High Bridge Elementary School

40 Fairview Avenue

School District

High Bridge Borough
Grade

PK, K-4
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

School Map for High Bridge Borough School District

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 09, 2023

High Bridge Elementary is under rated. Because of some recent state funding, the town offers a PUBLIC PreK progam for HB residents for 3 AND 4 yr olds. The ratio of teachers to kids is great and my kid gets a fully enriched educational experience before Kindergarden. (I do believe the goal is to bring up test scores and nip any early developmental challenges in the bud.)GENERALLY my kids come home and always talk about the interesting things they learned in class and seem to enjoy school.My children thus far have not complained about bullying and have blossoming friendships. My children's homework mainly consists of reading books for 30 mins nightly.I think HB does a good job of educating our kids but also still just lets them be kids without over valuing academic achievement. They have a really good balance.The one strange thing that was appoved for the 2022 school year was there was only one nurse to service both the elementary school and middle school (since the buildings are sort of close in proximity). However, most parents were not happy knowing there wasnt a nurse close by. I am not sure how this is resolved for 2023.
Submitted by other on June 01, 2023

This school is a mixed bag. Some of the teachers are great, others not so much. The kids seem to be learning but there is not a lot of social-emotional support across the board. The administration is terrible and has had a history of being very rude to parents. There also a problem with older kids being aggressive and bullying younger kids on the playground, which nobody does anything about. Maybe with a better principal the school would run better.
Submitted by parent on December 22, 2018

My children have had terrible experiences at this school. I give it one star because that is the lowest rating I can provide.
Submitted by parent on April 25, 2018

This great school. My son is doing great there and his also very happy and excited to go to school everyday.
Submitted by parent on February 24, 2013

This is a great school The parents and teacher are extremely involved with the students. There is a real sense of community here, not found in many large Hunterdon County schools.