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Enrollment
1,035
High
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341065004332
Montville Township High School
100 HORSENECK ROAD, MONTVILLE, NJ 07045 · (973) 331-7100 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,035 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
45 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 217 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 290 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 285 | 28% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Montville Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
50.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 58.1% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Montville Township High School
Montville Township High School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montville Township High School this school | 1,035 | 4.3% | 65.2% |
| River Dell Regional High School ORADELL | 1,025 | 2.1% | 70.7% |
| Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest Demarest | 1,038 | 1.3% | 78.7% |
| Hopewell Valley Central High School PENNINGTON | 1,068 | 6.1% | 59.0% |
| Northern Highlands Regional High School ALLENDALE | 1,257 | 1.0% | 73.8% |
| Holmdel High School HOLMDEL | 934 | 2.8% | 61.4% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Montville Township High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #55 of 397 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #90 of 400 ▼ 18 | #13 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #56 of 395 ▲ 10 | #8 of 25 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,035 | #170 of 442 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #33 of 388 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #170 of 389 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.3% | #365 of 405 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #49 of 200 | #9 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,035
-44 (-4%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
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 | 1,035 | 106 | 9.8:1 | 4% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 1,081 | 110 | 9.8:1 | 4% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 1,112 | 107 | 10.4:1 | 2% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 1,079 | 109 | 9.9:1 | 3% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 1,212 | 117.6 | 10.3:1 | 2% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 1,212 | 123 | 9.8:1 | 2% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 1,365 | 97 | 14.1:1 | 1% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 856 | 70 | 12.2:1 | 0% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 65 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montville Township High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,212 to 1,035); teachers down 10% (117.6 to 106).
About Montville Township High School
Montville Township High School is a medium-sized high school in MONTVILLE, New Jersey. The school's 1,035 students are in grades 9 through 12.
Montville Township High School is a school in Montville Township School District. The district has 7 schools and 3,500 students.
Roughly 60% of students at Montville Township High School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 68%. Montville Township High School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Montville Township High School is 106 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.8:1. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Around 4% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 19% average among public schools in Morris County.
The allk12 Grade for Montville Township High School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public high schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Montville Township High School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 63.8%. Montville Township High School scores 65.2%, 1.4 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Morris County, the median household income is $137,326, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Morris County is home to 156 public schools and about 72,239 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Robert R Lazar Middle School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Montville Township High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Montville Township High School's enrollment dropped 4%, to 1,035.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Montville Township High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montville Township School District
- Robert R Lazar Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Woodmont SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Valley View SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Hilldale SchoolElementary · 327 students
- William Mason SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other schools in MONTVILLE
- Robert R Lazar Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- William Mason SchoolElementary · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Robert R Lazar Middle School0.4 mi · 798
- Valley View School0.7 mi · 360
- Hilldale School0.9 mi · 327
- Woodmont School1.6 mi · 366
- Lake Hiawatha Elementary School1.8 mi · 445
- Cedar Hill School1.8 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Montville Township High SchoolHow many students attend Montville Township High School?
Montville Township High School enrolls approximately 1,035 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Montville Township High School serve?
Montville Township High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montville Township High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montville Township High School is approximately 9.8:1 (106 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Montville Township High School?
Student demographics at Montville Township High School are roughly 60% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Montville Township High School in?
Montville Township High School is part of Montville Township School District.
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