Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340537000460
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
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 18% |
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%
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
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.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 82.3% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 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 · methodologyTier
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain Road School this school | 301 | 2.7% | 71.3% |
| Adlai E. Stevenson School FAIRFIELD | 312 | 4.5% | N/A |
| Hilltop School MENDHAM | 289 | 3.8% | 80.3% |
| Torey J. Sabatini School MADISON | 281 | 3.2% | 81.2% |
| Jessie F. George Elementary TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON | 282 | 3.9% | 71.6% |
| Harding Township School NEW VERNON | 291 | 2.7% | 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| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In 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 2024-25Enrollment
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 year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 32.5 | 9.3:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 29.5 | 10.1:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 32.5 | 9.2:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 25 | 9.9:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 26.5 | 7.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 23 | 9.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | N/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
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Lakes School District
- Franklin Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 369 students
- Woodside Avenue SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Colonial Road SchoolElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Franklin Lakes
- Ramapo High SchoolHigh · 1,166 students
- Franklin Avenue Middle SchoolMiddle · 369 students
- Woodside Avenue SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Colonial Road SchoolElementary · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Ramapo High School1.1 mi · 1,166
- Colonial Road School1.7 mi · 231
- Sicomac Elementary School1.9 mi · 369
- Franklin Avenue Middle School2.1 mi · 369
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School2.1 mi · 607
- Wayne Hills High School2.2 mi · 1,162
Frequently asked questions
About High Mountain Road SchoolWhat 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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