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Wildwood Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Wildwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, serving 438 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Mountain Lakes Public School District, Wildwood consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and low chronic absenteeism.

Wildwood Elementary School's students demonstrate remarkable academic achievement, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.1% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.7%. The school's performance extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, and White students, as well as special education students, who rank 12th out of 958 New Jersey elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Riverview Elementary School in Denville Township and Lake Hiawatha Elementary School in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, Wildwood Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates. This consistent high performance suggests a strong and stable educational program that effectively supports student learning, making Wildwood Elementary School a standout institution in the state of New Jersey.

423

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,491

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Glen Rd.
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046

(973) 334-3609

District: Mountain Lakes Public School District

Students who attend Wildwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Briarcliff Middle School
High:	Mountain Lakes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Asian:

18.9%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (84% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

New Jersey avg46%

19^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady 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	95.6	19 of 1347	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	24 of 1338	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	16 of 1342	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	14 of 1345	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	39 of 1360	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	38 of 1353	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	19 of 1352	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	7 of 1346	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	25 of 1357	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.9	89 of 1363	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	72 of 1367	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	82 of 1363	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	135 of 1360	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	21 of 1354	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	21 of 1346	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	87.0	11 of 1338	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	81.4	88 of 1329	93.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.5	6 of 1314	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	80.8	155 of 1303	88.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.7	334 of 1298	74.3%	★★★★☆
2003	88.9	24 of 1204	98.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	37 of 330	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	28 of 340	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	9 of 346	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	28 of 348	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.5	102 of 370	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	26 of 370	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	25 of 1326	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	21 of 1317	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	10 of 1318	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	15 of 1326	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	24 of 1331	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	32 of 1333	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	30 of 1318	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	44 of 1313	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	28 of 1315	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	24 of 1324	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	76 of 1335	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	52 of 1334	96.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	89 of 1023	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	78 of 989	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	12 of 958	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	37 of 949	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	28 of 1007	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	82 of 1001	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	18 of 970	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	24 of 963	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	30 of 975	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	30 of 976	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	63 of 1023	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	62 of 1022	93.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts87%+37 vs state

Mathematics85%+38 vs state

Science70%+40 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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Glen Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-3609	423	41	10.4	0.7%	272 (64.3%)	8 (1.9%)	22 (5.2%)	80 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	95.6	19^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.7	24^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	70.2		85.7	83.2	92.1				88.9	85.7	81.5					$14,491	$228	$14,263
Lake Drive Program for Hearing Impaired	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Lake Drive	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 299-0166	64	23	2.7	17.2%	24 (37.5%)	2 (3.1%)	32 (50.0%)	4 (6.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)																$65,045		$65,045
Intervale Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Pitt Rd	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 263-7075	287	26	11.0	18.8%	90 (31.4%)	9 (3.1%)	51 (17.8%)	122 (42.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	82	250^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.1	250^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.3%		46.5		55.3	71.1	78.6				86.9	66.6	65.1					$11,528	$245	$11,283
School Street School	Public	PK, KG-2	720 Birch Street	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	325	23	14.1	35.4%	156 (48.0%)	19 (5.8%)	89 (27.4%)	44 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.6%)								(n/a)																$11,454	$146	$11,308
Rockaway Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Valley Road	Boonton Township	07005	Morris County	Boonton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 334-4162	396	43	9.2	2.0%	303 (76.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.1%)	39 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	87.8	163^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.9%		91.1	94^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.0%	69	50.0	31.6	66.6	85.7	74.1	90.3	74.4	92.1	69.2	75.5	55.5	87.8	61.3	65.8	65.8	$16,532	$57	$16,475
Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Knoll Road	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7060	394	29	13.5	29.2%	96 (24.4%)	9 (2.3%)	67 (17.0%)	202 (51.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	76.9	330^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.5%		78	306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.1%	24	47.5		61.1	73.6	59.4				61.8	64.8	66.1					$9,117	$161	$8,956
Eastlake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Eba Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7583	364	29	12.5	13.7%	55 (15.1%)	10 (2.7%)	50 (13.7%)	243 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	82.8	233^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.7%		88.1	149^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.9%	84	58.3		59.7	69.7	70.9				68.7	67.9	85.4					$12,346	$164	$12,182
Northvail Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Eileen Court	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 263-7070	359	30	12.1	12.5%	40 (11.1%)	16 (4.5%)	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	89.3	135^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.0%		94.3	46^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.6%	89	54.8		69.2	77.8	73.8				84.9	80.0	74.2					$9,614	$157	$9,457
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
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 St Marys Place	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6545	465	50	9.3	3.4%	365 (78.5%)	7 (1.5%)	39 (8.4%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	82.1	248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.1	218^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.7%	30	51.2		69.5	66.2	77.9				75.6	60.3	61.6					$9,403	$18	$9,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Wildwood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Wildwood Elementary School?

Students at Wildwood Elementary School are 64% White, 19% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Wildwood Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Wildwood Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Wildwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wildwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Briarcliff Middle School
High : Mountain Lakes High School

How many students attend Wildwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Wildwood Elementary School.

What district is Wildwood Elementary School in?

Mountain Lakes Public School District

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