Best Berkeley Heights Public Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 6 public schools serving 2,432 students in Berkeley Heights, NJ (there are 3 private schools, serving 336 private students). 88% of all K-12 students in Berkeley Heights, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).

The top-ranked public schools in Berkeley Heights, NJ are Columbia Middle School, Mountain Park School and Thomas P. Hughes School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Berkeley Heights, NJ public schools have an average math proficiency score of 68% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Berkeley Heights have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of New Jersey public schools.

Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the New Jersey public school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).