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Enrollment
774
High
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENILWORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340792000209
David Brearley Middle/High School
401 Monroe Avenue, Kenilworth, NJ 07033 · (908) 931-9696 · Union County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
257 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 7 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 125 | 16% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 Kenilworth School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 19.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 David Brearley Middle/High School
David Brearley Middle/High School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Brearley Middle/High School this school | 774 | 33.2% | 28.9% |
| Lyndhurst High School LYNDHURST | 841 | 33.2% | 39.2% |
| East Brunswick Magnet School EAST BRUNSWICK | 745 | 36.5% | 34.6% |
| Saddle Brook Middle/High School SADDLE BROOK | 806 | 30.9% | 41.5% |
| Passaic Valley Regional High School LITTLE FALLS | 1,093 | 36.4% | 31.1% |
| Hackettstown High School HACKETTSTOWN | 868 | 30.1% | 45.8% |
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 David Brearley Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #261 of 397 | #17 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #217 of 400 ▲ 52 | #16 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #228 of 395 ▲ 67 | #20 of 31 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #236 of 442 | #19 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #110 of 388 | #4 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #123 of 389 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #223 of 405 | #18 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #146 of 173 | #19 of 24 |
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
774
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+61% since 2000-01, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 774 | 69.8 | 11.1:1 | 33% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 72.3 | 10.8:1 | 25% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 72.8 | 10.6:1 | 15% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 68 | 11.4:1 | 22% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 755 | 63.5 | 11.9:1 | 29% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 64 | 11.6:1 | 25% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 54 | 12.3:1 | 26% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 41 | 11.7:1 | 8% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David Brearley Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (755 to 774); teachers up 10% (63.5 to 69.8).
About David Brearley Middle/High School
David Brearley Middle/High School is a low-enrollment high school located in Kenilworth, New Jersey. The school offers grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 774 students.
Across its 2 schools, Kenilworth School District enrolls 1,433 students. David Brearley Middle/High School is one of those schools.
The largest group at David Brearley Middle/High School is White students, at 46%. The school is also 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Staffing at David Brearley Middle/High School comes to 69.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1:1. High schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. David Brearley Middle/High School counts 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Union County average 52%.
David Brearley Middle/High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of New Jersey public high schools.
After accounting for student poverty, David Brearley Middle/High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.9% is 19.1 points below the 48.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Union County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $103,202 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. David Brearley Middle/High School shares Union County with 179 other public schools.
David Brearley Middle/High School's closest public school neighbor is Warren G. Harding Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: David Brearley Middle/High School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 28.9% versus a 45.4% average.
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.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (775) and 2024-25 (774).
The David Brearley Middle/High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenilworth School District
- Warren G. Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 659 students
Other schools in Kenilworth
- Warren G. Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 659 students
Nearby schools
- Warren G. Harding Elementary School0.2 mi · 659
- Orange Avenue School0.6 mi · 750
- Bloomingdale Avenue School1.1 mi · 226
- Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School1.4 mi · 287
- Battle Hill Elementary1.4 mi · 414
- Cranford High School1.5 mi · 1,116
Frequently asked questions
About David Brearley Middle/High SchoolHow many students attend David Brearley Middle/High School?
David Brearley Middle/High School enrolls approximately 774 students in grades 07-12.
Is David Brearley Middle/High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
David Brearley Middle/High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does David Brearley Middle/High School have?
David Brearley Middle/High School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at David Brearley Middle/High School?
Student demographics at David Brearley Middle/High School are roughly 46% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is David Brearley Middle/High School public or private?
David Brearley Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenilworth School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.