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Mountain View School

Public Grades 5-8

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Mountain View School is a public middle school located in Mendham, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 218 students. The school is part of the Mendham Borough School District, which is ranked 16 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountain View School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking of 5 out of 752 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with high proficiency rates in NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subject areas, often significantly outperforming the state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its female and male students, as well as its white student population, who consistently rank among the top middle schools in the state. Additionally, the school's special education students perform well, ranking 6th out of 535 New Jersey middle schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

Mountain View School also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 2.8% to 3.2% in recent years, which is significantly lower than the state average. The school has a very low percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 1.77% to 3.67% in recent years, indicating a relatively affluent student population. Additionally, the school has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.1 to 8.3 in recent years, which is significantly lower than the nearby schools, such as Mendham Township Middle School and William Annin Middle School, and likely contributes to the school's academic success.

208

Students ?

6.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,123

Per pupil spending ?

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Dean Road
Mendham, NJ 07945-1626

(973) 543-7075

District: Mendham Borough School District

Students who attend Mountain View School usually attend:

High:

West Morris Mendham High School

Feeder schools for Mountain View School:

Elementary:

Hilltop School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (83% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

New Jersey avg43%

5^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 609Mendham Borough 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	95.4	5 of 752	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	7 of 743	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	17 of 748	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	19 of 745	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	24 of 652	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	103 of 745	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	93 of 716	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	85.3	69 of 712	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	71.5	179 of 713	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	131 of 713	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	88.3	19 of 717	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	90.4	11 of 704	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	20 of 677	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.5	16 of 684	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.4	5 of 677	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.3	14 of 664	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	26 of 640	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	83.3	56 of 631	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	12 of 615	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	89.4	10 of 599	98.3%	★★★★★
2004	87.6	27 of 588	95.4%	★★★★★
2003	90.2	4 of 574	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	9 of 728	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	5 of 717	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	9 of 720	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	7 of 726	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	15 of 625	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	28 of 703	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	41 of 680	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	8 of 726	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	6 of 719	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	28 of 718	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	14 of 730	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	39 of 635	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	64 of 697	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	58 of 675	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	54.0	175 of 505	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	96.8	6 of 535	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	10 of 502	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	6 of 510	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	9 of 509	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	13 of 512	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	18 of 435	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	34 of 504	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	45 of 497	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)65th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I99%+53 vs state

English Language Arts91%+35 vs state

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

Science62%+37 vs state

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Schools Near Mountain View School

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain View School	Public	5-8	100 Dean Road	Mendham	07945	Morris County	Mendham Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7075	208	30	6.9	3.4%	170 (81.7%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	95.4	5^th of 752 public middle schools	99.3%		96.4	7^th of 743 public middle schools	99.1%	2	51.0	69.7			83.0	92.1	100.0	89.4			68.1	92.1	75.7	80.7		100.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	$12,123	$118	$12,005
Mendham Township Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Washington Valley Road	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	342	36	9.6	0.9%	277 (81.0%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.3%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	97.4	2^nd of 752 public middle schools	99.7%		98	3^rd of 743 public middle schools	99.6%	1	62.3	55.9			93.1	100.0	97.3	98.6			81.9	89.5	88.9	93.9		100.0	100.0			$18,518	$38	$18,480
Bernardsville Middle School	Public	5-8	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-1916	419	43	9.7	17.9%	269 (64.2%)	3 (0.7%)	108 (25.8%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	87.7	65^th of 752 public middle schools	91.4%		83.1	94^th of 743 public middle schools	87.3%	29	45.4	45.3			69.7	76.5	79.8	87.2			52.3	63.2	68.2	32.8		95.7	96.2			$9,053	$134	$8,919
Black River Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Rt. 513 - North Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 879-6363	352	36	9.8	5.7%	255 (72.4%)	7 (2.0%)	52 (14.8%)	29 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	84.3	90^th of 752 public middle schools	88.0%		84.2	87^th of 743 public middle schools	88.3%	3		47.9				73.4	72.0	80.5				62.4	55.7	46.8	100.0	91.7	94.9	100.0	100.0	$11,856	$160	$11,696
Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	507 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-8700	959	88	10.8	14.7%	576 (60.1%)	44 (4.6%)	188 (19.6%)	121 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.8%)	72.8	174^th of 752 public middle schools	76.9%		72.7	176^th of 743 public middle schools	76.3%	2		26.0				74.5	66.0	71.7				58.9	59.3	17.3	100.0	71.3	73.6	95.8	95.8	$10,005	$53	$9,952
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	7-8	47 Eyland Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-2973	531	53	9.9	21.3%	317 (59.7%)	26 (4.9%)	133 (25.0%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	55.8	304^th of 752 public middle schools	59.6%		60.9	269^th of 743 public middle schools	63.8%	35		18.9					62.1	66.0					40.7	12.6		75.9	76.2			$16,096		$16,096
Frelinghuysen Middle School	Public	6-8	West Hanover Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2200	1,078	103	10.4	45.2%	439 (40.7%)	83 (7.7%)	493 (45.7%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	51.2	343^rd of 752 public middle schools	54.4%		50.1	341^st of 743 public middle schools	54.1%	2		21.0				62.0	54.8	67.1				38.2	23.7	6.2	100.0	74.8	81.7	97.8	97.8	$11,182	$194	$10,988
Lincoln/Roosevelt School	Public	5-6	34 North Hillside Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-4331	484	46	10.5	25.4%	286 (59.1%)	21 (4.3%)	139 (28.7%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)								(n/a)	26.6				41.0	48.9					37.4	36.3								$11,069		$11,069
Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	398	45	8.7	13.6%	263 (66.1%)	19 (4.8%)	73 (18.3%)	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	85.7	79^th of 752 public middle schools	89.5%		90.1	42^nd of 743 public middle schools	94.3%	37	49.4	20.3	60.0	86.1	78.9	85.1	84.1	84.4	72.3	73.8	70.6	82.6	59.4	65.2		100.0	100.0			$12,826		$12,826
William Annin Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Quincy Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-2610	1,122	113	9.9	2.6%	507 (45.2%)	12 (1.1%)	109 (9.7%)	444 (39.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.2%)	90.7	39^th of 752 public middle schools	94.8%		91.9	29^th of 743 public middle schools	96.1%	10		51.1				84.7	89.7	84.3				86.4	76.2	32.7	100.0	91.4	93.6	100.0	100.0	$10,219		$10,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View School

What high school do graduates of Mountain View School attend?

Students who attend Mountain View School usually go on to attend West Morris Mendham High School

What district is Mountain View School in?

Mendham Borough School District

Is Mountain View School a good school?

Yes! Mountain View School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools.

How many students attend Mountain View School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Mountain View School.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View School?

Students at Mountain View School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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