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Mountain Lakes High School

Public Grades 9-12

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Mountain Lakes High School is a public high school serving approximately 550 students in grades 9-12 in the affluent community of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. The school is part of the Mountain Lakes Public School District, which is ranked 25 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountain Lakes High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 25-109 over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state averages on standardized tests in subjects like English, math, and science. The school also boasts an impressive 4-year graduation rate ranging from 91.1% to 100% and a very low dropout rate, typically around 0-1.2%. Additionally, Mountain Lakes High School maintains lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Whippany Park High School, Morris Hills High School, and the schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, Mountain Lakes High School generally outperforms these schools on academic measures, graduation rates, and student demographics. The school's high spending per student, at approximately $13,883 per student, may contribute to its exceptional performance and support for students, including those in special education, who also rank among the top in the state.

546

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,883

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

96 Powerville Rd.
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046

(973) 334-8400

District: Mountain Lakes Public School District

Feeder schools for Mountain Lakes High School:

Elementary:	Wildwood Elementary School
Middle:	Briarcliff Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

Asian:

13.6%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2014 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg73%

New Jersey avg42%

42^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 609Mountain Lakes Public 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	82.7	42 of 434	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	60 of 429	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	93 of 422	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	109 of 415	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	77 of 416	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	53 of 415	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.1	25 of 411	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	75.9	36 of 409	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	72.5	47 of 406	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	59 of 411	85.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	57 of 396	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.1	32 of 388	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	81.9	33 of 378	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	21 of 371	94.3%	★★★★★
2009	78.2	73 of 370	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	71.7	112 of 359	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	81.7	41 of 361	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	84.9	14 of 357	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	82.6	25 of 351	92.9%	★★★★★
2004	82.7	41 of 348	88.2%	★★★★☆
2003	84.3	35 of 343	89.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	60 of 190	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	32 of 191	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	53 of 172	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	26 of 175	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	40 of 191	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	19 of 198	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	46 of 426	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	70 of 420	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	89 of 416	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	71 of 414	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	39 of 408	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	26 of 403	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	21 of 406	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	30 of 403	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	72.2	54 of 382	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	45 of 426	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	83 of 419	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	85 of 414	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	76 of 410	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	32 of 407	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	41 of 405	89.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	12 of 359	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	66.0	77 of 361	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	21 of 339	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	26 of 344	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	3 of 349	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	63.2	78 of 355	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	44 of 347	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	43 of 345	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	72 of 335	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	87 of 335	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	30 of 339	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	26 of 340	92.4%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+28 vs state

Algebra II84%+3 vs state

English Language Arts81%+31 vs state

Algebra I60%+29 vs state

Science55%+24 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
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
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
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
Parsippany Hills High School	Public	9-12	20 Rita Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2815	1,035	103	10.0	18.7%	367 (35.5%)	42 (4.1%)	172 (16.6%)	407 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	42 (4.1%)	73.1	80^th of 434 public high schools	81.6%		73.8	82^nd of 429 public high schools	80.9%	2	88.8	75.5	60.0	60.8	39.6		38.9	83.3	83.3	100.0	100.0	$12,246	$35	$12,211
Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	885	75	11.7	8.4%	388 (43.8%)	14 (1.6%)	140 (15.8%)	293 (33.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	79.7	53^rd of 434 public high schools	87.8%		89	19^th of 429 public high schools	95.6%	34			70.3	88.1	51.1		51.1	66.1	66.1	90.7	90.7	$13,307	$971	$12,336
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
Academy for Performing Arts	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	144				101 (70.1%)	2 (1.4%)	27 (18.8%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	75.5	67^th of 434 public high schools	84.6%		75.9	74^th of 429 public high schools	82.8%	7		87.1	20.0	88.9	65.0		65.0	83.3	83.3			$10,631		$10,631
Morris Knolls High School	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	1,450	132	10.9	15.0%	874 (60.3%)	53 (3.7%)	343 (23.7%)	110 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.4%)	63.5	128^th of 434 public high schools	70.5%		74.8	79^th of 429 public high schools	81.6%	49		80.1	30.6	66.6	33.2	0.0	30.3	70.7	70.7	100.0	100.0	$14,021	$223	$13,798
Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2301	181				15 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	153 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	85	30^th of 434 public high schools	93.1%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	10				100.0						100.0	100.0	$12,298	$28	$12,270
Morris Hills High School	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 664-2301	1,140	117	9.7	31.4%	379 (33.2%)	43 (3.8%)	556 (48.8%)	119 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.1%)	66.7	108^th of 434 public high schools	75.1%		65.9	120^th of 429 public high schools	72.0%	12		68.9	40.5	70.0	36.4	8.7	33.7	87.1	87.1	100.0	100.0	$13,656	$364	$13,292

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