Best Public Schools in Brookside, NJ

Summary:

The city of Brookside, New Jersey is home to two exceptional schools, Mendham Township Elementary School and Mendham Township Middle School, both part of the highly-ranked Mendham Township School District. These schools consistently deliver outstanding academic results, with both ranked among the top schools in New Jersey.

Mendham Township Elementary School is a standout, ranking 29th out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's exceptional student performance on NJSLA tests, with proficiency rates as high as 90.4% in English Language Arts and 87.2% in Mathematics, is complemented by a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.8%. Meanwhile, Mendham Township Middle School is even more impressive, ranking 2nd out of 748 New Jersey middle schools and also earning a 5-star rating. The middle school's students achieve proficiency rates of up to 100% in English Language Arts and 97.7% in Mathematics and Algebra I, with an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.6%.

Both schools benefit from significant district-level investment, with per-student spending exceeding $18,000 and student-teacher ratios below 11:1. While the student populations are predominantly white, the schools' exceptional academic outcomes and the district's consistent top rankings suggest that the Mendham Township School District is providing an exceptional educational experience for all of its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)						NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Mendham Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 West Main Street	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	456	44	10.3	0.7%	389 (85.3%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.4%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	95.3	29^th of 1342 public elementary schools	97.8%		93.9	60^th of 1345 public elementary schools	95.5%	31			80.3	90.4					87.2	79.8							$18,225	$1,112	$17,113
Mendham Township Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Washington Valley Road	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	301	38	7.9	1.0%	251 (83.4%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.0%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	97.8	2^nd of 748 public middle schools	99.7%		98.2	2^nd of 745 public middle schools	99.7%		57.9	56.5			94.7	100.0	100.0	97.7			82.4	92.0	83.3	89.5	97.7	97.9	$18,518	$38	$18,480

Cities Near Brookside

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mendham	1.85 mi	3	28^th
Randolph	2.26 mi	6	168^th
Morristown	3.5 mi	13	239^th
Greystone Park	4.17 mi	1
Bernardsville	4.6 mi	3	96^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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