High Mountain School

Summary:

High Mountain School is a public middle school located in North Haledon, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of 257. The school is part of the North Haledon School District, which is ranked 286 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

High Mountain School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools for the past several years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 170 out of 743 middle schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with ELA proficiency rates ranging from 57.6% to 69.7% and Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 23.7% to 51.6%, compared to the state averages of 52.3% to 53.9% and 19.4% to 40.1%, respectively.

While High Mountain School's overall performance is strong, the school's economically disadvantaged student population has shown more variability in their rankings, ranging from the top 40% to the bottom 40% of middle schools. This suggests that the school may need to focus on providing additional support and resources to ensure that all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background, have the opportunity to succeed. The school's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School in Wyckoff, but it is outperformed by the highly ranked Glen Rock Middle School and George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 515 High Mountain Road
       North Haledon, NJ  07508-2603


(973) 427-1220

District: North Haledon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
170th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,562 Help


Students who attend High Mountain School usually attend:

High:    Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School

Feeder schools for High Mountain School:

Elementary:    Memorial Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.8 Help
Number of students:  260

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.8%
Hispanic:
18.5%
African American:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  14.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details High Mountain School ranks better than 77.1% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.48. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.8%), Hispanic (18.5%), African American (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 14.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at High Mountain School is 9.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at High Mountain School is $13,562.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

High Mountain School:

SchoolDigger ranks High Mountain School 170th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See High Mountain School in the ranking list.)

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North Haledon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks North Haledon School District 286th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for High Mountain School

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Rank History for all students at High Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 87.09 32nd 574 94.4%
2004 82.90 82nd 588 86.1%
2005 74.36 187th 599 68.8%
2006 76.00 169th 615 72.5%
2007 71.72 207th 631 67.2%
2008 73.89 179th 640 72.0%
2009 71.34 213th 664 67.9%
2010 77.87 145th 677 78.6%
2011 67.56 257th 684 62.4%
2012 71.08 239th 677 64.7%
2013 79.69 134th 704 81.0%
2014 79.73 140th 717 80.5%
2015 85.15 58th 713 91.9%
2016 82.67 77th 713 89.2%
2017 70.84 200th 712 71.9%
2018 59.90 284th 716 60.3%
2019 69.56 211th 745 71.7%
2021 75.12 136th 652 79.1%
2022 71.87 176th 745 76.4%
2023 73.69 168th 748 77.5%
2024 73.48 170th 743 77.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at High Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.94 301st 471 36.1%
2019 45.29 226th 492 54.1%
2021 63.67 91st 401 77.3%
2022 56.85 155th 535 71.0%
2024 49.60 206th 510 59.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at High Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.87 238th 522 54.4%
2022 54.89 169th 549 69.2%
2023 43.41 288th 568 49.3%
2024 57.82 178th 584 69.5%
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Rank History for Female students at High Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.32 298th 680 56.2%
2019 54.16 338th 703 51.9%
2021 80.44 93rd 625 85.1%
2022 71.86 182nd 726 74.9%
2023 71.70 189th 720 73.8%
2024 73.07 178th 717 75.2%
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Rank History for Male students at High Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.50 250th 675 63.0%
2019 78.73 141st 697 79.8%
2021 68.23 169th 635 73.4%
2022 71.19 177th 730 75.8%
2023 74.62 161st 718 77.6%
2024 73.43 171st 719 76.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at High Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 73.63 97th 591 83.6%
2023 43.83 300th 587 48.9%
2024 48.06 273rd 589 53.7%
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Rank History for White students at High Mountain School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.27 253rd 497 49.1%
2019 59.17 192nd 504 61.9%
2021 62.88 121st 435 72.2%
2022 65.03 155th 512 69.7%
2023 69.71 131st 509 74.3%
2024 69.81 126th 510 75.3%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for High Mountain School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 222 1 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 228
1989 230 0 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 236
1990 244 5 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 252
1991 221 0 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 230
1992 210 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 216
1993 220 0 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 228
1994 215 0 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 222
1995 231 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1996 231 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1998 233 0 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1999 220 0 4 11 0 n/a n/a 0 235
2000 232 0 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 247
2001 218 0 2 16 0 n/a n/a 0 236
2002 221 1 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 239
2003 221 1 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 239
2004 243 7 1 29 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2005 236 8 4 31 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2006 242 4 6 29 0 n/a n/a 0 281
2007 235 9 8 27 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2008 232 11 9 34 0 n/a n/a 0 286
2009 226 14 12 34 0 0 0 0 286
2010 235 15 12 37 0 0 0 0 299
2011 255 9 8 52 0 0 0 0 324
2012 254 9 14 45 0 0 0 0 322
2013 275 8 14 41 0 0 1 0 339
2014 242 10 15 47 0 1 2 0 317
2015 235 10 12 33 0 0 2 0 292
2016 229 8 14 42 0 0 2 0 295
2017 207 14 9 38 0 1 2 0 271
2018 230 14 6 33 0 1 1 0 285
2019 221 9 5 38 0 1 1 0 275
2020 224 11 3 39 0 1 1 0 279
2021 216 7 3 40 0 0 0 0 266
2022 208 3 4 46 0 0 0 0 261
2023 202 6 6 42 0 0 1 0 257
2024 197 8 6 48 0 0 1 0 260

