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Mountain Park School

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Mountain Park School ranks 168 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Park School serves 224 students in grades 3–5 in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, as part of the Berkeley Heights School District. Its 2025–2026 proficiency averages were well above state results: 73% in English language arts (ELA) and 75% in math, compared with 49% and 47% statewide. The clearest concern is a fifth-grade math dip: proficiency fell to 63%, from 79% in grade 3 and 82% in grade 4.

The school performs strongly against the state but is slightly below its district averages in every subject: by 1 point in ELA, 1 in math, and 5 in grade-5 science. Its 43% science result was still 15 points above the state, but science is its weakest subject relative to the district. Among five nearby schools serving grades 3–5, Mountain Park ranked second in math in grades 3 and 4, and third in grade 5; its grade-5 math result trailed Thomas P. Hughes School by 5 points. In grade-5 science, it ranked fourth of five, below Hughes, Allen W. Roberts School and Woodland School.

ELA and math averages have been fairly steady over four years, while grade-5 science fell by about 10 points, from 52% in 2022–2023 to 43% in 2025–2026; its advantage over the state narrowed from 25 points to 15. SchoolDigger ranks Mountain Park 168th of 1,331 schools, at the 87th percentile with four stars, up 6 percentile points from the prior year. One notable subgroup result is that SchoolDigger placed the school at the 48th percentile for how well it serves Special Education Students in 2024–2025, down from the 81st percentile in 2022–2023; the school’s overall percentile that year was 81. Context includes a student–teacher ratio of 9.3 and 5% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism rose from 2% in 2022–2023 to 6% in 2024–2025, still below the state’s 14%.

224

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,123

Per pupil spending ?

4.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg45%

168^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

65^th of 607Berkeley 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
2026	87.1	168 of 1331	87.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	76.5	71 of 341	79.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.3	203 of 1311	84.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	98.3	16 of 991	98.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.9	157 of 1306	88.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.2	288 of 951	69.7%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)98th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-18 vs school

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

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%+28 vs state

English Language Arts72%+24 vs state

Science43%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	87.1	168^th of 1331 public elementary schools	87.4%		81.9	253^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	81.2%	85	42.6	72.3	71.5	74.0		78.5	81.9	63.0		$18,123		$18,123
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)										$14,977		$14,977
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)										$19,438	$87	$19,351
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%)	89.6	114^th of 1331 public elementary schools	91.4%		84.9	200^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.2%	86	50.6	74.7	74.7	75.3		78.4	82.6	68.1		$17,930		$17,930
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%)	79	295^th of 1331 public elementary schools	77.8%		77.9	317^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.5%	22	44.1	52.4	81.0	67.6		76.2	72.9	52.9		$21,621	$787	$20,834
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)										$16,129		$16,129
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%)	85	202^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	84.8%		75.6	347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%	145		69.1	63.5			77.8	69.8			$21,298	$200	$21,098
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%)	94.8	39^th of 1331 public elementary schools	97.1%		93.7	47^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.5%	8	60.9	72.6	78.1	88.5	90.7	84.0	78.4	82.7	85.6	$11,747	$138	$11,609
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%)	15.8	1134^th of 1331 public elementary schools	14.8%		19.8	1103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.1%	31		28.7	21.6			25.7	27.4			$21,726	$870	$20,856
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%)	12.8	1187^th of 1331 public elementary schools	10.8%		9.9	1256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.8%	69		21.4	18.0			29.4	22.9			$7,514	$119	$7,395

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