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Schools in Brookside

Brookside’s public schools

Mendham Township School District and West Morris Regional School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brookside. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above New Jersey’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
89%
2021–22
Math proficiency
83%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.1K
▼ 5% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · West Morris Regional
Students per teacher
11.3
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
0
2,835 students on the public path
In brief

Brookside’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Brookside’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Mendham Township Middle School places highest (better than 98%); West Morris Central High School lowest (89%). 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 Brookside, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mendham Township Elementary SchoolMendham Township School DistrictA+
5–8Mendham Township Middle SchoolMendham Township School DistrictA+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mendham Township School District.

Two districts serve Brookside

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mendham Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 808 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 9.5 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$33,117NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A+
West Morris Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 2,027 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$27,126NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Mendham Township School District89%
State average 48.6% · 476 students tested
Math · PK–8, Mendham Township School District83%
State average 35.5% · 476 students tested
Reading · 9–12, West Morris Regional School District74%
State average 48.6% · 557 students tested
Math · 9–12, West Morris Regional School District57%
State average 35.5% · 569 students tested

Brookside vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Brookside’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brookside—Mendham Township PK–8 · West Morris Regional 9–12
MendhamAMendham Borough PK–8 · West Morris Regional 9–12
Mendham TownshipAMendham Township PK–8 · West Morris Regional 9–12

All 2 neighbors share West Morris Regional with Brookside for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brookside

4 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).

Also serving Brooksidein other towns
Mendham Township Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A+
466 students9:1Rate it →
Mendham Township Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
A+
342 students10:1Rate it →
West Morris Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chester
A
1,015 students12:1Rate it →
West Morris Mendham High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mendham
A+
1,012 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Brookside’s schools

Are Brookside’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Brookside. Mendham Township School District and West Morris Regional School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brookside. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Brookside in?

Mendham Township School District and West Morris Regional School District.

Where do Brookside kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School.

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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.