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at High Mountain School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 228 18.0 12.6 n/a
1989 236 19.0 12.4 n/a
1990 252 19.0 13.2 0.4
1991 230 19.0 12.1 2.6
1992 216 19.0 11.3 1.4
1993 228 19.9 11.5 2.6
1994 222 20.4 10.9 0.9
1995 233 19.5 11.9 5.6
1996 233 19.5 11.9 5.6
1998 240 20.6 11.7 7.5
1999 235 20.6 11.4 5.5
2000 247 20.0 12.4 8.9
2001 236 20.3 11.6 9.3
2002 239 22.0 10.9 8.8
2003 239 22.0 10.9 8.8
2004 280 22.0 12.7 8.2
2005 279 22.0 12.7 n/a
2006 281 23.0 12.2 8.5
2007 279 23.0 12.1 8.6
2008 286 19.0 15.1 7
2009 286 23.7 11.0 8.7
2010 299 23.0 13.0 10
2011 324 22.5 14.4 11.1
2012 322 24.2 13.3 11.2
2013 339 27.1 12.5 12.7
2014 317 29.2 10.8 13.6
2015 292 31.0 9.4 18.5
2016 295 28.0 10.5 18.6
2017 271 27.4 9.8 19.2
2018 285 30.0 9.4 18.9
2019 275 27.0 10.1 11.3
2020 279 29.5 9.4 15.8
2021 266 27.5 9.6 13.9
2022 261 29.7 8.7 15.3
2023 257 27.4 9.3 12.5
2024 260 26.3 9.8 14.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio High Mountain School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 228 18.0 12.6 n/a
1989 236 19.0 12.4 n/a
1990 252 19.0 13.2 0.4
1991 230 19.0 12.1 2.6
1992 216 19.0 11.3 1.4
1993 228 19.9 11.5 2.6
1994 222 20.4 10.9 0.9
1995 233 19.5 11.9 5.6
1996 233 19.5 11.9 5.6
1998 240 20.6 11.7 7.5
1999 235 20.6 11.4 5.5
2000 247 20.0 12.4 8.9
2001 236 20.3 11.6 9.3
2002 239 22.0 10.9 8.8
2003 239 22.0 10.9 8.8
2004 280 22.0 12.7 8.2
2005 279 22.0 12.7 n/a
2006 281 23.0 12.2 8.5
2007 279 23.0 12.1 8.6
2008 286 19.0 15.1 7
2009 286 23.7 11.0 8.7
2010 299 23.0 13.0 10
2011 324 22.5 14.4 11.1
2012 322 24.2 13.3 11.2
2013 339 27.1 12.5 12.7
2014 317 29.2 10.8 13.6
2015 292 31.0 9.4 18.5
2016 295 28.0 10.5 18.6
2017 271 27.4 9.8 19.2
2018 285 30.0 9.4 18.9
2019 275 27.0 10.1 11.3
2020 279 29.5 9.4 15.8
2021 266 27.5 9.6 13.9
2022 261 29.7 8.7 15.3
2023 257 27.4 9.3 12.5
2024 260 26.3 9.8 14.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for High Mountain School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $520 (3.8%) $13,042 (96.2%) $13,562

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on High Mountain School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 211th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 168th of 748 Middle schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (High Mountain School)6557.1
 7.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (North Haledon School District)6557.1
 7.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (High Mountain School)34.925.1
 9.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Haledon School District)34.925.1
 9.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (High Mountain School)70.571.2
 0.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (North Haledon School District)70.571.2
 0.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (High Mountain School)47.939.4
 8.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Haledon School District)47.939.4
 8.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (High Mountain School)75.862.6
 13.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (North Haledon School District)75.862.6
 13.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (High Mountain School)44.244.8
 0.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Haledon School District)44.244.8
 0.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (High Mountain School)6471.6
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (North Haledon School District)6471.6
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (High Mountain School)51.152
 0.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Haledon School District)51.152
 0.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (High Mountain School)100100
   8th Grade Algebra I (North Haledon School District)100100
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (High Mountain School)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (North Haledon School District)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students275257
 6.5%
African American96
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic3842
 10.5%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White221202
 8.6%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11.3%12.5%
 1.2%


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Students at High Mountain School are 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 260 students attended High Mountain School.

High Mountain School ranks 170th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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