Mountain View School

Mountain View School serves grades 5 through 8 in Mendham, New Jersey, with 218 students and a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1. That low ratio means students get direct teacher access throughout the middle school years — and the outcomes reflect it. Mountain View ranks 44th out of 2,463 public schools in New Jersey, outperforming 98% of all public schools statewide.

The school earns a composite score of 9.1 out of 10, rated Exceptional. Academic performance scores a 9.8 and growth scores an 8.8 — both near the top of the scale. Among New Jersey's 441 middle schools, Mountain View ranks 6th.

That position puts it among the state's best-performing middle schools by a significant margin. Mountain View is a regular public school with no selective admissions process. It serves its district community under a standard public framework.

For families choosing a middle school in the Mendham area, the numbers stand on their own: top-six among all middle schools in New Jersey, 98th percentile across every public school in the state, and a 7.3-to-1 ratio that keeps instruction personal.

With a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1, Mountain View School offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.