If you looking for a town filled with energy, entertainment, and a strong sense of community then look no further than the Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Located in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, residents of Basking Ridge enjoy the towns numerous recreational parks, diverse restaurants and abundant town hall sponsored events. From the historic buildings and prosperous town center to the large farms, Basking Ridge truly has something for everyone. The town also takes pride in its school system including Ridge High School, which has been recognized by the U.S. department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School.
Basking Ridge, incorporated as "Bernards Township" as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships in 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form WarrenTownship in 1806, Far Hills in, 1921 and Bernardsville in 1924. Bernards Township is now comprised of Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner, Lyons, and West Millington and will celebrate it's 250th charter anniversary on May 24, 2010.
Education in Basking Ridge, NJ
Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated by the Bernards Township School District. The schools in the district ( 2005-06 enrollment data) include four K-5 elementary schools - Cedar Hill Elementary School, with 650 students; Liberty Corner Elementary School, with 611 students; Mount Prospect Elementary School, with 689 students; and Oak Street Elementary School, with 593 students (including pre-K) - William Annin Middle School, with 1,260 students in grades 6 - 8; and Ridge High School, with 1526 students in grades 9 - 12. Cedar Hill Elementary currently houses a state of the art public program for children on the autism spectrum, utilizing the principles of ABA.
Ridge High School was listed in 102nd place, the second highest ranked school in New Jersey, in Newsweek's 2007 listing of America's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked as Number 116 in 2006 and Number 91 in 2005. Ridge High School was the 11th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. Ridge was ranked 24th in 2008. (Source: Wikipedia)
Public Transportation in Basking Ridge, NJ
Basking Ridge Station is a New Jersey Transit station in along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex line. Commuters to NY Penn Station transfer in Summit or Newark. View the train schedule.
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