Top Rankings
High Bridge Borough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 210 students in High Bridge Borough School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in High Bridge Borough School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
351 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
42 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
High Bridge Borough School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#231 out of 650 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
901 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
12 Students
30,033 Students
% Asian Students
4%
8%
# Hispanic Students
71 Students
132,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
36%
# Black Students
13 Students
58,834 Students
% Black Students
4%
16%
# White Students
246 Students
132,766 Students
% White Students
70%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
790 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
12,631 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
51
59,693
# Students in K Grade:
43
56,070
# Students in 1st Grade:
24
51,032
# Students in 2nd Grade:
32
50,036
# Students in 3rd Grade:
33
42,983
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
37,934
# Students in 5th Grade:
32
29,352
# Students in 6th Grade:
34
15,586
# Students in 7th Grade:
40
11,676
# Students in 8th Grade:
35
11,589
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
663
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
626
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
579
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,080
# Ungraded Students:
-
32
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,575 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,162 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$32,575
$26,931
Spending / Student
$28,162
$25,828
Best High Bridge Borough School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
High Bridge Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
40 Fairview Avenue
High Bridge, NJ 08829
(908) 638-4105
High Bridge, NJ 08829
(908) 638-4105
Grades: PK-4
| 210 students
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