Mountainside Borough School District
Serves Mountainside.
Mountainside’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of New Jersey school districts
What stands out about Mountainside Borough School District
- Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 32 pts above the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the NJ average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $12.7M, about $16,985 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A+: better than 96% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mountainside. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NJ
2021–2298% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 4.3% since 2020–21.
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.