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Enrollment
751
High
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340000900176
Bernards High School
25 Olcott Avenue, Bernardsville, NJ 07924 · (908) 630-3000 · Somerset County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
136 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 175 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 180 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 196 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 200 | 27% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Somerset Hills Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -19.7pp since 2023
Math
28.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -25.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 26 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 54.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bernards High School
Bernards High School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernards High School this school | 751 | 18.1% | 56.1% |
| Westwood Regional High School TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON | 830 | 15.7% | 50.9% |
| Lenape Valley Regional High School STANHOPE | 667 | 17.7% | 46.3% |
| Lakeland Regional High School WANAQUE | 823 | 15.3% | 39.1% |
| Spotswood High School SPOTSWOOD | 762 | 23.5% | 30.5% |
| Jefferson Township High School OAK RIDGE | 761 | 14.7% | 39.9% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bernards High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #83 of 397 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #199 of 400 ▼ 113 | #7 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #132 of 395 ▼ 68 | #7 of 12 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #246 of 442 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #96 of 388 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #212 of 389 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.1% | #291 of 405 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #69 of 200 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
751
-68 (-8%) vs 2020
+37% since 2000-01, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 751 | 68.8 | 10.9:1 | 18% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 66.8 | 11.9:1 | 13% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 812 | 64.8 | 12.5:1 | 12% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 819 | 66 | 12.4:1 | 12% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 67.8 | 12.6:1 | 12% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 70 | 12.1:1 | 12% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 795 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 6% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 48 | 11.4:1 | 4% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernards High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (852 to 751); teachers up 1% (67.8 to 68.8).
About Bernards High School
Among the schools in Bernardsville, New Jersey, is Bernards High School, a small high school. A total of 751 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
Somerset Hills Regional School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,605 students.
Roughly 64% of students at Bernards High School are White. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Somerset County, the White share is about 52%. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1, with 68.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 18% of enrollment. Public schools in Somerset County average 28%.
Bernards High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.1% is within a point of the 56.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Somerset County has these Census figures: the median household income is $140,374, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Somerset County has 84 public schools and roughly 51,276 students.
Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 70.9% proficiency; Bernards High School posts 56.1%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 68 students since 2020-21, to 751. The school's ratio fell from 12.4:1 to 10.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bernards High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somerset Hills Regional School District
- Marion T. Bedwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- Bernardsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
Other schools in Bernardsville
- Marion T. Bedwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- Bernardsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School0.8 mi · 435
- Bernardsville Middle School0.9 mi · 419
- Oak Street School1.3 mi · 427
- Ridge High School2.1 mi · 1,577
- Cedar Hill School2.2 mi · 568
- William Annin Middle School2.7 mi · 1,122
Frequently asked questions
About Bernards High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bernards High School?
Bernards High School enrolls approximately 751 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bernards High School serve?
Bernards High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Bernards High School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Bernards High School.
How diverse is Bernards High School?
Bernards High School reports a student body of 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bernards High School?
Bernards High School is overseen by Somerset Hills Regional School District in Somerset County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.