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Best Elementary Schools in Brookside, NJ

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466

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5-star school

Top rankedMendham Township Elementary School46^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Brookside, New Jersey is home to a single outstanding elementary school, Mendham Township Elementary School, which serves students from grades K-4. This school has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance, ranking 46th out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mendham Township Elementary School's academic excellence is evident in its students' impressive scores on the NJSLA assessments, with over 75% of students scoring proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% further underscores its commitment to student engagement and success. Additionally, the school benefits from a well-resourced environment, spending $18,225 per student, significantly higher than the state average, and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 to 1.

The Mendham Township School District, which Mendham Township Elementary School is a part of, is also highly regarded, ranking 6th out of 609 districts in New Jersey and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the exceptional performance of Mendham Township Elementary School is likely a reflection of the district's overall commitment to providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)		NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mendham Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 West Main Street	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	466	50	9.3		395 (84.8%)	9 (1.9%)	20 (4.3%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	93.9	46^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.6	38^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.2%	8	77.1	87.7	80.7	84.9	$18,225	$1,112	$17,113

Cities Near Brookside

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mendham	1.85 mi	3	20^th
Randolph	2.26 mi	6	176^th
Morristown	3.5 mi	12	221^st
Greystone Park	4.17 mi	1
Bernardsville	4.6 mi	3	122^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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