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I thought Mountain Lakes was supposed to be great. We are considering a move there. Anyone know why it would not have been on the list? It's more affordable than Chatham. Plus I thought the schools were better than Mendham. Any thoughts?
I thought Mountain Lakes was supposed to be great. We are considering a move there. Anyone know why it would not have been on the list? It's more affordable than Chatham. Plus I thought the schools were better than Mendham. Any thoughts?
It may not have a high number of AP test-takers, which is essentially what this particular ranking is based on. Have you looked at SAT and/or state test scores for the school? Talked to the administrators? Visited the school?
I thought Mountain Lakes was supposed to be great. We are considering a move there. Anyone know why it would not have been on the list? It's more affordable than Chatham. Plus I thought the schools were better than Mendham. Any thoughts?
It IS on the list...it's #21 in the state.
America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com (http://www.newsweek.com/highschools/?s=N.J - broken link)
Btw, if you look at sales prices the last several months, Mountain Lakes is significantly more costly than Chatham in trulia.com.
Last edited by kalim2008; 05-22-2008 at 06:33 AM..
I thought Mountain Lakes was supposed to be great. We are considering a move there. Anyone know why it would not have been on the list? It's more affordable than Chatham. Plus I thought the schools were better than Mendham. Any thoughts?
Mountain Lakes is on the list. I wouldn't put too much stock in these lists anyway. It's a great town but it is more expensive to buy in ML than Chatham.
Here's the bottom line: most of these schools, if you were able to locate them on a map, are going to be about 20-40 miles outside any CBD in the major city from which they reside, irrespective of state. That's where the suburbs are, and that's where incomes are highest. (NJ is a largely suburban state, so they are set up to perform highly in any of these surveys) Rural schools are not going to perform as well. And the city schools will perform well if there is a presence of adults who have large incomes. Let's face it: there is a strong corrolary between household income and schools. This is because the parents value education, and that value is conferred to the pupils, which can in turn, foster a positive learning environment within the classroom. This holds constant whether the school is in NJ, California, Wyoming, or American Samoa.
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