Mountainside Borough School District
Public
Grades PK–8 ASchool Grade
Elementary and middle schools for Mountainside.
At a glance
748Students enrolled
2Schools
$23,703Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
3%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Mountainside
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ
Math proficiency49%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 47.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$23,703
per student each year · 17% below the NJ average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
717’20
729’21
736’22
748’23
748’24
Students
White · 69%513
Hispanic · 13%97
Asian · 9%66
Two or more races · 8%62
Black · 1%7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%2
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools2 in district
Beechwood SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 265 students · Mountainside
PublicDeerfield Elementary SchoolMiddle · Grades 3–8 · 483 students · Mountainside
APublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.