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Mountain Park School

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Mountain Park School ranks 253 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Park School is a high-performing elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Berkeley Heights School District in New Jersey. With 214 students, the school consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic achievement, ranking 253 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Key strengths of Mountain Park School include its strong academic performance, with 69.6% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 79% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 52.7% and 49.8%, respectively. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a favorable student-teacher ratio. Notably, the school's performance is particularly strong for Hispanic students, who rank among the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools in ELA and Mathematics.

When compared to other schools in the Berkeley Heights School District, such as William Woodruff School and Thomas P. Hughes School, Mountain Park School outperforms in both academic achievement and student-teacher ratio. However, the school's performance is not as strong as the highly-ranked Allen W. Roberts School in the neighboring New Providence School District, particularly in Mathematics.

224

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,264

Per pupil spending ?

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Fairfax Dr
Berkeley Hts, NJ 07922-1832

(908) 464-1713

District: Berkeley Heights School District

Students who attend Mountain Park School usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle School
High:	Governor Livingston High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Asian:

25.4%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg46%

253^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Berkeley Heights School District

108^th of 609Berkeley Heights School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	253 of 1347	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	168 of 1338	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	174 of 1342	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	109 of 1345	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	89 of 1317	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	46 of 1360	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	110 of 1353	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.2	155 of 1352	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	204 of 1346	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	93.5	45 of 1357	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	80 of 1363	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	220 of 1367	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	209 of 1363	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.7	116 of 1360	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	81.1	179 of 1354	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	86.5	61 of 1346	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	80.6	145 of 1338	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	79.9	136 of 1329	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	83.9	42 of 1314	96.8%	★★★★★
2005	82.8	92 of 1303	92.9%	★★★★★
2004	83.2	105 of 1298	91.9%	★★★★★
2003	78.6	254 of 1204	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	129 of 330	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	62 of 340	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	62 of 346	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	70 of 348	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	139 of 339	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	184 of 370	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	278 of 1326	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	122 of 1317	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	206 of 1318	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	121 of 1326	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	76 of 1290	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	75 of 1331	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	202 of 1333	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	93.4	52 of 989	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	17 of 982	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	219 of 1318	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	201 of 1313	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	140 of 1315	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	93 of 1324	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	111 of 1297	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	32 of 1335	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	59 of 1334	95.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	533 of 1023	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	348 of 989	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	186 of 958	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	224 of 949	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	150 of 868	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	97.1	17 of 1007	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	41.4	522 of 1001	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	373 of 970	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	235 of 963	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	318 of 975	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.7	152 of 976	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	94 of 964	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	26 of 1023	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	106 of 1022	89.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+25 vs state

English Language Arts64%+13 vs state

Science59%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain Park School	Public	3-5	55 Fairfax Dr	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1713	224	24	9.3	4.5%	112 (50.0%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.6%)	57 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	81.9	253^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	81.2%		87.2	168^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.4%	85	58.8	59.2	61.7	69.6		79.0	70.0	67.5		$10,264	$03	$10,261
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	651 Mountain Avenue	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-5583	256	22	11.5	2.3%	126 (49.2%)	6 (2.3%)	35 (13.7%)	59 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.7%)								(n/a)										$7,956	$48	$7,908
Gillette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	759 Valley Road	Gillette	07933	Morris County	Long Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 647-2313	215	19	11.1	10.2%	158 (73.5%)	1 (0.5%)	42 (19.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$8,845	$58	$8,787
Thomas P. Hughes School	Public	3-5	446 Snyder Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1717	250	23	10.6	2.8%	148 (59.2%)	8 (3.2%)	34 (13.6%)	37 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.4%)	84.9	200^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.2%		90	112^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.6%	88	65.8	53.5	68.9	81.8		79.8	68.8	80.5		$9,155	$68	$9,087
Woodland School	Public	K-5	114 Stirling Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-5300	212	29	7.4	18.9%	115 (54.2%)	19 (9.0%)	38 (17.9%)	28 (13.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	77.9	317^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.5%		76.6	325^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.7%	8	51.2	84.6	51.5	70.7		82.0	54.6	58.5		$14,752	$32	$14,720
William Woodruff School	Public	K-2	Briarwood Dr West	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1723	238	17	14.0	1.3%	131 (55.0%)	7 (2.9%)	35 (14.7%)	47 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)										$11,076	$12	$11,064
Bayberry School	Public	PK, KG-4	113 Bayberry Lane	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-8184	391	42	9.4	1.3%	203 (51.9%)	18 (4.6%)	75 (19.2%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	75.6	347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	437^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.3%	90		61.6	62.5			81.6	57.5			$9,432	$20	$9,412
Allen W. Roberts School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Jones Dr	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-4707	641	54	11.9	1.7%	323 (50.4%)	6 (0.9%)	86 (13.4%)	188 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	93.7	47^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.6	41^st of 1338 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	73.0	65.6	82.4	93.7	92.5	81.9	76.9	82.3	87.8	$8,365	$167	$8,198
East End School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 Oneida Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6070	451	45	10.0	80.5%	22 (4.9%)	61 (13.5%)	354 (78.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.8	1103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.4	1070^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.0%	33		15.1	37.8			23.9	38.5			$10,925	$775	$10,150
Stony Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	269 Grove Street	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6063	272	28	9.7	89.3%	16 (5.9%)	6 (2.2%)	244 (89.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9.9	1256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.8%		9.9	1240^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.3%	16		14.8	30.2			15.8	22.2			$13,043	$923	$12,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Park School

What district is Mountain Park School in?

Berkeley Heights School District

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Park School?

Students at Mountain Park School are 50% White, 25% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mountain Park School attend?

Students who attend Mountain Park School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Middle School
High : Governor Livingston High School

How many students attend Mountain Park School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Mountain Park School.

Is Mountain Park School a good school?

Mountain Park School ranks 253^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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