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Mountview Road School

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Mountview Road School ranks 206 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mountview Road School is a high-performing elementary school in Morris Plains, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Hanover Township School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2020-2021 school year and maintaining a 4-star rating in most other years.

Mountview Road School's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 82.6% in English Language Arts and 78.3% in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 5th-grade students achieving a 60.8% proficiency rate, compared to the state average of 30.1%. Additionally, the school has shown exceptional performance among specific student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Mountview Road School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, student-teacher ratio, and other key metrics. For example, the school's 5th-grade ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates are significantly higher than those of the nearby Bee Meadow School and Salem Drive School, which are also part of the Hanover Township School District. Mountview Road School's performance also compares favorably to the nearby schools in the Morris School District and Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District.

276

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,505

Per pupil spending ?

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Mountview Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950

(973) 637-1550

District: Hanover Township School District

Students who attend Mountview Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Junior School
High:	Whippany Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Asian:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg61%

New Jersey avg46%

206^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Hanover Township School District

159^th of 609Hanover Township 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	84.6	206 of 1347	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	259 of 1338	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	222 of 1342	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	125 of 1345	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	76 of 1317	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	232 of 1360	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	249 of 1353	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.2	176 of 1352	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	86.3	158 of 1346	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	82.4	236 of 1357	82.6%	★★★★☆
2014	87.6	48 of 1363	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.2	26 of 1367	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	37 of 1363	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	161 of 1360	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	95 of 1354	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	84.8	94 of 1346	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	77.3	254 of 1338	81.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	248 of 1329	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	83.2	66 of 1314	95.0%	★★★★★
2005	85.3	36 of 1303	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	89.4	5 of 1298	99.6%	★★★★★
2003	89.1	20 of 1204	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	75.7	68 of 339	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	155 of 370	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	338 of 1326	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	271 of 1317	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	269 of 1318	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	171 of 1326	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	118 of 1290	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	182 of 1331	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	137 of 1333	89.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	597 of 1032	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	108 of 1318	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	257 of 1313	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	175 of 1315	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.0	98 of 1324	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	56 of 1297	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	279 of 1335	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	417 of 1334	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	44 of 1023	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	36 of 958	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	8 of 949	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	93 of 868	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	65 of 1007	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	97 of 1001	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	61 of 970	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	73.6	218 of 963	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	199 of 975	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	124 of 976	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	82 of 964	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	70.2	272 of 1023	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	282 of 1022	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2021)80th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+27 vs state

English Language Arts69%+18 vs state

Science61%+31 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)					NJSLA Algebra I (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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountview Road School	Public	K-5	30 Mountview Road	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 637-1550	276	26	10.6	10.1%	170 (61.6%)	11 (4.0%)	50 (18.1%)	27 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	84.6	206^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.6	259^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.6%	53	60.8		54.8	67.5	82.6				73.8	67.5	78.3						$8,505	$22	$8,483
Alfred Vail School	Public	K-2	125 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2080	342	30	11.4	49.1%	126 (36.8%)	18 (5.3%)	177 (51.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)								(n/a)																	$10,834	$292	$10,542
Mountain Way School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 Mountain Way	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-0339	201	25	8.1	11.9%	141 (70.1%)	9 (4.5%)	27 (13.4%)	14 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)								(n/a)																	$10,134		$10,134
Salem Drive School	Public	K-5	29 Salem Drive	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 515-2440	245	26	9.4	2.4%	169 (69.0%)	12 (4.9%)	30 (12.2%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	76.5	335^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.1%		87.3	165^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.7%	170	48.8		44.2	70.6	80.5				51.2	80.4	70.8						$9,615	$29	$9,586
Unity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Evergreen Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Unity Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-1808	256	25	10.2	16.8%	76 (29.7%)	30 (11.7%)	38 (14.8%)	94 (36.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	82.2	245^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.8%		80	282^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.9%	37	70.0	20.0	54.9	75.0	80.0	67.8	85.7	76.0	67.7	67.9	70.0	57.1	61.5	86.6	50.0	70.3	$10,094	$320	$9,774
Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Brooklawn Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2847	392	30	13.2	11.0%	144 (36.7%)	19 (4.8%)	49 (12.5%)	164 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	89.2	138^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.8%		92.4	76^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.3%	62	59.3		71.2	80.6	72.4				84.7	80.7	69.0						$10,284	$139	$10,145
Sussex Avenue School	Public	3-5	125 Sussex Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2250	327	30	10.9	45.3%	129 (39.4%)	24 (7.3%)	154 (47.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	50.7	672^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.1%		47.8	702^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	47.5%	30	27.4		45.4	58.7	58.8				50.0	39.5	46.1						$11,169	$283	$10,886
Lake Parsippany Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Kingston Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7572	284	24	11.6	15.5%	55 (19.4%)	5 (1.8%)	67 (23.6%)	138 (48.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	81.5	266^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.3%		92.4	75^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.4%	191	54.3		50.0	78.5	82.6				62.0	65.1	84.8						$13,041	$205	$12,836
Alexander Hamilton	Public	3-5	24 Mills Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2190	251	31	8.2	58.2%	74 (29.5%)	16 (6.4%)	146 (58.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	60.4	529^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		53.1	631^st of 1338 public elementary schools	52.8%	102	36.8		44.3	60.0	64.7				52.3	50.0	55.1						$13,131	$348	$12,783
Bee Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Reynolds Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2419	294	30	9.7	6.1%	173 (58.8%)	9 (3.1%)	41 (13.9%)	55 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	60.3	533^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	60.4%		67.3	453^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	66.1%	80	28.5		64.1	60.4	50.0				60.4	62.8	42.8						$12,321	$22	$12,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountview Road School

What district is Mountview Road School in?

Hanover Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Mountview Road School?

Students at Mountview Road School are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mountview Road School attend?

Students who attend Mountview Road School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial Junior School
High : Whippany Park High School

Is Mountview Road School a good school?

Mountview Road School ranks 206^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountview Road School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Mountview Road School.

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