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High Bridge Elementary School

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High Bridge Elementary School ranks 449 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

High Bridge Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in High Bridge, New Jersey, with 210 students and part of the High Bridge Borough School District.

The school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, with 78.2% of 3rd graders and 59.4% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state averages. In mathematics, 65.6% of 3rd graders and 40.6% of 4th graders were proficient or better, again outperforming the state. However, the school's ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting its performance may be variable. Nearby schools like Union Township Elementary School and Round Valley also have very strong academic performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding 60-70% in both subjects.

High Bridge Elementary School also stands out for its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 6 to 6.6 over the past few years, significantly lower than nearby schools. However, the school's spending per student of $17,715 in 2018-2019 is on the higher end compared to some nearby schools. The school's performance for different student subgroups, such as female and male students, also varies, with female students consistently outperforming male students in recent years.

219

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,430

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Fairview Avenue
High Bridge, NJ 08829-1503

(908) 638-4105

District: High Bridge Borough School District

Students who attend High Bridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	High Bridge Middle School
High:	Voorhees High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (61% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

New Jersey avg49%

449^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

237^th of 609High Bridge Borough 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	67.4	449 of 1347	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	372 of 1338	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	762 of 1342	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	656 of 1345	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	726 of 1317	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	455 of 1360	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	302 of 1353	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	572 of 1352	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.1	480 of 1346	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.6	407 of 1357	70.0%	★★★★☆
2014	65.2	570 of 1363	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.2	740 of 1367	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.1	655 of 1363	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	761 of 1360	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.3	569 of 1354	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	438 of 1346	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	449 of 1338	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.9	436 of 1329	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	614 of 1314	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.2	490 of 1303	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.4	734 of 1298	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	76.1	324 of 1204	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	390 of 1326	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	428 of 1317	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	645 of 1318	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	490 of 1326	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	364 of 1290	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	528 of 1331	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	222 of 1333	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	487 of 1318	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	333 of 1313	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	37.6	805 of 1315	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	860 of 1324	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	942 of 1297	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.7	425 of 1335	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	371 of 1334	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	490 of 1023	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	392 of 949	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.0	775 of 868	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	93.2	46 of 1007	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	131 of 1001	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	492 of 970	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	466 of 963	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	733 of 975	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	745 of 976	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	823 of 964	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	507 of 1023	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	319 of 1022	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+20 vs state

Mathematics53%+5 vs state

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
High Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	40 Fairview Avenue	High Bridge	08829	Hunterdon County	High Bridge Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4105	219	25	8.7	21.0%	156 (71.2%)	6 (2.7%)	44 (20.1%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	67.4	449^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.7%		73.4	372^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.2%	77			78.2	59.4					65.6	40.6							$25,430	$541	$24,889
Clinton Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 School Street	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton-Glen Gardner School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-8512	521	51	10.2	18.8%	365 (70.1%)	20 (3.8%)	85 (16.3%)	36 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	64.3	488^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.8%		63	507^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.1%	19	52.7	27.7	55.8	46.3	83.3	55.8	68.0	78.5	55.8	37.1	66.0	42.2	49.0	19.4	96.7	96.8	$19,659	$159	$19,500
Round Valley	Public	3-5	128 Cokesbury Rd	Lebanon	08833	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 236-6341	384	43	8.9	11.7%	277 (72.1%)	12 (3.1%)	48 (12.5%)	28 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	77.5	325^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.9%		76.2	337^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.8%	12	58.6		43.4	75.6	78.4				60.5	60.2	71.1						$12,647	$155	$12,492
Lebanon Borough School	Public	PK, KG-6	6 Maple St	Lebanon	08833	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 236-2448	88	14	6.4	15.9%	67 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (18.2%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	65.9	468^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.3%		75.1	354^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.5%	114	40.0			71.4	60.0					50.0	50.0						$27,740	$414	$27,326
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Route 513	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 832-2175	260	29	9.0	18.1%	224 (86.2%)	5 (1.9%)	22 (8.5%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	68.8	435^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.7%		58.9	559^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.2%	124			53.5	77.1					44.8	75.0							$23,704	$576	$23,128
Hampton Borough School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 41 South Street	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Hampton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4101	113	14	8.3	35.4%	87 (77.0%)	6 (5.3%)	13 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	50.5	677^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.7%		43.7	747^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.2%	70	36.4		14.3	55.5	72.7				7.1	61.1	63.6						$24,163	$417	$23,746
Patrick McGaheran	Public	K-2	63 Allerton Road	Lebanon	08833	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5151	368	37	10.0	14.4%	263 (71.5%)	21 (5.7%)	49 (13.3%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$15,647	$70	$15,577
Califon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 School Street	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Califon Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 832-2828	94	16	5.7		71 (75.5%)	2 (2.1%)	14 (14.9%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	52.3	647^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.0%		48	698^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.8%	51	16.7	33.4		81.8	33.3	80.0		75.0		45.5	25.0	70.0					$28,592	$1,212	$27,380
Union Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	149 Perryville Road	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Union Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5511	259	27	9.7	6.9%	180 (69.5%)	5 (1.9%)	11 (4.2%)	45 (17.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	89.4	134^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.1%		88.1	147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.0%	13			67.3						83.7								$20,507	$354	$20,153
Thomas B. Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Iron Bridge Rd	Asbury	08802	Hunterdon County	Bethlehem Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4044	258	20	12.9	2.7%	218 (84.5%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.6%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	55.7	604^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.6	586^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.2%	18	36.4		52.4	53.9	50.0				61.9	53.8	32.3						$18,066	$417	$17,649

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