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What's the most underrated thing about Mount Prospect Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERNARDS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340165000355
Mount Prospect Elementary School
111 Hansom Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 · (908) 470-1600 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bernards Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
88.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
91.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.4% | 91.4% |
| 2023-24 | 88.2% | 88.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Mount Prospect Elementary School
Mount Prospect Elementary School's state test result (86.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect Elementary School this school | 522 | 0.6% | 86.4% |
| Harrison Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 522 | 0.6% | 82.9% |
| Dutch Neck Elementary School West Windsor | 557 | 8.6% | 64.2% |
| Village Elementary School West Windsor | 657 | 7.6% | 69.6% |
| Hillside Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 476 | 2.7% | 80.2% |
| Village Elementary School Skillman | 591 | 7.1% | 70.9% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Mount Prospect Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #7 of 1,290 | #1 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.4% | #6 of 1,319 ▲ 7 | #1 of 42 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.4% | #22 of 1,319 ▼ 4 | #1 of 42 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #355 of 1,562 | #11 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #120 of 1,390 | #11 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #747 of 1,392 | #38 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.6% | #1,479 of 1,481 | #45 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #348 of 798 | #15 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
522
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 522 | 58.7 | 8.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 56.1 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 55.3 | 9.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 57 | 8.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 63.4 | 9.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 60 | 11.2:1 | 1% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 0% (2) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Prospect Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (594 to 522); teachers down 7% (63.4 to 58.7).
About Mount Prospect Elementary School
Mount Prospect Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Its enrollment is 522 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Bernards Township School District enrolls 4,645 students, and its 6 schools include Mount Prospect Elementary School.
The largest group at Mount Prospect Elementary School is Asian students, at 66%. Other groups make up 19% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 20% of Somerset County residents are Asian. The diversity index for Mount Prospect Elementary School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 58.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.9:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Roughly 1% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 28% average for public schools in Somerset County is 27 points higher.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 65.8%. Mount Prospect Elementary School posts 86.4%, 20.6 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For Somerset County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $140,374 a year, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mount Prospect Elementary School, Somerset County has 84 public schools.
About 1.4 miles separate Mount Prospect Elementary School from the closest public school, Hamilton Primary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Mount Prospect Elementary School's average proficiency of 86.4% compares with 66.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mount Prospect Elementary School had a net gain of 15 students, or 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Mount Prospect Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Bernards Township School District
- Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- William Annin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,122 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Liberty Corner SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Oak Street SchoolElementary · 427 students
Other schools in Basking Ridge
- Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- William Annin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,122 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Hamilton Primary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Oak Street SchoolElementary · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Primary School1.4 mi · 462
- Bedminster Township Public School1.9 mi · 412
- Hillside Intermediate School2.0 mi · 568
- Liberty Corner School2.2 mi · 429
- Eisenhower Intermediate School3.1 mi · 625
- Crim Primary School3.4 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolHow large is Mount Prospect Elementary School?
Mount Prospect Elementary School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mount Prospect Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Prospect Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mount Prospect Elementary School have?
Mount Prospect Elementary School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
How diverse is Mount Prospect Elementary School?
Mount Prospect Elementary School reports a student body of 19% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 66% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mount Prospect Elementary School public or private?
Mount Prospect Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bernards Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.