Bernardsville Middle School

Bernardsville Middle School, a tight-knit junior high in Bernardsville, New Jersey, one of the schools within Somerset Hills Regional School District, teaches 419 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 578.

Somerset Hills Regional School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,605 students; Bernardsville Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Bernardsville Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder comes out to 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Somerset County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Bernardsville Middle School records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Bernardsville Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 18% of students at Bernardsville Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Somerset County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Bernardsville Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.1%.

Around the school, census data for Somerset County shows the typical household earns roughly $140,374 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bernardsville Middle School is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students).

The closest other public school is Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bernardsville Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 70.6%.

Bernardsville Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bernardsville Middle School has fell 20%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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