The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Eisenhower Intermediate School
Eisenhower Intermediate School serves just two grade levels, fifth and sixth, as part of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District in suburban Somerset County. The school sits in Bridgewater, a large suburban township that functions as a regional commercial hub with a major mall, pharmaceutical company headquarters, and residential subdivisions spread across roughly thirty-two square miles. Families here are often commuters to New York City via the Raritan Valley Line or Interstate 78, and the housing market reflects that demand: home values in the area sit well above national and state benchmarks, putting homeownership out of reach for many and making rents steep as well. A parent moving into the area should expect a car-dependent, developed suburb with limited remaining developable land and a property tax base that recently supported a substantial bond referendum for high school renovations.
The school itself enrolls roughly six hundred students across fifth and sixth grades. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and it does not appear to receive Title I funding. The student body is diverse, with Asian students making up the largest single group at about a third of enrollment, white students comprising another third, Hispanic students about a fifth, and smaller shares of Black, multiracial, Native American, and Pacific Islander students. About sixteen percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a moderate rate that places the school on the lower end of economic need for its county.
Academically, the picture is mixed and varies by subject and grade. In math, roughly half of fifth graders and a similar share of sixth graders scored proficient or above on the state NJSLA assessments. In English language arts, the story is stronger. More than half of fifth graders and nearly three-quarters of sixth graders met the proficiency bar. Science scores at fifth grade, which is the only grade tested in that subject, showed about forty percent of students at the proficient level. When looking across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index lands below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Somerset County. That county-wide comparison places Eisenhower's performance behind the typical district in its peer group. For a family weighing options, these results suggest that while the school produces solid literacy outcomes, particularly by sixth grade, its math and science performance leaves room for progress. A parent may want to investigate how the school supports students who are not yet meeting benchmarks in those subjects.
Because Eisenhower is an intermediate school serving only fifth and sixth grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism and discipline are not available. The district has implemented new K-12 literacy and math curricula aligned with state standards, a shift that directly shapes what Eisenhower students are learning in their two years there. The district also passed a bond in 2024 to renovate the high school, which will affect families after their children leave Eisenhower. The school's website was not provided in the data, so a parent would need to seek out specific program offerings, extracurriculars, and school culture details directly from the district.
For a family considering this school, the peer environment is diverse and economically mixed, the academic picture centers on a clear strength in sixth-grade reading alongside weaker math and science results, and the surrounding community is a well-developed, expensive suburb with strong commuter ties to New York City. The school fits a family that values a large, diverse intermediate setting and wants a two-year bridge between elementary and the district's high school, but a family focused on math and science outcomes may want to ask how the school addresses those subjects before enrolling.
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