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What's the most underrated thing about Oak Street School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERNARDS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340165005128
Oak Street School
70 West Oak Street, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 · (908) 204-2565 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
53%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
81.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
87.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.5% | 87.4% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Oak Street School
Oak Street School's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Street School this school | 427 | 2.6% | 77.9% |
| Willard Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 440 | 1.1% | 75.9% |
| Wildwood Elementary School Mountain Lakes | 423 | 0.7% | 82.3% |
| Tamaques Elementary School Westfield | 427 | 3.5% | 71.8% |
| South Valley Elementary School MOORESTOWN | 400 | 2.8% | 78.3% |
| Somerville Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 394 | 3.8% | 80.8% |
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 Oak Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #51 of 1,290 | #3 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #19 of 1,319 ▲ 54 | #2 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #73 of 1,319 ▲ 43 | #3 of 42 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #612 of 1,562 | #21 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #604 of 1,390 | #34 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #724 of 1,392 | #37 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.6% | #1,411 of 1,481 | #43 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #331 of 798 | #14 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
427
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 427 | 39 | 10.9:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 39 | 10.7:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 38.5 | 10.7:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 44 | 11.1:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Street School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (489 to 427); teachers down 11% (44 to 39).
About Oak Street School
Oak Street School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. A federal count lists 427 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
The 6 schools in Bernards Township School District enroll 4,645 students altogether, Oak Street School among them.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Oak Street School combined. Other students are 17% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Somerset County residents are about 52% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak Street School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Dividing enrollment by its 39 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.9:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 11.4:1, a similar figure. Oak Street School reports 3% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Somerset County average 28%.
The allk12 Grade for Oak Street School is A. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Oak Street School is 13.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (77.9% versus 64.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Federal survey data for Somerset County show that median household income is about $140,374, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 84 public schools operate in Somerset County, serving about 51,276 students.
The school nearest to Oak Street School is Ridge High School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Within five miles of Oak Street School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Oak Street School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 406 in 2020-21 and 427 in 2024-25, a gain of 21 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Oak Street School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Liberty Corner SchoolElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Basking Ridge
- Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,577 students
- William Annin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,122 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Hamilton Primary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Other Oak Street schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oak Street. Oak Street School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Oak StreetInglewood, CA · 569 students
- OAK STREET SCHOOLPLATTSBURGH, NY · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge High School0.8 mi · 1,577
- Cedar Hill School1.0 mi · 568
- Bernards High School1.3 mi · 751
- William Annin Middle School1.7 mi · 1,122
- Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School2.1 mi · 435
- Bernardsville Middle School2.2 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Street SchoolHow many students attend Oak Street School?
Oak Street School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Oak Street School serve?
Oak Street School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Oak Street School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Oak Street School.
What is the student diversity at Oak Street School?
Student demographics at Oak Street School are roughly 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Street School?
Oak Street School is overseen by Bernards Township School District in Somerset County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.