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Mount Prospect Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mount Prospect Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, serving 530 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Bernards Township School District, which is ranked 43rd out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Prospect Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Mount Prospect excels in serving diverse student populations, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students with special needs. The school's low chronic absenteeism rates and low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 9.7 further contribute to its success.

While Mount Prospect Elementary School stands out, the nearby Cedar Hill School and Oak Street School in the Bernards Township School District also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates that are competitive with Mount Prospect. This suggests a commitment to educational excellence throughout the region.

522

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,495

Per pupil spending ?

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Hansom Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

(908) 470-1600

District: Bernards Township School District

Students who attend Mount Prospect Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William Annin Middle School
High:	Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

65.9%

White:

18.8%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (88% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bernards Township School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg81%

New Jersey avg46%

10^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Bernards Township School District

43^rd of 609Bernards Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	10 of 1347	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	10 of 1338	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	21 of 1342	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	5 of 1345	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	7 of 1317	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	25 of 1360	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	30 of 1353	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	22 of 1352	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	10 of 1346	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.5	3 of 1357	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	90.6	4 of 1363	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	8 of 1367	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	20 of 1363	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.0	20 of 1360	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	7 of 1354	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	15 of 1346	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	31 of 1338	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	82.3	67 of 1329	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	82.1	97 of 1314	92.6%	★★★★★
2005	82.0	121 of 1303	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	87.2	26 of 1298	98.0%	★★★★★
2003	89.8	12 of 1204	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	29 of 330	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	15 of 340	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	34 of 346	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	33 of 348	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	45 of 339	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	59 of 370	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	61 of 370	83.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	7 of 597	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	13 of 559	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	17 of 499	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	43 of 463	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	4 of 1326	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	19 of 1317	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	31 of 1318	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	14 of 1326	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	6 of 1290	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	45 of 1331	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	20 of 1333	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	94.1	46 of 982	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	19 of 953	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	17 of 1318	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	12 of 1313	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	21 of 1315	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	6 of 1324	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	54 of 1297	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	27 of 1335	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	55 of 1334	95.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	4 of 949	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	2 of 868	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	93 of 970	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	96 of 963	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	88 of 975	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	73.3	238 of 976	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	46 of 964	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	42 of 1023	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	174 of 1022	83.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+45 vs state

English Language Arts88%+38 vs state

Science78%+48 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 10, 2014

This school is extremely unwelcoming of children from other school districts and immediately assesses them as inferior. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Hansom Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 470-1600	522	59	8.8	0.6%	98 (18.8%)	11 (2.1%)	47 (9.0%)	344 (65.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	97	10^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.3%		97	10^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.3%		78.0		84.0	86.6	94.9				94.0	92.8	87.2						$13,495		$13,495
Hamilton Primary School	Public	K-4	9 Hamilton Lane	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 575-0050	462	40	11.5	4.8%	193 (41.8%)	14 (3.0%)	57 (12.3%)	171 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	83.5	224^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.4%		83.6	226^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.1%	2			67.0	68.8					79.8	69.6							$8,485		$8,485
Bedminster Township Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	234 Somerville Road	Bedminster	07921	Somerset County	Bedminster Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 234-0768	412	49	8.4	13.1%	220 (53.4%)	7 (1.7%)	88 (21.4%)	70 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.1%)	84.5	208^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.6%		72.3	393^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.6%	185	64.0	30.7	48.5	80.5	90.0	78.2	84.2	80.4	76.4	48.6	66.0	80.0	73.7	52.7	100.0	100.0	$17,615	$650	$16,965
Liberty Corner School	Public	K-5	61 Church Street	Liberty Corner	07938	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2550	429	39	11.0	3.7%	221 (51.5%)	9 (2.1%)	39 (9.1%)	140 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	93.6	53^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.1%		88.9	135^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.9%	82	64.8		78.8	82.1	95.7				72.7	82.0	86.9						$8,877		$8,877
Crim Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Crim Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1022	396	39	10.0	10.6%	235 (59.3%)	6 (1.5%)	49 (12.4%)	76 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	84.5	209^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.5%		80.9	268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	59			57.7	81.8					69.2	79.6							$11,542		$11,542
Van Holten Primary School	Public	K-4	360 Van Holten Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1220	311	28	11.1	7.7%	162 (52.1%)	14 (4.5%)	49 (15.8%)	66 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	82.5	243^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.0%		76	339^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.7%	96			61.0	71.9					71.9	75.4							$10,870		$10,870
Cedar Hill School	Public	K-5	100 Peachtree Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2633	568	46	12.3	3.5%	289 (50.9%)	7 (1.2%)	46 (8.1%)	188 (33.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	87.8	162^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.9	96^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.8%	66	67.6		49.5	83.0	91.1				70.3	78.0	89.3						$10,975		$10,975
Milltown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Milltown Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 927-9510	348	31	11.1	11.5%	50 (14.4%)	12 (3.4%)	40 (11.5%)	216 (62.1%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	93.6	52^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.4	15^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.9%	37			78.7	79.7					88.9	85.5							$11,857	$102	$11,755
Oak Street School	Public	K-5	70 West Oak Street	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2565	427	39	10.9	2.6%	278 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	72 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	94.3	39^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.1%		92.4	74^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	35	65.2		67.6	91.0	85.0				87.4	90.9	83.6						$9,522		$9,522
Mt. Horeb School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Mount Horeb Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 753-5300	331	36	9.3	4.5%	195 (58.9%)	5 (1.5%)	44 (13.3%)	71 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	85.9	184^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.3%		81.9	254^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.0%	70	53.3		63.3	83.9	60.8				81.6	76.8	73.9						$18,115	$104	$18,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Prospect Elementary School

Is Mount Prospect Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Mount Prospect Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Mount Prospect Elementary School in?

Bernards Township School District

What schools do graduates of Mount Prospect Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mount Prospect Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Annin Middle School
High : Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Mount Prospect Elementary School?

Students at Mount Prospect Elementary School are 66% Asian, 19% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Mount Prospect Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Mount Prospect Elementary School.

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