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Mountain Lakes School District is the No. 4 school district in New Jersey in Niche’s 2027 Best School Districts in New Jersey ranking, released Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. It is one of 11 Morris County districts in the state’s top 75, out of 390 New Jersey districts Niche ranked.
Niche weights academics at 50 percent of each district’s score, using state assessment proficiency and college enrollment data, according to the 2027 district methodology. Teachers count for 15 percent, culture and diversity 12.5 percent, parent and student surveys 12.5 percent, and resources, clubs and sports make up the rest.
Two Morris County districts in the top 10
Mountain Lakes School District, with 1,230 students, earned an A+ and the No. 4 spot behind only Northern Valley Regional High School District in Demarest, West Windsor-Plainsboro and Tenafly. The School District of the Chathams, with 3,594 students, is No. 9 with an A+.
Montville Township Public Schools rounds out the county’s top 25 at No. 25 with an A grade and 3,545 students.
The rest of the Morris County top 75
Morris Hills Regional School District, based in Rockaway, is No. 29 (A, 2,626 students). Its Morris Hills High School serves Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton. Randolph Township School District follows at No. 36 (A, 4,219 students), and West Morris Regional High School District, based in Chester, is right behind at No. 37 (A, 2,058 students).
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, with 7,082 students, is No. 39 with an A. Madison Public School District is No. 51, Hanover Park Regional High School District in East Hanover is No. 53, Kinnelon School District is No. 55 and the Morris School District in Morristown is No. 72. You can check ranks 51 to 75 on page three of Niche’s list.
Every Morris County district in the 2027 top 75
In order: Mountain Lakes (4), The School District of the Chathams (9), Montville Township (25), Morris Hills Regional (29), Randolph Township (36), West Morris Regional (37), Parsippany-Troy Hills (39), Madison (51), Hanover Park Regional (53), Kinnelon (55) and Morris School District (72).
Seven of those 11 districts sit in the top 40 statewide. Only three counties have two or more districts in the state’s top 10: Bergen with three, and Mercer and Morris with two each.
Families comparing towns can pair this list with Niche’s places rankings, where Mountain Lakes and Chatham are also the county’s two highest finishers. For a feel for those communities, see our guide to things to do in Chatham and our local’s guide to Parsippany.
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