Mountain Lakes High School

96 Powerville Rd., Mountain Lakes NJ, 7046 | Mountain Lakes Borough School District | 973-334-8400
  • grades 9-12
  • students 680
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 72% 38% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
83%Mountain Lakes
52%New Jersey

Mountain Lakes High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Mountain Lakes Borough School District" in Mountain Lakes, NJ. There are a total of 680 students and 62 teachers at Mountain Lakes High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Mountain Lakes High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 71.5%, which is 38% higher than the New Jersey average.

Mountain Lakes High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students680
Teachers62
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment253
Taking some courses218
Taking some courses (not tests)23
Passing some courses208
Passing no courses4

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Mountain Lakes High School, there are a total of 253 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 218 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All54%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School50-54%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All89%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School89%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Mountain Lakes High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 82.7% 80.8% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 1.8% 1.7% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 10.9% 12.0% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.4% 4.3% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.0% 1.1% 1.5% 3.1%

Mountain Lakes demographics profile

StatisticMountain LakesNew JerseyNational
Population4,2498,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,6091,21591
Median age44.539.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)72%56%55%
Speak English81%69%79%
Speak Spanish2%16%13%

Education level achieved in Mountain Lakes

IndexMountain LakesNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade98.3%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school98.3%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college94.3%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree89.9%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors87.3%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters51.9%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree20.2%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.8%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Mountain Lakes High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.