Summary:
The North Haledon School District has a single middle school, High Mountain School, which serves grades 5-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming the state average on standardized assessments and ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools.
High Mountain School boasts impressive academic achievements, with over 50% of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and up to 52% in Mathematics. The school's Algebra I proficiency rates are particularly noteworthy, with 100% of students achieving proficiency. This strong academic performance is reflected in the school's 4-star rating and top-quartile ranking among New Jersey middle schools.
While High Mountain School maintains a relatively homogeneous student population, with a majority of White students, it benefits from significant resources, including a high per-student spending of $13,562 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1. These factors, along with the school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 6%, contribute to its overall excellence and the quality of education it provides to the students of the North Haledon School District.
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