Basking Ridge’s public schools beat 93% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Basking Ridge’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Basking Ridge’s schools, in brief
Math is the standout
Reading proficiency is 73%, 26 points above the state. Math is 61%, 36 points above the state. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With four elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to William Annin Middle School and Ridge High School. Bernards sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Basking Ridge outscores all three towns that border it. The lowest nearby is Bernardsville (B+). Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Basking Ridge compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Basking Ridge.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Basking Ridge vs. its neighbors
Basking Ridge’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New Jersey districts.
Every school in Basking Ridge
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Basking Ridge families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Basking Ridge
There’s no college in Basking Ridge, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Rabbinical College of America in Morris, 7.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Basking Ridge. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.