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Mendham Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Mendham.

Mendham’s School Grade A better than 91% of New Jersey school districts

Students
497
Schools
2
Spent per student
$28,045
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mendham Borough School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 46 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $1,831 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mendham. Grade by grade →

PK–4Hilltop SchoolThis district
5–8Mountain View SchoolThis district
9–12West Morris Mendham High SchoolWest Morris Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency81%
State average 35.5% · 321 students tested
Reading / language arts83%
State average 48.6% · 321 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at West Morris Regional High School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,045 per student · 1% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 20%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
482’20
475’21
491’22
488’23
497’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.