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David Brearley Middle/High School

Q: Is David Brearley Middle/High School a good school?

David Brearley Middle/High School ranks 312 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 28% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

David Brearley Middle/High School is a public school located in Kenilworth, New Jersey, serving grades 7-12 with a total of 778 students. The school is part of the Kenilworth School District, which is ranked 423 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

David Brearley Middle/High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, ranging from 281 to 339 out of 400-430 schools over the past 10 years, and has a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. While female students perform slightly better than male students, and African American and Hispanic students perform better than White students, the school's overall test scores are below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with particularly poor performance in Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II.

Compared to nearby schools, David Brearley performs better than some lower-performing schools like Abraham Clark High School and Hillside High School, but worse than higher-performing schools like Millburn High School and Cranford High School. The school's spending per student of $8,540 is lower than the state average, which may contribute to its relatively poor performance, though it does have a slightly better student-teacher ratio than the state average.

774

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,540

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Monroe Avenue
Kenilworth, NJ 07033

(908) 931-9696

District: Kenilworth School District

Feeder schools for David Brearley Middle/High School:

Elementary:

Warren G. Harding Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

40.4%

African American:

6.7%

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Compare David Brearley Middle/High School to nearby high schools!

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra II scores 47 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg46%

Middle school

401^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

312^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

423^rd of 609Kenilworth 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	401 of 752	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	491 of 743	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	480 of 748	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	513 of 745	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	539 of 745	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	451 of 716	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.7	599 of 712	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	562 of 713	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	539 of 713	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.8	462 of 717	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.2	373 of 704	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.2	310 of 677	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.7	385 of 684	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.0	292 of 677	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	241 of 664	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.2	280 of 640	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	249 of 631	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	347 of 615	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.4	293 of 599	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.9	359 of 588	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.8	367 of 574	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	126 of 359	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	138 of 343	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	137 of 270	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	398 of 728	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	501 of 717	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	413 of 720	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	494 of 726	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	475 of 703	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	450 of 680	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	260 of 608	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	384 of 589	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	369 of 587	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	462 of 591	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	252 of 524	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	271 of 504	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	252 of 613	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	442 of 584	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	198 of 568	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.3	467 of 549	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	338 of 541	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	217 of 522	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	344 of 726	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	426 of 719	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	492 of 718	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	505 of 730	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	539 of 697	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	426 of 675	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	318 of 507	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	164 of 510	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	244 of 505	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.5	521 of 535	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	436 of 492	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	281 of 471	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	363 of 502	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	426 of 510	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	366 of 509	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	453 of 512	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	486 of 504	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	462 of 497	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	312 of 434	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	323 of 429	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	281 of 422	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	304 of 415	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	238 of 405	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	339 of 416	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	309 of 415	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	350 of 411	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	331 of 409	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	304 of 406	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	54.6	252 of 411	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.3	234 of 396	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	299 of 388	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.2	246 of 378	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.4	179 of 371	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	200 of 370	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.0	173 of 359	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	187 of 361	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.8	209 of 357	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.3	182 of 351	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.4	180 of 348	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	49.4	218 of 343	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	58.6	91 of 282	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	52 of 250	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	141 of 256	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.5	35 of 247	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	45 of 254	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	56 of 266	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	174 of 215	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	67 of 161	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	287 of 426	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	273 of 420	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	299 of 416	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	267 of 414	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	236 of 402	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	321 of 408	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	311 of 403	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	252 of 406	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	265 of 403	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	179 of 385	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	190 of 382	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	150 of 374	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	273 of 364	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	276 of 368	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	215 of 377	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	234 of 358	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	236 of 344	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	280 of 324	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	158 of 326	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	174 of 347	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	235 of 345	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	319 of 426	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	296 of 419	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	278 of 414	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	324 of 410	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	234 of 402	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	314 of 407	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	298 of 405	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	237 of 359	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	154 of 361	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	233 of 339	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	328 of 344	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	269 of 333	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	310 of 349	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	224 of 355	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	289 of 347	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	271 of 345	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	298 of 335	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	286 of 335	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	294 of 336	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	318 of 339	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	300 of 340	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)65th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-19 vs school

High school

African American (2024)68th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%+3 vs state

