Bedminster Township Public School, Bedminster NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Bedminster Township Public School

Bedminster Township Public School serves pre-kindergarten through eighth grade as the sole school in its district, a single-building operation that draws from the low-density Somerset Hills township of Bedminster. The school sits on Somerville Road, set in a place where large-lot homes, preserved farmland, and corporate campuses sit alongside historic villages like Pluckemin and Pottersville. There is no traditional downtown here; the civic and commercial nodes are small and spread apart, and the area is car-dependent by design. High school students leave the district entirely, attending Bernards High School in Bernardsville through a sending-receiving arrangement, so this school covers the full elementary and middle school span but no further.

Academically, the school posts results that place it among the stronger performers within Somerset County, landing near the top of the district-level proficiency comparison. The English language arts scores are consistently high across most grade levels, with several grades showing strong majorities of students meeting or exceeding expectations. Math results are more uneven: the lower elementary grades and middle school grades around sixth and seventh show solid proficiency, while fourth grade and eighth grade dip to roughly half of students at the proficient level. Science results are split, with a solid showing at fifth grade and a much weaker result at eighth grade, a gap a parent may want to explore with the school. The overall picture is of a school whose literacy instruction is a clear strength and whose math and science performance contains pockets that could use attention.

The student body is not large, and the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is quite low, reflecting the area’s affluence. Roughly half of the students are white, with the next largest groups being Hispanic and Asian students. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No data was available on discipline, staffing ratios, attendance, or chronic absenteeism, and no information on special education or English learner populations was provided. Those gaps leave an incomplete picture of student support, but the school operates as a regular public school, not an alternative or magnet.

Housing in Bedminster is expensive, with home values well above national and state medians and rents similarly elevated. The township’s population has been relatively stable in recent decades, and it had the lowest average property tax bill in Somerset County, though that is measured against a high-countywide baseline. The area’s major employers include AT&T’s Global Network Operations Center and Trump National Golf Club; there is no major downtown or dense commercial corridor. The growth context is modest, with affordable housing planning ongoing but no large new developments flagged in public sources.

For families considering this school, the academic pathway is straightforward: students attend here from pre-K through eighth grade and then transfer to a regional high school in a neighboring town. The school’s strong literacy outcomes and generally solid math performance through most grades make it a good fit for families who want a community-focused elementary and middle school with a track record of proficiency that compares well to other districts in Somerset County. The limited economic diversity and the high cost of local housing mean that the peer environment skews toward more affluent households. Parents who want a full picture of student support services or disciplinary climate will need to seek that information directly from the school, as the available public data does not cover those areas.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 774%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 81%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 590%

School 90% · District 90%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 678%

School 78% · District 78%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 784%

School 84% · District 84%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Science

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 31%

▲ 18 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolBedminster Township Public School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.