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Mount Prospect Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

111 Hansom Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 · (908) 470-1600 · Part of Bernards Township School District

Bernards Township’s School Grade A better than 88% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
522
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
1%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mount Prospect Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 57 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bernards Township kids: William Annin Middle School

On the path

Where Bernards Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8William Annin Middle Schoolin Basking Ridge

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

111 Hansom Road, Basking Ridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten60
Grade 179
Grade 271
Grade 382
Grade 486
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
507’20
518’21
539’22
530’23
522’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 66%White 19%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Prospect Elementary School from Bernards Township families.

Other schools in Bernards Township School District

The district →
Cedar Hill School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Basking Ridge
A
568 students12:1
Liberty Corner School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Liberty Corner
A
429 students11:1
Oak Street School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Basking Ridge
A
427 students11:1
William Annin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Basking Ridge
A
1,122 students10:1
Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Basking Ridge
A+
1,577 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Bernards Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.