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High Mountain Road School

765 High Mountain Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 · (201) 891-4433 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools

Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
8 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3411%
Kindergarten4515%
Grade 1279%
Grade 24114%
Grade 35318%
Grade 44716%
Grade 55418%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
24481%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
269%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
207%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16655%
Female
13545%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
High Mountain Road School→Franklin Avenue Middle School
Based on grade levels within Franklin Lakes School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
81.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
82.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2581.0%82.3%
2023-2474.1%79.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like High Mountain Road School

High Mountain Road School's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
High Mountain Road School this school3012.7%71.3%
Adlai E. Stevenson School
FAIRFIELD
3124.5%N/A
Hilltop School
MENDHAM
2893.8%80.3%
Torey J. Sabatini School
MADISON
2813.2%81.2%
Jessie F. George Elementary
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON
2823.9%71.6%
Harding Township School
NEW VERNON
2912.7%73.3%
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where High Mountain Road School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Bergen County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
71.3%#142 of 1,290#45 of 137
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.3%#60 of 1,319
▲ 14
#17 of 149
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#79 of 1,319
▲ 99
#27 of 149
▲ 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
301#1,101 of 1,562#114 of 173
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.3:1#175 of 1,390#12 of 151
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.0%#1,188 of 1,392#145 of 151
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
2.7%#1,408 of 1,481#127 of 154
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
301
+54 (+22%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530132.59.3:13% (8)
2023-2429729.510.1:13% (10)
2022-2330032.59.2:14% (12)
2020-21247259.9:13% (8)
2017-1819726.57.4:10% (0)
2015-16219239.5:10% (0)
2010-112521913.3:10% (0)
2000-014713413.8:10% (0)
1990-912201514.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Mountain Road School.

Since 2017-18: students up 53% (197 to 301); teachers up 23% (26.5 to 32.5).

About High Mountain Road School

High Mountain Road School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. It enrolled 301 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.

Franklin Lakes School District counts 4 schools and 1,165 students, including High Mountain Road School.

White students make up 81% of enrollment at High Mountain Road School. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Bergen County is about 55% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

High Mountain Road School's 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.3:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 3%. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County, the school's rate is lower.

allk12 grades High Mountain Road School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

The model predicts 64.7% for a school in New Jersey with High Mountain Road School's free or reduced-price lunch share. High Mountain Road School posts 71.3%.

In the county around the school, Bergen County, the median household income is $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Bergen County is home to 291 public schools and about 133,883 public school students.

The closest public school to High Mountain Road School is Ramapo High School, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, High Mountain Road School ranks 1st on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for High Mountain Road School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 54 more students in 2024-25.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for High Mountain Road School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Bergen County at a glance

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Population
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students

Quick facts

School name
High Mountain Road School
District
Franklin Lakes School District
Address
765 High Mountain Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Phone
(201) 891-4433
County
Bergen County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
301
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
9.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
8 (3%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340537000460
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About High Mountain Road School
What is the total enrollment at High Mountain Road School?
High Mountain Road School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does High Mountain Road School serve?
High Mountain Road School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does High Mountain Road School have?
High Mountain Road School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at High Mountain Road School?
At High Mountain Road School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is High Mountain Road School in?
High Mountain Road School is part of Franklin Lakes School District.
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