Towaco’s public schools
Montville Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Towaco. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Towaco’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Towaco’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Hilldale School places highest (better than 97%); William Mason School lowest (80%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Towaco, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Montville Township High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Towaco, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Towaco · depends on your address
Valley View School
Grades PK–5 · 360 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Montville Township
Cedar Hill School
Grades PK–5 · 329 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Towaco
Robert R Lazar Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montville
7th grade in Towaco
Robert R Lazar Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montville
8th grade in Towaco
Robert R Lazar Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 798 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montville
9th grade in Towaco
Montville Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,035 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Montville
10th grade in Towaco
Montville Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,035 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Montville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montville Township School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Towaco vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Towaco’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Towaco | — | Montville Township |
| Montville | A | Montville Township |
| Fairfield | A− | Fairfield Township PK–6 · West Essex Regional 7–12 |
| Lincoln Park | A− | Lincoln Park Borough |
| Kinnelon | A | Kinnelon Borough |
Every school in Towaco
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Towaco’s schools
Are Towaco’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Towaco. Montville Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Towaco. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Towaco in?
Montville Township School District.
Where do Towaco kids go to high school?
Montville Township High School.
Parents talk
What Towaco families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Towaco → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.