High Bridge Elementary School

High Bridge Elementary School is an intimate primary school in HIGH BRIDGE, New Jersey, overseen by High Bridge Borough School District. The school enrolls 219 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so High Bridge Elementary School sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.

High Bridge Borough School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 349 students; High Bridge Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, High Bridge Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest consists of 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, High Bridge Elementary School reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, High Bridge Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.7%; this one delivers 61.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hunterdon County) records that median household income runs about $141,715, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hunterdon County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,056 students), of which High Bridge Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is High Bridge Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, High Bridge Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.

High Bridge Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. High Bridge Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 206 (now 219). The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 71% over that span.

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