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Montville Township High School

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Montville Township High School ranks 47 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Montville Township High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Montville, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,081. The school is part of the Montville Township School District, which is ranked 56 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montville Township High School consistently ranks among the top 50-70 high schools in New Jersey, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (75.7% in 2024-2025) and Mathematics (81.3% in 2024-2025 for the NJGPA). Montville Township High School's students outperform the state and district averages in most subject areas, indicating strong academic achievement. The school's male students and Asian students consistently rank among the top 50 high schools in New Jersey, with 5-star and 4-star ratings, respectively. Montville Township High School's special education students also perform exceptionally well, ranking 13th out of 359 New Jersey high schools in 2024-2025.

Montville Township High School maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 98.2% in recent years, and has low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.2%. However, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 1.1% to 16.6% in recent years, which is an area of concern. Compared to nearby schools like Essex County West Caldwell Technical, James Caldwell High School, and Parsippany High School, Montville Township High School consistently outperforms them in academic metrics such as test scores and graduation rates.

1,035

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,537

Per pupil spending ?

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Horseneck Road
Montville, NJ 07045-9626

(973) 331-7100

District: Montville Township School District

Feeder schools for Montville Township High School:

Elementary:	Cedar Hill School
	Hilldale School
	Valley View School
	William Mason School
	More...
	Woodmont School
Middle:	Robert R Lazar Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

Asian:

23.3%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg42%

47^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 609Montville 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	81.7	47 of 434	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	50 of 429	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	54 of 422	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	51 of 415	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	70 of 405	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	48 of 416	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	85 of 415	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.8	72 of 411	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	53.8	132 of 409	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	110 of 406	72.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	96 of 411	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	93 of 396	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	114 of 388	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	71 of 378	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	79.5	59 of 371	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	77 of 370	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	81.7	39 of 359	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	87 of 361	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	51 of 357	85.7%	★★★★☆
2005	75.7	87 of 351	75.2%	★★★★☆
2004	77.2	65 of 348	81.3%	★★★★☆
2003	81.9	48 of 343	86.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	33 of 190	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	41 of 191	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	60 of 172	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	43 of 175	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	40 of 165	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	66 of 191	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	64 of 198	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	62 of 426	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	53 of 420	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	53 of 416	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	43 of 414	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	63 of 402	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	51 of 408	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	117 of 403	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	62 of 406	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	44 of 403	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	94 of 385	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	21 of 382	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	58.4	108 of 374	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	44 of 364	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	112 of 368	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	58 of 377	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	93 of 358	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	34 of 347	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	41 of 426	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	44 of 419	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	68 of 414	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	52 of 410	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	69 of 402	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	67 of 407	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	86 of 405	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	13 of 359	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	43 of 361	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	95 of 339	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	40 of 344	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	65 of 333	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	24 of 349	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	61.6	83 of 355	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	58 of 347	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	60 of 345	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	69 of 335	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	63 of 335	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	97 of 336	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	72 of 339	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	46.6	144 of 340	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry92%+36 vs state

Mathematics81%+23 vs state

English Language Arts76%+26 vs state

Science51%+19 vs state

Algebra I50%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montville Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Horseneck Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	1,035	106	9.7	4.3%	622 (60.1%)	17 (1.6%)	119 (11.5%)	241 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	27 (2.6%)	81.7	47^th of 434 public high schools	89.2%		81	50^th of 429 public high schools	88.3%	3		81.3	50.7	75.7	52.0	30.0	50.4	91.5	91.5			$15,537	$35	$15,502
Parsippany High School	Public	9-12	309 Baldwin Rd	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7001	900	93	9.6	26.0%	304 (33.8%)	32 (3.6%)	193 (21.4%)	341 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.2%)	65.9	113^th of 434 public high schools	74.0%		61.7	139^th of 429 public high schools	67.6%	26	86.0	67.1	42.1	62.3	27.6		27.3	87.2	87.2	100.0	100.0	$12,402	$42	$12,360
Boonton High School	Public	9-12	306 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	646	62	10.4	32.5%	360 (55.7%)	36 (5.6%)	186 (28.8%)	52 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	59.2	149^th of 434 public high schools	65.7%		54.3	175^th of 429 public high schools	59.2%	26	88.4	63.2	28.3	64.3	30.5		29.0	57.2	57.2			$12,531	$183	$12,348
Mountain Lakes High School	Public	9-12	96 Powerville Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-8400	546	56	9.7	2.0%	388 (71.1%)	11 (2.0%)	51 (9.3%)	74 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	82.7	42^nd of 434 public high schools	90.3%		78.9	60^th of 429 public high schools	86.0%	18		85.8	55.2	81.2	62.9	48.0	60.0			84.4	84.4	$13,883	$143	$13,740
Essex County West Caldwell Technical	Public	9-12	620 Passaic Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2205	353	35	10.0	66.0%	14 (4.0%)	133 (37.7%)	197 (55.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.6	249^th of 434 public high schools	42.6%		51.3	194^th of 429 public high schools	54.8%	55		61.0	16.7	54.2	30.5		30.5	29.2	26.9			$13,110	$420	$12,690
Essex High School	Public	9-12	369 Passaic Avenue	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Essex Regional Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-1389	34	3	11.3	64.7%	1 (2.9%)	32 (94.1%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Essex Campus Academy	Public	9-12	369 Passaic Avenue	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Essex Regional Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-1389	37	3	12.3	59.5%	1 (2.7%)	23 (62.2%)	13 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
James Caldwell High School	Public	9-12	265 Westville Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-6981	749	75	9.9	11.5%	574 (76.6%)	18 (2.4%)	115 (15.4%)	35 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	73.1	79^th of 434 public high schools	81.8%		76.5	69^th of 429 public high schools	83.9%	10		81.7	40.0	64.4	45.9		45.9	86.9	86.9			$14,431	$24	$14,407
West Essex High School	Public	9-12	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	1,061	93	11.4	3.3%	844 (79.5%)	25 (2.4%)	101 (9.5%)	68 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.4%)	69.8	96^th of 434 public high schools	77.9%		78.4	64^th of 429 public high schools	85.1%	32		83.5	32.2	66.4	36.7		36.5	89.0	89.0	100.0	100.0	$9,583		$9,583
Pequannock Township High School	Public	9-12	85 Sunset Road	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6000	655	65	10.1	6.4%	529 (80.8%)	5 (0.8%)	95 (14.5%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	77.3	60^th of 434 public high schools	86.2%		77.3	67^th of 429 public high schools	84.4%	7		83.4	45.6	76.3	41.6		41.6	92.7	92.7			$14,463	$91	$14,372

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What schools feed into Montville Township High School?

Montville Township High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cedar Hill School
Elementary : Hilldale School
Elementary : Valley View School
Elementary : William Mason School
Elementary : Woodmont School
Middle : Robert R Lazar Middle School

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