Berkeley Heights Township School District
Public
Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade
Public schools for Berkeley Heights.
At a glance
2,340Students enrolled
6Schools
$28,178Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
3%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Berkeley Heights
Grades PK–2
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center or William Woodruff SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ
Math proficiency49%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts68%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 91.1%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$28,178
per student each year · 1% below the NJ average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,495’20
2,494’21
2,470’22
2,432’23
2,340’24
Students
White · 59%1,383
Asian · 17%397
Hispanic · 15%340
Two or more races · 7%162
Black · 2%52
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools6 in district
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–2 · 256 students · Berkeley Heights
PublicThomas P. Hughes SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 250 students · Berkeley Hts
APublicWilliam Woodruff SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 238 students · Berkeley Hts
A-PublicMountain Park SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 224 students · Berkeley Hts
APublicColumbia Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 523 students · Berkeley Hts
APublicGovernor Livingston High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 849 students · Berkeley Heights
APublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Watchung Hills Regional School DistrictLong Hill · Warren · Watchung · $28,931 per student
Long Hill Township School DistrictLong Hill · $25,261 per student
Mountainside Borough School DistrictMountainside · $23,703 per student
New Providence Borough School DistrictNew Providence · $23,475 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.