Top Rankings
Berkeley Heights School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 560 students in Berkeley Heights School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Berkeley Heights School District have an average math proficiency score of 66% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 79% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
2,470 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
232 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Berkeley Heights School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#93 out of 650 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
23%
Graduation Rate
90%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
395 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
16%
9%
# Hispanic Students
331 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
37%
# Black Students
34 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
1%
19%
# White Students
1,558 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
63%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
149 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
48
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
123
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
160
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
144
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
163
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
172
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
160
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
189
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
183
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
187
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
206
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
223
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
269
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
232
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
11
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,564 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,365 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,564
$27,145
Spending / Student
$25,365
$26,033
Best Berkeley Heights School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Columbia Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
345 Plainfield Ave
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-1600
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-1600
Grades: 6-8
| 560 students
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