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Briarcliff Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Briarcliff Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 257 students. This exceptional 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.

Briarcliff Middle School consistently ranks among the top 10-19 middle schools in New Jersey, with exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 98.6% of 6th graders, 91.6% of 7th graders, and 86% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, far exceeding the state averages. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top 5-30 middle schools in the state for female, male, Asian, and white student groups in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, Briarcliff Middle School maintains very low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.5% to 16.6%, significantly lower than the state average.

While Briarcliff Middle School's performance is exceptional, it also stands out among nearby schools. For example, Frelinghuysen Middle School, Memorial Junior School, and Copeland Middle School, which are within 5-6 miles of Briarcliff, have significantly lower proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics compared to Briarcliff. Additionally, Briarcliff Middle School's students demonstrate exceptional performance in Algebra and Geometry, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90% and ranking among the top schools in the state.

263

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,304

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

93 Briarcliff Rd.
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046

(973) 334-0342

District: Mountain Lakes Public School District

Students who attend Briarcliff Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mountain Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Briarcliff Middle School:

Elementary:

Wildwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Asian:

19.0%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2014 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (82% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg78%

New Jersey avg43%

19^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ 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	93.0	19 of 752	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	12 of 743	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	13 of 748	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	81 of 745	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	46 of 745	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	40 of 716	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.5	14 of 712	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	19 of 713	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	88.7	33 of 713	95.4%	★★★★★
2014	89.4	10 of 717	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	90.0	14 of 704	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	13 of 677	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	11 of 684	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	12 of 677	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.5	9 of 664	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.8	8 of 640	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	88.1	6 of 631	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	88.9	9 of 615	98.5%	★★★★★
2005	87.3	32 of 599	94.7%	★★★★★
2004	82.7	85 of 588	85.5%	★★★★☆
2003	91.3	3 of 574	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	5 of 204	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	5 of 200	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	3 of 201	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	42 of 200	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	31 of 199	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	23 of 200	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	20 of 728	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	10 of 717	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	16 of 720	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	40 of 726	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	20 of 703	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	15 of 680	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	30 of 726	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	13 of 719	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	9 of 718	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	45 of 730	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	14 of 697	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	7 of 675	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	98.8	4 of 510	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	2 of 505	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	32 of 535	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	2 of 492	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	4 of 471	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	39 of 502	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	17 of 510	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	14 of 509	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	56 of 512	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	10 of 504	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	9 of 497	98.2%	★★★★★

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 (2024)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+51 vs state

English Language Arts92%+35 vs state

Mathematics78%+44 vs state

Science38%+19 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)			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
Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	93	19^th of 752 public middle schools	97.5%		94.9	12^th of 743 public middle schools	98.4%	7		38.4				98.6	91.6	86.0				88.0	84.9	38.7		96.3	96.9			$18,304	$355	$17,949
John Hill School	Public	3-8	435 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	556	65	8.4	40.1%	263 (47.3%)	33 (5.9%)	179 (32.2%)	59 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	66.3	228^th of 752 public middle schools	69.7%		80.6	119^th of 743 public middle schools	84.0%	109	39.0	16.6	48.7	53.7	52.3	52.8	79.8	73.0	64.1	39.1	43.7	39.1	63.9	28.2		94.7	94.7			$11,679	$90	$11,589
Valleyview Middle School	Public	6-8	320 Diamond Spring Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6535	571	55	10.4	6.0%	405 (70.9%)	10 (1.8%)	81 (14.2%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	81.3	115^th of 752 public middle schools	84.7%		82.4	101^st of 743 public middle schools	86.4%	14		30.4				71.5	84.9	87.3				45.6	61.9	39.3	100.0	94.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	$10,360	$32	$10,328
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Route 46	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7125	755	79	9.5	25.2%	197 (26.1%)	31 (4.1%)	138 (18.3%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	76.5	148^th of 752 public middle schools	80.3%		76.2	150^th of 743 public middle schools	79.8%	2		31.9				71.4	63.2	65.0				67.1	54.4	33.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,269	$430	$10,839
Brooklawn Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Beachwood Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7551	925	84	11.0	13.2%	322 (34.8%)	35 (3.8%)	118 (12.8%)	418 (45.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	80.4	127^th of 752 public middle schools	83.1%		82.5	97^th of 743 public middle schools	86.9%	30		39.3				68.1	65.4	70.2				66.2	57.8	41.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,010	$41	$10,969
Robert R Lazar Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Changebridge Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	798	76	10.5	4.1%	429 (53.8%)	11 (1.4%)	92 (11.5%)	233 (29.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	89.6	51^st of 752 public middle schools	93.2%		92	28^th of 743 public middle schools	96.2%	23		38.1				76.3	81.3	82.4				71.1	72.6	51.6	100.0	98.9	99.0			$14,639	$70	$14,569
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	299	32	9.4	32.4%	143 (47.8%)	12 (4.0%)	111 (37.1%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	64.3	239^th of 752 public middle schools	68.2%		70	192^nd of 743 public middle schools	74.2%	47	20.3	30.1		50.0	43.5	56.4	45.3	80.3		64.0	32.8	40.7	34.6	44.9		100.0	100.0			$8,950	$140	$8,810
Memorial Junior School	Public	6-8	61 Highland Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2427	419	45	9.3	5.7%	247 (58.9%)	18 (4.3%)	68 (16.2%)	55 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	78.8	136^th of 752 public middle schools	81.9%		82.4	99^th of 743 public middle schools	86.7%	37		36.2				63.4	67.5	74.4				54.9	52.1	48.7		97.4	97.4			$9,917	$15	$9,902
Copeland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Lake Shore Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 627-2465	799	76	10.5	20.4%	431 (53.9%)	37 (4.6%)	233 (29.2%)	61 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.0%)	65.8	235^th of 752 public middle schools	68.8%		56.3	299^th of 743 public middle schools	59.8%	64		25.1				73.4	64.9	66.8				51.3	35.6	24.9	92.0	90.4	91.1	100.0	100.0	$15,388	$64	$15,324
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

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