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High Mountain Road School

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High Mountain Road School ranks 148 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

High Mountain Road School is an exceptional elementary school located in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, serving 297 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Franklin Lakes School District, which is ranked 74 out of 609 districts in the state, High Mountain Road School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 45 and 209 over the past 10 years.

The school's students perform exceptionally well on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) exams, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88.7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 79% for the Franklin Lakes School District and 44.9% for the state of New Jersey. Similarly, in mathematics, 90.6% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 84.5% for the district and 49.8% for the state.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, such as Woodside Avenue School and Colonial Road School in the Franklin Lakes School District, as well as Memorial Elementary School in North Haledon and Dogwood Hill Elementary School in Oakland, High Mountain Road School stands out as a high-performing institution with consistently strong academic results.

301

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,337

Per pupil spending ?

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

765 High Mountain Road
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-2914

(201) 891-4433

District: Franklin Lakes School District

Students who attend High Mountain Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Avenue Middle School
High:	Indian Hills High School
	Ramapo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (75% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg46%

148^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Franklin Lakes School District

74^th of 609Franklin Lakes 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	88.7	148 of 1347	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	150 of 1338	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	209 of 1342	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	153 of 1345	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	308 of 1317	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	45 of 1360	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	5 of 1353	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	88 of 1352	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	97 of 1346	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	36 of 1357	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	84.9	111 of 1363	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	149 of 1367	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	86.3	44 of 1363	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.5	86 of 1360	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.6	59 of 1354	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	24 of 1346	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	17 of 1338	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	81.5	79 of 1329	94.1%	★★★★★
2006	78.8	207 of 1314	84.2%	★★★★☆
2005	83.3	78 of 1303	94.0%	★★★★★
2004	83.3	102 of 1298	92.1%	★★★★★
2003	80.2	216 of 1204	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	92 of 1326	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	66 of 1317	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	220 of 1318	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	185 of 1326	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	285 of 1290	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	15 of 1331	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	4 of 1333	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	166 of 1318	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	292 of 1313	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	183 of 1315	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	124 of 1324	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	55.2	501 of 1297	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.3	92 of 1335	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	9 of 1334	99.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	117 of 1023	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	95 of 989	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	35 of 1007	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	162 of 970	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	157 of 963	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	157 of 975	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	110 of 976	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	229 of 964	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	65 of 1023	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	5 of 1022	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+35 vs state

English Language Arts81%+31 vs state

Science40%+10 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Mountain Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	765 High Mountain Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-4433	301	33	9.2	2.7%	244 (81.1%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.6%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	88.7	148^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.0%		88	150^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.8%	2	40.0	88.7	80.0	74.5	90.6	80.0	76.3	$12,337		$12,337
Colonial Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	749 Colonial Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-0336	231	33	6.9	2.6%	169 (73.2%)	3 (1.3%)	25 (10.8%)	22 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	79.4	294^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.2%		85.5	202^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.9%	92	40.5	82.1	57.5	67.6	89.3	70.7	67.6	$16,575		$16,575
Sicomac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	356 Sicomac Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5730	369	27	13.4	0.8%	302 (81.8%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.4%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	78.2	311^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.9%		73.6	369^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.4%	58	43.7	58.6	62.1	72.3	74.1	75.7	60.0	$13,833	$256	$13,577
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Woodland Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5740	378	29	13.1		333 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	79.1	301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	77.7%		76.5	329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.4%	28	39.4	61.6	73.8	80.3	68.6	63.1	62.3	$12,788	$256	$12,532
Preakness Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1006 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 968-7400	177	19	9.3	7.9%	82 (46.3%)	5 (2.8%)	48 (27.1%)	32 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)								(n/a)
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Squaw Brook Rd.	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-8993	349	34	10.2	25.5%	192 (55.0%)	15 (4.3%)	112 (32.1%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	49.4	687^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.3	805^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.8%	118		49.2	50.0		43.8	51.5		$11,307	$428	$10,879
Dogwood Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Dogwood Dr	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-5822	234	25	9.2	14.5%	158 (67.5%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (24.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	86.9	173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		76.9	322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	149	53.7	71.1	81.9	81.5	71.0	66.7	66.7	$13,907		$13,907
Pines Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Pines Lake Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3175	356	30	11.8	9.6%	268 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.5%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	76.1	339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.5	287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	47.8	56.9	68.3	65.2	58.6	72.8	62.3	$14,923	$358	$14,565
Woodside Avenue School	Public	K-5	305 Woodside Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-5600	264	27	9.9	1.5%	193 (73.1%)	7 (2.7%)	30 (11.4%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	90.2	110^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.8%		81.7	255^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	145	56.7	66.7	77.8	91.9	75.0	78.2	86.4	$11,699		$11,699
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Geoffrey Way	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3150	347	28	12.2	10.4%	218 (62.8%)	11 (3.2%)	50 (14.4%)	54 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	83.6	222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	83.5%		85.5	203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	19	55.9	77.4	82.5	67.1	69.9	61.9	61.8	$15,455	$277	$15,178

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