Stirling’s public schools beat 78% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Stirling’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Stirling’s schools, in brief
Strong statewide, typical for its income level
Statewide, Stirling’s schools beat 78% of districts. Compared with the 239 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 57%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓
Math is the standout
Reading proficiency is 60%, 13 points above the state. Math is 45%, 20 points above the state. In grades PK–8, math is only 9 points above the state, the weakest score on this page. Test scores ↓
Stirling shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Stirling’s path is shared: Gillette Elementary School, Millington Elementary School, Central Middle School and Watchung Hills Regional High School. Long Hill sends its kids to all the same schools. From grade 9, they’re joined by students from Warren. See the path ↓
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 Stirling 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 Stirling (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Stirling
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Stirling vs. its neighbors
Stirling’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New Jersey districts.
Every school in Stirling
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Stirling families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Stirling
There’s no college in Stirling, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch in North Plainfield, 5.1 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Stirling. 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.