Millburn High School At-A-Glance

MHS is an open enrollment public high school serving grades 9-12. 

CEEB 310795

Total Enrollment 2023-2024 School Year: 1394

Grade 9:  359

Grade 10:  361

Grade 11:  363

Grade 12: 311

• Student to Teacher Ratio 8:1 Student to Counselor ratio 199:1

• We follow a block schedule with a 2-day rotation of four 82-minute periods. 

• We have a 1-hour common lunch. 

• Student demographics: Asian (40.96%), Black (2.86%), Hispanic (1.36%), Multiracial (7.96%), White (46.7%)

• AP Scholar Awards: In 2023, 293 recipients, average score 4.53

• In 2023 we had 422 students taking 1,518 AP exams

• NJ State Seal of Biliteracy Recipients in 2022: 55. Two students received the seal in 2 languages.

• National Merit: 20 Semifinalists, 70 Commended Students

• Note: We do not offer the National Honor Society

• We have 4 levels of instruction: CPB-College Prep Basic, CPA-College Prep Advanced, ACC-Accelerated, AP

CPB-Standard college preparatory course 

CPA-College preparatory courses that have high academic demand

ACC-Courses that demand high academic maturity, interest and ability

AP-Most academically demanding. Enrollment is highly selective. An outstanding academic record and a departmental assessment is required for entrance. Students enrolled in an AP course are required to take the AP exam in May. GPA weighting is limited to 2 AP courses in grade 10, 3 in grade 11, 4 in grade 12. 

• We do not rank.

• GPA Scale 4.0 (weighted)

Noteworthy Special Programs at MHS

Science Research Program

The Science Research Program is designed for highly motivated students of various achievement levels to further their interest and desire to conduct original/independent research in a chosen area inclusive of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, social sciences and the humanities. Students will identify a topic for investigation, conduct a comprehensive review of literature, learn data analysis techniques, and potentially secure a mentor from higher education or industry/government to independently conduct research. Students submit to a variety of local/state/national competitions and participate in symposia. College credit is available provided requirements are met. 

Seal of Biliteracy

Studying world languages also offers students the opportunity of being granted the New Jersey Department of Education Seal of Biliteracy -- an official award established to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency after the continuous study of two or more world languages in addition to English.   This highly prestigious honor separates our students from other language learners and provides universities with a method to recognize and award academic credit to applicants seeking admission. Since 2016, more than 520 Millburn High School (roughly 25% of our graduating seniors) students have received a Seal of Biliteracy, with 15 being awarded to dual-language learners. 

The Senior Seminar (English Department)

The purpose of the senior seminar is to encourage academic rigor and intellectual inquiry in a student's senior year, thereby further preparing them for the college experience. These course offerings, modeled after required university freshman seminars, will further develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, promote student voice and further the ideals of a learning community. These interdisciplinary courses (focused under English, but pulling from Sociology, Anthropology and History) are reading and writing intensive and are leveled. They are organized thematically and selected based on student preference. Students within the courses will be exposed to myriad genres and texts (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, film, song) and writing assessments and will be expected to contribute wholly as learners.