Enrollment
130
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Spring Lake, NJ
H W Mountz Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for H W Mountz Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341557004106
👥 S:T ratio 75
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
H W Mountz Elementary School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New Jersey schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.2:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 0.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 130
- students enrolled
H W Mountz Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Spring Lake Borough · New Jersey
NCES ID 341557004106 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.2:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
0.0%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-100% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How H W Mountz Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at H W Mountz Elementary School
H W Mountz Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Spring Lake, New Jersey, enrolling 130 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.2:1, H W Mountz Elementary School is leaner than roughly 97% of New Jersey schools and 47% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 0.0% free-meal eligibility runs 100% below the New Jersey average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of New Jersey schools, with 130 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 50 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #15.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 10/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 5.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Spring Lake Borough spends $37,944 per pupil, 52% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Spring Lake Borough operates only this one school, so H W Mountz Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 130 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New Jersey's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How H W Mountz Elementary School compares
H W Mountz Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New Jersey | New Jersey avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.2:1 | ▼ 47% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 0.0% | ▼ 100% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 130 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.2:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
130
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
0.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 100% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
6.2:1
students per teacher
- 47% below state mean
Top 3% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$37,944
per pupil, district-wide
- above New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 94.6%
African American 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
Largest group: White at 94.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 10.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 10.4, H W Mountz Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Spring Lake Borough, which includes H W Mountz Elementary School.
$37,944
Per student
+52%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+129%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.5%
State 20.7%
Federal 1.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~130 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about H W Mountz Elementary School
How many students attend H W Mountz Elementary School?
H W Mountz Elementary School has 130 students enrolled. It is a public school in Spring Lake, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at H W Mountz Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at H W Mountz Elementary School is 6.2:1, which is 47% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 61% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at H W Mountz Elementary School?
0.0% of students at H W Mountz Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of H W Mountz Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at H W Mountz Elementary School is White at 94.6% of enrollment, in Spring Lake, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for H W Mountz Elementary School?
H W Mountz Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is H W Mountz Elementary School a good school?
H W Mountz Elementary School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New Jersey schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Spring Lake Borough?
None reported; Spring Lake Borough operates only H W Mountz Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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