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South Mountain School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2 Southern Slope Drive
Millburn, NJ 07041
Phone
(973) 921-1394
District
Millburn Township School District
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
285
Classroom Teachers
30

* South Mountain School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.5% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

South Mountain School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
44%
84%
42%
89%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
47%
84%
49%
88%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 52 18.2%
Kindergarten 44 15.4%
Grade 1 40 14.0%
Grade 2 51 17.9%
Grade 3 56 19.6%
Grade 4 42 14.7%
Total 285 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.1% 40.2% 39.1%
Black 4.7% 2.6% 14.9%
Hispanic 5.5% 5.2% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 62.7% 51.8% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 2.1% 2.0% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 2.1% 1.8% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.2% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,793 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,334.9 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.8% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.9% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,999 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 6.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.3% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 86.9% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 75.8% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 7.0% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 3.7% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 5.1% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 3.6% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.5% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 2.4% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,096 $71,510,000 56.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,350 $15,867,000 12.5%
Staff $826 $3,911,000 3.1%
General Administration $345 $1,635,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,162 $5,505,000 4.3%
Operation $2,174 $10,298,000 8.1%
Transportation $333 $1,576,000 1.2%
Other $547 $2,593,000 2.0%
Total Support $8,737 $41,385,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,057 $14,482,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $26,890 $127,377,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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