Summary:
Zip code 07046 has four listed schools serving 1,296 students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Wildwood Elementary School, Briarcliff Middle School, Mountain Lakes High School, and Lake Drive Program for Hearing Impaired. In 2025–2026, the reported grade-level results averaged 86% in ELA versus 51% statewide, 83% in mathematics versus 40%, and 54% in science versus 25%. The overall picture is strong, but high-school mathematics is a notable exception.
Briarcliff Middle School stands out in both reported results and SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ranking: it placed 5th of 743 schools, in the 99th percentile, with five stars. Its grade 6–8 results ranged from 89% to 95% in ELA and 66% to 93% in mathematics; Algebra I EOC proficiency was 100%. Wildwood Elementary School ranked 44th of 1,331 (97th percentile, five stars), with grade 3–5 results of 83%–84% in ELA and 75%–88% in mathematics. Mountain Lakes High School ranked 84th of 434 (81st percentile, four stars) and had strong grade 9 ELA and grade 11 science results, but its Algebra I EOC score was 35% and Geometry was 38%, below state results of 40% and 50%. Because the schools span different grades and Lake Drive has no supplied test scores, achievement comparisons are limited.
Recent changes point in different directions: Briarcliff grade 8 mathematics rose 27 points and grade 8 science rose 12, while Mountain Lakes High Algebra I EOC fell 25 points and Algebra II fell 32. Wildwood’s grade 5 science result fell 15 points. School context also differs: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 1% at Wildwood, 1% at Briarcliff, 2% at Mountain Lakes High, and 17% at Lake Drive. Student–teacher ratios were 10.4, 8.6, 9.7, and 2.7, respectively; these are descriptions, not explanations of test results.
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