Algebra II30%-47 vs state

Geometry18%-36 vs state

Science15%-10 vs state

Algebra I15%-22 vs state

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Great school in wonderful small, family orientated community. College bound students thrive and go on to great colleges. Test scores reported here do not reflect success and happiness of students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
David Brearley Middle/High School	Public	7-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	774	70	11.0	33.2%	354 (45.7%)	52 (6.7%)	313 (40.4%)	33 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	30.3	312^th of 434 public high schools	28.1%		28.3	323^rd of 429 public high schools	24.7%	11	79.7	46.6	9.7	19.8	57.5	48.8	34.7	50.9	13.1	57.7	9.9		19.0	52.4	9.3	17.8	30.3	30.3	$8,540		$8,540
Cranford High School	Public	9-12	201 West End Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6272	1,116	101	11.0	1.9%	877 (78.6%)	32 (2.9%)	130 (11.6%)	46 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	67.2	107^th of 434 public high schools	75.3%		67.4	111^th of 429 public high schools	74.1%	4		81.1		51.6			65.9				23.4		23.3	61.0		61.0			$10,384		$10,384
Roselle Park High School	Public	9-12	185 W Webster Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 241-4550	593	45	13.1	56.2%	151 (25.5%)	50 (8.4%)	361 (60.9%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	47.1	222^nd of 434 public high schools	48.8%		33.4	290^th of 429 public high schools	32.4%	68	87.8	55.4		20.2			46.5						18.2	34.8	0.0	23.5		60.0	$10,753	$277	$10,476
Union High School	Public	9-12	2350 North Third Street	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6500	2,410	157	15.3	51.2%	324 (13.4%)	1,078 (44.7%)	729 (30.2%)	205 (8.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (2.7%)	27.6	326^th of 434 public high schools	24.9%		31.1	301^st of 429 public high schools	29.8%	25	73.2	39.9		25.3			37.2				4.9		4.9	29.4		29.4			$8,460	$206	$8,254
Jonathan Dayton High School	Public	9-12	139 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	654	47	13.7	19.7%	335 (51.2%)	113 (17.3%)	141 (21.6%)	37 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	54.3	174^th of 434 public high schools	59.9%		45	228^th of 429 public high schools	46.9%	54	89.3	70.5		34.5			54.1				16.9		16.7	19.2		18.2			$13,994	$165	$13,829
Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery High School	Public	9-12	121-125 Chestnut Street	Roselle	07203	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 793-9800	10	3	3.7	50.0%	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$77,263	$31,800	$45,463
Work Readiness Academy	Public	12	971 Suburban Road	Union	07083	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 633-2704	23	8	3.0	17.4%	7 (30.4%)	7 (30.4%)	8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$37,772		$37,772
Abraham Clark High School	Public	9-12	122 East 6th Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2000	926	61	15.1	75.4%	21 (2.3%)	427 (46.1%)	465 (50.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	17.1	375^th of 434 public high schools	13.6%		19.8	359^th of 429 public high schools	16.3%	16	76.4	17.6		6.6			19.7				1.1		1.0	7.1		7.1			$13,218	$651	$12,567
Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,380	133	10.3	1.9%	601 (43.6%)	41 (3.0%)	70 (5.1%)	586 (42.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.7%)	84.8	32^nd of 434 public high schools	92.6%		91.5	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	22				80.1			82.9				57.7	18.2	53.7	92.1	35.9	78.5	91.0	91.3	$16,959	$34	$16,925
Hillside High School	Public	9-12	1085 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	911	67	13.5	66.5%	67 (7.4%)	499 (54.8%)	329 (36.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	22.2	347^th of 434 public high schools	20.0%		29.9	311^th of 429 public high schools	27.5%	36	74.8	32.3		11.7			27.9				9.5		9.5						$7,219		$7,219

Frequently Asked Questions about David Brearley Middle/High School

Is David Brearley Middle/High School a good school?

David Brearley Middle/High School ranks 312^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend David Brearley Middle/High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended David Brearley Middle/High School.

What is the racial makeup of David Brearley Middle/High School?

Students at David Brearley Middle/High School are 46% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into David Brearley Middle/High School?

David Brearley Middle/High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Warren G. Harding Elementary School

What district is David Brearley Middle/High School in?

Kenilworth School District

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