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High Mountain School

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High Mountain School ranks 192 nd of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 74% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

High Mountain School is a 259-student middle school serving grades 5–8 in North Haledon, New Jersey. Its strongest standout is eighth-grade mathematics: 64% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 23% statewide and a 24% average at nearby schools with results; the next-highest nearby result was 44%.

Overall, the school’s reported grade averages were above the state in English language arts (ELA) and math, but below it in science: 61% versus 53% in ELA, 50% versus 37% in math, and 21% versus 23% in science. ELA results in grades 6–8 were also above nearby-school averages by 8, 5, and 10 percentage points. Math varied more by grade: High Mountain was below nearby averages in grades 5 and 6, but above them in grades 7 and 8. The reported proficiency rates for the school and the North Haledon School District are the same in every grade and subject shown.

Math has improved over time: its grades 5–8 average rose from 40% in 2022–2023 to 50% in 2025–2026, while the state average increased from 32% to 37%. ELA moved in the other direction, falling from 66% to 61%, and its advantage over the state narrowed from 12 to 8 points. For 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranked the school 192nd of 743 New Jersey schools, at the 74th percentile with 4 stars; it ranked fifth among nine nearby schools with a reported ranking. The student-teacher ratio was 10.4 in 2024–2025, and 24% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves special education students was at the 36th percentile, 38 points below the overall percentile of 74, and down 35 points from 2021–2022. Chronic absenteeism was 8%, below the state’s 14% and the district’s 10% in 2024–2025.

259

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,783

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

515 High Mountain Road
North Haledon, NJ 07508-2603

(973) 427-1220

District: North Haledon School District

Students who attend High Mountain School usually attend:

High:

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School

Feeder schools for High Mountain School:

Elementary:

Memorial Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

19.7%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg42%

192^nd of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

231^st of 607North Haledon 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
2026	70.7	192 of 743	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	216 of 752	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	170 of 743	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	168 of 748	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	176 of 745	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	136 of 652	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	211 of 745	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	284 of 716	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.8	200 of 712	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.7	77 of 713	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	85.1	58 of 713	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	79.7	140 of 717	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	134 of 704	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.1	239 of 677	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.6	257 of 684	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.9	145 of 677	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	213 of 664	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.9	179 of 640	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	207 of 631	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.0	169 of 615	72.5%	★★★★☆
2005	74.4	187 of 599	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	82.9	82 of 588	86.1%	★★★★☆
2003	87.1	32 of 574	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	213 of 716	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	234 of 728	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	178 of 717	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	189 of 720	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	182 of 726	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	93 of 625	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	338 of 703	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	298 of 680	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	161 of 589	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	187 of 608	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	273 of 589	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	300 of 587	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.6	97 of 591	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	152 of 590	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	155 of 613	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	178 of 584	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	288 of 568	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	169 of 549	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	238 of 522	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	171 of 714	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	199 of 726	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	171 of 719	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	161 of 718	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	177 of 730	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	169 of 635	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	141 of 697	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	250 of 675	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	307 of 482	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	206 of 510	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	155 of 535	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	91 of 401	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	45.3	226 of 492	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	301 of 471	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	184 of 490	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	208 of 502	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	126 of 510	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	131 of 509	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	155 of 512	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	121 of 435	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	192 of 504	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	253 of 497	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+8 vs state

Mathematics49%+11 vs state

Science21%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)					NJSLA Mathematics (2026)					NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)		NJSLA Algebra II (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 6th 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	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Mountain School	Public	5-8	515 High Mountain Road	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-1220	259	25	10.4	23.6%	189 (73.0%)	9 (3.5%)	51 (19.7%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	70.7	192^nd of 743 public middle schools	74.2%		67.8	216^th of 752 public middle schools	71.3%	24	24.2	17.2		51.6	64.8	61.4	65.5		40.4	45.1	50.9	64.0									$10,783	$311	$10,472
Prospect Park Middle School	Public	7-8	13 Wagaraw Bvd	Prospect Park	07508	Passaic County	Prospect Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 790-7909	143	15	9.5	51.7%	9 (6.3%)	13 (9.1%)	109 (76.2%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	25.5	545^th of 743 public middle schools	26.6%		17.8	628^th of 752 public middle schools	16.5%	83		7.3				37.1	39.5				20.3	14.1			66.7	66.7					$29,094	$2,220	$26,874
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Hawthorne Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6460	522	51	10.1	39.7%	215 (41.2%)	20 (3.8%)	258 (49.4%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	46.2	383^rd of 743 public middle schools	48.5%		58.7	288^th of 752 public middle schools	61.7%	95		11.3			54.4	58.7	51.9			28.9	34.5	17.4			77.8	77.8					$14,565	$274	$14,291
Anthony Wayne Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Garside Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2120	617	69	8.9	12.0%	395 (64.0%)	12 (1.9%)	113 (18.3%)	75 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	75.5	157^th of 743 public middle schools	78.9%		78.2	141^st of 752 public middle schools	81.3%	16		26.2			62.5	63.6	64.6			52.9	56.8	44.2			100.0	100.0					$22,521	$172	$22,349
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	344 Calvin Ct	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5750	607	62	9.7	0.5%	508 (83.7%)	6 (1.0%)	41 (6.8%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	82.5	103^rd of 743 public middle schools	86.1%		84.8	86^th of 752 public middle schools	88.6%	17		31.1			65.3	71.2	71.8			56.6	67.7	44.2			98.4	98.6					$18,832	$18	$18,814
Joseph A. Taub School	Public	6-8	202 Union Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0700	976	57	17.2	67.9%	36 (3.7%)	104 (10.7%)	579 (59.3%)	255 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19.1	609^th of 743 public middle schools	18.0%		17.6	629^th of 752 public middle schools	16.4%	20		4.7			32.4	30.2	37.1			12.2	14.2	9.4			78.4	78.4					$18,197	$763	$17,434
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	12 - 00 First Street	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5470	655	69	9.5	25.6%	323 (49.3%)	23 (3.5%)	176 (26.9%)	110 (16.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.7%)	77	145^th of 743 public middle schools	80.5%		82.9	100^th of 752 public middle schools	86.7%	45	30.0	22.3		50.7	66.3	72.0	62.1		55.8	71.0	54.8	37.9		100.0	91.7	96.1			77.0	77.0	$21,218	$148	$21,070
Young Men's Academy	Public	3-8	45 Smith Street	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2380	50	7	7.1	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	31 (62.0%)	18 (36.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$50,327	$2,096	$48,231
Glen Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	642	59	10.8	1.1%	408 (63.6%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.0%)	173 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	90.8	44^th of 743 public middle schools	94.1%		89.6	53^rd of 752 public middle schools	93.0%	9		34.1			77.9	87.8	81.3			77.0	79.8	40.5		100.0	92.6	93.3	100.0	100.0			$18,233	$84	$18,149
New Roberto Clemente	Public	6-8	482-506 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0240	473	45	10.5	63.0%	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.4%)	413 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	729^th of 743 public middle schools	1.9%		7.5	742^nd of 752 public middle schools	1.3%	13		0.6			15.9	3.1	9.0			8.8	4.2	3.8			21.4	21.4					$26,498	$1,107	$25,391

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