Brookdale’s public schools
Bloomfield Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brookdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Brookdale’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Brookdale’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Brookdale Elementary School places highest (better than 76%); Berkeley Elementary School lowest (12%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Brookdale, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bloomfield High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Brookdale, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Brookdale
Fairview Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 499 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bloomfield
7th grade in Brookdale
Bloomfield Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 944 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bloomfield
8th grade in Brookdale
Bloomfield Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 944 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bloomfield
9th grade in Brookdale
Bloomfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,055 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bloomfield
10th grade in Brookdale
Bloomfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,055 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bloomfield
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bloomfield Township School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Brookdale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Brookdale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Brookdale | — | Bloomfield Township |
| Bloomfield | B− | Bloomfield Township |
| Nutley | B+ | Nutley Town |
| Glen Ridge | A | Glen Ridge Borough |
Every school in Brookdale
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Brookdale’s schools
Are Brookdale’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Brookdale. Bloomfield Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brookdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Brookdale in?
Bloomfield Township School District.
Where do Brookdale kids go to high school?
Bloomfield High School.
Parents talk
What Brookdale families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Brookdale → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.