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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
284
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.3% 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
84%
43%
84%
41%
84%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
47%
91%
50%
77%
43%
    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
12
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 48 16.9%
Kindergarten 39 13.7%
Grade 1 47 16.5%
Grade 2 54 19.0%
Grade 3 44 15.5%
Grade 4 43 15.1%
Total 284 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.7% 42.6% 40.1%
Black 5.1% 2.6% 15.1%
Hispanic 5.9% 5.2% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 62.8% 49.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 1.8% 1.4% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 1.4% 1.0% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 0.4% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,699 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,324.8 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.7% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.3% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 12.8% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,102 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.1% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 86.7% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 73.8% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.5% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 3.6% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 5.1% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 3.5% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.7% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 2.8% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,665 $65,495,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,961 $14,191,000 11.7%
Staff $677 $3,246,000 2.7%
General Administration $285 $1,368,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,094 $5,244,000 4.3%
Operation $2,068 $9,914,000 8.2%
Transportation $221 $1,061,000 0.9%
Other $613 $2,939,000 2.4%
Total Support $7,921 $37,963,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,719 $17,824,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $25,304 $121,282,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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