Oak Street School

Oak Street School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, overseen by Bernards Township School District, with 427 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Oak Street School is one of 6 schools operated by Bernards Township School District, a district that hosts 4,645 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oak Street School shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Somerset County's rate of about 28%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oak Street School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.8%; this one delivers 77.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Somerset County) reports that median household earnings sit near $140,374, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Somerset County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), Oak Street School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ridge High School, roughly 0.8 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), Oak Street School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Oak Street School's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 489 (now 427). White enrollment moved from 75% to 65% across the same window.

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