Summary:
The city of Brookside, New Jersey is home to two standout public schools, Mendham Township Elementary School and Mendham Township Middle School, which serve students from kindergarten through 8th grade. Both schools have consistently high academic performance, with exceptional test scores and state rankings that place them among the top schools in New Jersey.
Mendham Township Elementary School is ranked 46th out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over 77% of 3rd graders and 87% of 4th graders are proficient or better in English Language Arts, while over 80% of 3rd and 4th graders are proficient or better in Mathematics. Mendham Township Middle School is even more impressive, ranking 2nd out of 752 New Jersey middle schools and also receiving a 5-star rating. The middle school's test scores are exceptional, with over 93% of 5th graders, 100% of 6th graders, 97% of 7th graders, and 98% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. In Mathematics, the school's performance is also outstanding, with over 81% of 5th graders, 89% of 6th graders, 88% of 7th graders, and 93% of 8th graders proficient or better.
Both schools in the Mendham Township School District have low chronic absenteeism rates, at 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, and relatively low percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 0.64% for the elementary school and 1.56% for the middle school. The schools also have high per-student spending, with the elementary school spending $18,225 per student and the middle school spending $18,518 per student in the 2018-2019 school year. The student-teacher ratios are also low, at 10.1 for the elementary school and 8.8 for the middle school, indicating a high level of individual attention for students.
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