The Montville Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Montville, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,439 students and 359.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. Awards and recognition In 2016, Cedar Hill Elementary School was one of ten schools in New Jersey recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education. The district and several of its schools have been recognized by Character.org in its Schools of Character program. In 2016, Cedar Hill Elementary School and Woodmont Elementary School were named New Jersey and National Schools of Character. In 2018, Robert R. Lazar Middle School was named a New Jersey and National School of Character and the Montville School District was named a New Jersey and National District of Character. In 2019, William Mason Elementary School was named a New Jersey State and National School of Character. In 2020, Hilldale Elementary School and Valley View Elementary School were names New Jersey State Schools of Character. All of the Montville Township Public Schools have attained Bronze Level certification through the Sustainable Jersey for Schools Program. For the 1994-95 school year, Robert R. Lazar Middle School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. In 2013, Valley View Elementary School was named as a high performing "Reward School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, one of 57 schools statewide and eight in Morris County to earn this recognition. Schools Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: Elementary schools Cedar Hill Elementary School with 295 students in grades PreK-5 Dr. Michael Raj, Principal Hilldale Elementary School with 297 students in grades K-5 Jill Cisneros, Principal William H. Mason Jr. Elementary School with 239 students in grades K-5 Dave Melucci,