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Berkeley Heights, NJ
Public School Ratings




Berkeley Heights Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Berkeley Heights School District details

Berkeley Heights School District
345 Plainfield Avenue
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

2,496 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Berkeley Heights School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.8% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
68%
40%
69%
47%
67%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Columbia Middle School
345 Plainfield Ave
Berkeley Hts, NJ, 07922
06-08
Governor Livingston High School
175 Watchung Boulevard
Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922
09-12
Mary Kay Mcmillin Early Childhood Center School
651 Mountain Avenue
Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922
PK-02
Mountain Park School
55 Fairfax Dr
Berkeley Hts, NJ, 07922
03-05
Thomas P. Hughes School
446 Snyder Ave
Berkeley Hts, NJ, 07922
03-05
William Woodruff School
Briarwood Dr West
Berkeley Hts, NJ, 07922
KG-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.0% 41.1%
Black 1.4% 15.3%
Hispanic 12.9% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 2.0% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 1.6% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,812 $35,248,224 58.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,707 $6,908,264 11.4%
Staff $963 $2,457,576 4.0%
General Administration $611 $1,559,272 2.6%
School Administration $1,141 $2,911,832 4.8%
Operation $1,828 $4,665,056 7.7%
Transportation $425 $1,084,600 1.8%
Other $490 $1,250,480 2.1%
Total Support $8,165 $20,837,080 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,848 $4,716,096 7.8%
Total Expenditures $23,826 $60,803,952 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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