Editing Berkeley Heights, New Jersey (section)

==Education==

===Public schools===
[[File:Berkeley Heights NJ Columbia elementary school.jpg|thumb|right|Columbia Middle School on Plainfield Avenue]]
The [[Berkeley Heights Public Schools]] serves students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://boardpolicyonline.com/?b=berkeley_nj&s=112556 Board of Education Bylaws 0110 - Identification], Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Accessed July 18, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades kindergarten through 12 in the Berkeley Heights School District, and preschool children identified for special education as required by statute. Composition: The Berkeley Heights School District is comprised of all area within the municipal boundaries of Berkeley Heights."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,499 students and 230.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.9:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401530&DistrictID=3401530 District information for Berkeley Heights School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401530 School Data for the Berkeley Heights Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center<ref>[https://www.bhpsnj.org/Domain/13 Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center], Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Accessed July 18, 2022.</ref> with 304 students in Pre-K–2 grade, 
William Woodruff Elementary School<ref>[https://www.bhpsnj.org/Domain/12 William Woodruff Elementary School], Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Accessed July 18, 2022.</ref> with 180 students in grades K–2, 
Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School<ref>[https://www.bhpsnj.org/Domain/10 Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School], Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Accessed July 18, 2022.</ref> with 264 students in grades 3–5, 
Mountain Park Elementary School<ref>[https://www.bhpsnj.org/Domain/11 Mountain Park Elementary School], Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Accessed July 18, 2022.</ref> with 243 students in grades 3–5, 
Columbia Middle School<ref>[https://www.bhpsnj.org/Domain/9 Columbia Middle School], Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Accessed July 18, 2022.</ref> with 544 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Governor Livingston High School]]<ref>[https://www.bhpsnj.org/Domain/8 Governor Livingston High School], Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Accessed July 18, 2022.</ref> with 960 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://www.bhpsnj.org/Page/50 District Map], Berkeley Heights Public Schools. Accessed February 28, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/39/0310 School Performance Reports for the Berkeley Heights School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0310 New Jersey School Directory for the Berkeley Heights Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

The district's high school serves public school students of Berkeley Heights, along with approximately 300 students from neighboring [[Mountainside, New Jersey|Borough of Mountainside]] who are educated at the high school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Mountainside School District]] that is covered by an agreement that runs through the end of 2021–2022 school year.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/39/0310/000.html Berkeley Heights Public School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 7, 2016. "In addition to serving the public school students of Berkeley Heights, high school students from the neighboring Borough of Mountainside are educated at Governor Livingston High School."</ref><ref>Mustac, Frank. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/mountainside/sections/education/articles/contract-signed-to-continue-sending-mountainside "Contract Signed to Continue Sending Mountainside Students to Governor Livingston High School"], TAP into Mountainside, October 12, 2016. Accessed February 5, 2020. "With the Berkeley Heights Board of Education's recent approval of a renegotiated send/receive agreement, new terms are now in place by which the Mountainside School District will be sending its students in grades nine through 12 to Governor Livingston High School.... The new contract runs for five years from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022, with a renewal option for an additional five years... The business administrator explained that 30 percent of the Mountainside School District annual budget goes to paying the Berkeley Heights district for sending about 300 students who live in Mountainside to Governor Livingston High School."</ref> Governor Livingston provides programs for deaf, hard of hearing and cognitively-impaired students in the district and those who are enrolled from all over north-central New Jersey who attend on a tuition basis.<ref>Baum, Victoria. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/mountainside/sections/education/articles/governor-livingston-high-school-s-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-program-celebrates-42-years-of-innovation-and-excellence "Governor Livingston High School’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Celebrates 42 Years of Innovation and Excellence"], TAP into Mountainside, October 29, 2019. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Since 1976, Governor Livingston High School’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program has been offering unique opportunities for high school students throughout the state of New Jersey. This award-winning program is a part of the fabric of Governor Livingston High School and offers a comprehensive curriculum, extensive electives and a variety of extracurricular activities to ensure an outstanding high school experience for all enrolled students. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at GLHS offers exceptional opportunities to qualifying deaf and hearing-impaired students within the Berkeley Heights School District, as well as other students who attend from neighboring districts through a tuition-based program."</ref>

[[File:Berkeley Heights NJ woodsy area near center of town.jpg|thumb|right|A wooded area]]
Governor Livingston was the 30th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 305 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2018 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/towns-schools/the-top-new-jersey-public-high-schools-2018/|title=The Top New Jersey Public High Schools 2018|date=2018-09-04|website=New Jersey Monthly|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref>

===Private schools===
There are four private pre-kindergarten schools in Berkeley Heights. The Westminster Nursery School is located at the corner of Plainfield Avenue and Mountain Avenue, the Union Village Nursery is located bordering Warren Township at the corner of Mountain Avenue and Hillcrest Road, the Diamond Hill Montessori is located along Diamond Hill Road opposite McMane Avenue and Primrose on Springfield Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primroseschools.com/schools/berkeley-heights/|title=Home - Primrose School of Berkeley Heights {{!}} Daycare and Childcare in Berkeley Heights, NJ|website=www.primroseschools.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref>

FlexSchool, a private school for twice-exceptional and gifted fifth through twelfth graders, is the only private secondary school in Berkeley Heights.<ref>[https://flexschool.net/about-us/ About Us], FlexSchool. Accessed April 1, 2020. "FlexSchool is a unique learning network for gifted and twice exceptional (2e) middle and high school students. At this time two campuses serve the Tristate area, one in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey and another in Bronxville, New York."</ref>