Excellent school system, very competitive student body and very active parent community (a lot of…read morearguments on what's best and how to get kids what they deserve). That stress of resources can contribute to some serious discussions at the PTO / School Board side and there's a lot of things to improve in the district overall (budget is stretched thin and they lose kids to the private school system before high school b/c of the competitiveness).

This is why you live in Millburn/Short Hills. The excellence of this high school is not in…read moredispute. The academics are rigorous and the kids have a tremendous amount of challenging home work. This provides them with the ability to achieve excellence. The graduates matriculate at some of the finest universities in the country. The school population is incredibly diverse. The kids who go here find college easy after passing through this fine institution. The facilities are in need of some upgrading but macs in every room and excellent audio visual equipment abound. Labs are phenomenal and by that I mean college level. Intellectual ferment is a hallmark here. The kids are so engaged that it astounds me. This is the public high school to be in New Jersey.

This isn't the greatest high school as it is very small and out of date. They have heating problems…read morethroughout the school where some rooms could be 100 degrees while others are 40 degrees. The outside of the high school is also like a jungle with the new garden they put in. The only decent thing about the school is the nice turf field complex but that is pretty much it.