · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Newark Academy → The Calais School → Winston Preparatory School → Essex Valley School → The Morristown Beard School → Fedcap - 4T → New Beginnings → Kent Place School →How Pillar High School (Former Horizon High School) compares for families
What families should know about Pillar High School (Former Horizon High School).
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Newark Academy, The Calais School, Winston Preparatory School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -4.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 78 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Academy Livingston |
Private | 1.8 | 654 | — |
| The Calais School Whippany |
Private | 3.3 | 81 | -4.7% |
| Winston Preparatory School Whippany |
Private | 4.2 | 86 | — |
| Essex Valley School West Caldwell |
Private | 4.4 | 67 | -19.3% |
| The Morristown Beard School Morristown |
Private | 5.0 | 616 | +9.2% |
| Fedcap - 4T West Orange |
Private | 5.1 | 52 | +4.0% |
| New Beginnings Fairfield |
Private | 5.8 | 154 | -0.6% |
| Kent Place School Summit |
Private | 5.8 | 636 | +5.6% |