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Three Bridges School

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Three Bridges School ranks 214 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Three Bridges School is an elementary school serving grades PK-3 in the Readington Township School District in New Jersey, with 294 students. The school consistently delivers strong academic performance, with students outperforming the district and state averages on the NJSLA assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 63.6% of 3rd graders at Three Bridges School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49% for the district and 44.9% for the state. In Mathematics, 75.7% of 3rd graders at Three Bridges School were proficient or better, compared to 60.6% for the district and 49.8% for the state.

The school also has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey for its Hispanic, White, and special education students. Additionally, Three Bridges School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools, with an 8.2% rate in the 2023-2024 school year, lower than the 14.9% rate at the nearby Whitehouse School and Patrick McGaheran School. The school also has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9 students per teacher, lower than many of the surrounding schools.

While Three Bridges School outperforms many of the nearby schools, it is worth noting that some other schools in the Readington Township and surrounding districts, such as Woodfern Elementary and Whiton Elementary, also have strong academic performance and favorable student-teacher ratios, suggesting that the region is generally providing high-quality elementary education.

293

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,664

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 Main Street
Three Bridges, NJ 08887

(908) 782-2141

District: Readington Township School District

Students who attend Three Bridges School usually attend:

Middle:	Readington Middle School
High:	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg47%

214^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Readington Township School District

216^th of 609Readington 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	84.2	214 of 1347	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	347 of 1338	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	43 of 1342	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	241 of 1345	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	401 of 1317	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.0	208 of 1360	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	623 of 1353	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	85.5	168 of 1352	87.6%	★★★★☆
2016	88.8	114 of 1346	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	137 of 1357	89.9%	★★★★☆
2014	87.9	40 of 1363	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	52 of 1367	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	11 of 1363	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.2	175 of 1360	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	86.1	51 of 1354	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.3	34 of 1346	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.3	46 of 1338	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	76.3	250 of 1329	81.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	515 of 1314	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	227 of 1326	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	147 of 1317	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	49 of 1318	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	304 of 1326	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	429 of 1290	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.1	155 of 1331	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	595 of 1333	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	96.4	34 of 982	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	197 of 1318	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	460 of 1313	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	92.0	70 of 1315	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	176 of 1324	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	373 of 1297	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	241 of 1335	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	584 of 1334	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	121 of 1023	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	280 of 989	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	57 of 958	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	102 of 949	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	129 of 868	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	157 of 1007	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	448 of 1001	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	236 of 970	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	253 of 963	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	44 of 975	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.0	180 of 976	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	347 of 964	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	261 of 1023	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	38.5	667 of 1022	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+26 vs state

English Language Arts64%+19 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Three Bridges School	Public	PK, KG-3	480 Main Street	Three Bridges	08887	Hunterdon County	Readington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 782-2141	293	33	8.7	13.3%	239 (81.6%)	4 (1.4%)	35 (11.9%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	84.2	214^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.1%		75.6	347^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.1%	133		63.6			75.7			$10,664	$11	$10,653
Barley Sheaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Barley Sheaf Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 284-7584	376	38	10.0	17.6%	253 (67.3%)	10 (2.7%)	71 (18.9%)	29 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	67.1	454^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.3%		77.2	317^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.3%	137		46.0	70.1		53.9	66.3		$11,427	$109	$11,318
Woodfern Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 Woodfern Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	311	33	9.4	14.5%	144 (46.3%)	10 (3.2%)	37 (11.9%)	97 (31.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	83.8	220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.7%		88.8	137^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.8%	83		62.5	73.9		75.4	70.8		$5,571		$5,571
Francis A. Desmares Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16 Old Clinton Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 284-7540	421	47	8.9	45.1%	168 (39.9%)	15 (3.6%)	190 (45.1%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	51.7	658^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.2%		58.2	567^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.6%	91		46.7	57.5		48.0	46.9		$10,815	$320	$10,495
Whiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	470 Whiton Road	Neshanic Station	08853	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 371-0842	617	67	9.2	13.1%	379 (61.4%)	28 (4.5%)	76 (12.3%)	97 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.8%)	74.8	357^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.5%		80.5	274^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.5%	83		54.0			71.6			$15,143	$90	$15,053
Robert Hunter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8 Dayton Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 284-7620	406	46	8.7	22.7%	238 (58.6%)	9 (2.2%)	91 (22.4%)	50 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	62	515^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.8%		59.6	551^st of 1338 public elementary schools	58.8%	36		48.7	65.1		62.6	46.9		$12,745	$293	$12,452
Copper Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Everitts Road	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 284-7660	572	63	9.0	21.2%	323 (56.5%)	33 (5.8%)	118 (20.6%)	78 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	70.4	419^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.9%		67.6	445^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.7%	26		56.2	60.7		67.7	58.4		$15,346	$263	$15,083
Holland Brook School	Public	4-5	52 Readington Road	Whitehouse Station	08889	Hunterdon County	Readington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 823-0454	312	38	8.3	17.9%	215 (68.9%)	8 (2.6%)	47 (15.1%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)								(n/a)	55.6		75.6	81.0		75.6	70.4	$11,289	$16	$11,273
Stony Brook School	Public	4-5	136 Cedar Grove Road	Branchburg	08876	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 722-2400	310	39	7.9	10.0%	190 (61.3%)	13 (4.2%)	39 (12.6%)	50 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)	37.0		64.6	65.1		72.1	66.4	$16,567	$91	$16,476
Whitehouse School	Public	PK, KG-3	50 Whitehouse Ave	Whitehouse Station	08889	Hunterdon County	Readington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 534-4411	331	35	9.4	23.0%	220 (66.5%)	14 (4.2%)	50 (15.1%)	27 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	40.9	796^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.9%		87.6	158^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.2%	638		37.0			48.2			$10,740	$07	$10,733

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