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Mountview Road School

30 MOUNTVIEW ROAD, MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950 · (973) 637-1550 · Morris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
28 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Kindergarten4316%
Grade 15219%
Grade 25420%
Grade 34316%
Grade 43814%
Grade 54617%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
17062%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
5018%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
114%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
2710%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
187%
DISTRICT 6% · 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
14452%
Female
13248%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mountview Road SchoolMemorial Junior School
Based on grade levels within Hanover Township 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
68.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2568.8%73.6%
2023-2475.6%63.0%
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →

Where Mountview Road School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Morris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.3%#208 of 1,290#26 of 76
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.6%#185 of 1,319#21 of 77
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.8%#291 of 1,319#34 of 77
Enrollment
ranked largest first
276#1,201 of 1,562#75 of 92
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.6:1#523 of 1,390#47 of 89
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.2%#605 of 1,392#33 of 89
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.1%#227 of 798#11 of 44
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
276
-57 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.0:1
% White
62%
was 70%
% Hispanic
18%
was 9%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
10%
was 17%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2527625.910.6:110% (28)
2023-2426325.410.3:16% (15)
2022-2324823.610.5:17% (18)
2017-1833327.812.0:12% (8)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountview Road School.

About Mountview Road School

Mountview Road School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in MORRIS PLAINS, New Jersey. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 276 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.

Mountview Road School is run by Hanover Township School District, whose 4 schools enroll 1,234 students.

Mountview Road School's enrollment is 62% White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Mountview Road School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Mountview Road School employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. Mountview Road School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 10%. That is 9 points below the 19% average for public schools in Morris County.

After adjusting for student poverty, Mountview Road School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.3%; the prediction is 60.6%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Morris County show that median household income is about $137,326, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Mountview Road School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County, which together enroll about 72,239 students.

Nearby, Morris Plains Borough School is about 1.3 miles away. Mountview Road School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Mountview Road School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.3% against a local average of 67.2%.

For locale, NCES codes Mountview Road School as Suburb: Large.

Federal counts put enrollment at 333 in 2017-18 and 276 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease. The share of Hispanic students increased 9 points, from 9% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.0:1 in 2017-18 to 10.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Morris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mountview Road School
District
Hanover Township School District
Address
30 MOUNTVIEW ROAD, MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950
Phone
(973) 637-1550
County
Morris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
276
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
10.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
28 (10%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340669004256
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Hanover Township School District
Other schools in MORRIS PLAINS
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Mountview Road School
What is the total enrollment at Mountview Road School?
Mountview Road School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mountview Road School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountview Road School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mountview Road School have?
Mountview Road School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Mountview Road School?
Student demographics at Mountview Road School are roughly 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Mountview Road School in?
Mountview Road School is part of Hanover Township School District.
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