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Schools in Peapack and Gladstone · Somerset Hills Regional School District

Peapack and Gladstone’s public schools outscore 65% of New Jersey districts

Math proficiency in Peapack and Gladstone’s districts is 54%, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Peapack and Gladstone, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#170of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
72%
▲ 23 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
▲ 18 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.5K
▲ 4% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,605 students on the public path
In brief

Peapack and Gladstone’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 194 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Peapack and Gladstone’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 72% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $29,474 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Bernardsville Middle School, then Bernards High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Peapack and Gladstone’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 65% of New Jersey school districts, #170 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; graduation is below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (194)Better than 16%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 844 test results and a graduating class of 206 could put Peapack and Gladstone anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Peapack and Gladstone’s students in the tested grades sat them (852 in math, 836 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Peapack and Gladstone, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Marion T. Bedwell Elementary Schoolin BernardsvilleA−
5–8Bernardsville Middle Schoolin BernardsvilleB+
9–12Bernards High Schoolin BernardsvilleA−

Peapack and Gladstone’s public schools are run by Somerset Hills Regional School District, which also serves Bernardsville and Far Hills. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Somerset Hills Regional School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,605 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$29,474NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 48.6% · 836 students tested
Math54%
State average 35.5% · 852 students tested

Peapack and Gladstone vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Peapack and Gladstone’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Peapack and GladstoneB+Somerset Hills Regional
Far Hills—Somerset Hills Regional
BernardsvilleB+Somerset Hills Regional
BedminsterA−Bedminster Township

2 of the 3 neighbors share Somerset Hills Regional with Peapack and Gladstone, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Peapack and Gladstone

3 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 Peapack and Gladstonein other towns
Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bernardsville
A−
435 students9:1Rate it →
Bernardsville Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bernardsville
B+
419 students10:1Rate it →
Bernards High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bernardsville
A−
751 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Peapack and Gladstone’s schools

Are Peapack and Gladstone’s schools good?

By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Peapack and Gladstone children attend outscore 65% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #170 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Peapack and Gladstone in?

Somerset Hills Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,605 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Peapack and Gladstone kids go to high school?

Bernards High School in Bernardsville, with 751 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Peapack and Gladstone’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Somerset Hills Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Peapack and Gladstone spend per student?

$29,474 in Somerset Hills Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.