Schools in Towaco · Montville Township School District
Towaco’s public schools beat 90% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Towaco’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
71%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
68%
▲ 21 pts vs NJ 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 31 pts vs NJ 25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 6 pts vs NJ 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$30.7K
▲ 8% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Towaco compares
A Test scoresB+ Graduation
New Jersey school districts we grade (645)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (188)Better than 71%
High confidence. Built on 1,838 tested students and a graduating class of 322; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Towaco.
5 schools teach K in Towaco’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodmont School, Valley View School, Cedar Hill School and Hilldale School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Towaco’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodmont School, Valley View School, Cedar Hill School and Hilldale School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Towaco’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodmont School, Valley View School, Cedar Hill School and Hilldale School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Towaco’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodmont School, Valley View School, Cedar Hill School and Hilldale School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Towaco’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodmont School, Valley View School, Cedar Hill School and Hilldale School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Towaco’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodmont School, Valley View School, Cedar Hill School and Hilldale School and more.
Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Nutley
11.8 mi567 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Towaco. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.