High Bridge Borough School District

High Bridge Borough School District has two schools serving PK–8: High Bridge Elementary School serves PK–4, and High Bridge Middle School serves grades 5–8. Across the six reported grade-level results in 2025–2026, the schools’ average ELA result was 62%, compared with 51% statewide, while their average math result was 41%, close to the state’s 40%. The clearest overall finding is that ELA is a consistent area of strength, while math is near the state average overall but varies considerably by grade.

High Bridge Elementary School stands out for results above the state in both tested subjects: ELA was ahead by 12 points in grade 3 and 16 points in grade 4, while math was ahead by 7 and 12 points. High Bridge Middle School has stronger and weaker pockets: ELA was above the state in grades 5, 6 and 8, but grade 7 was 8 points below; math was above in grades 6 and 8, but grade 5 was 14 points below and grade 7 was 18 points below. Algebra I was a standout: proficiency was 85%, 45 points above the state for the End of Course result and 10 points above for the eighth-grade result. Eighth-grade science was also 13 points above the state.

Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: middle-school grade 6 rose by 33 points in ELA and 35 in math, while grade 7 fell by 31 points in ELA and 26 in math. On SchoolDigger, both schools have three stars for 2025–2026; their percentile ranks rose from the previous year, to 69 from 67 for elementary and to 69 from 63 for middle school, but remained below their 2023–2024 ranks of 72 and 70. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 8.7 at elementary and 7.5 at middle school; free/reduced lunch eligible students were 21% and 22%, respectively. These figures describe context, not a reason for test results; because the schools serve different tested grades, their scores do not support a fair same-grade ranking.