Berkeley Heights Public Schools
Higher EducationNew Jersey, United States51-200 Employees
Berkeley Heights Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district based in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Located in Union County, the district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education in District Factor Group I, reflecting relatively high socioeconomic characteristics in the area. Its high school serves Berkeley Heights students and also educates students from the neighboring Borough of Mountainside under a sending/receiving relationship, while Governor Livingston High School provides programs for deaf, hard of hearing, and cognitively-impaired students enrolled from across north-central New Jersey. The district comprises six schools, including the Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center, Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School, Mountain Park Elementary School, William Woodruff Elementary School, Columbia Middle School, and Governor Livingston High School. The Board of Education and administrative offices are housed in the original Columbia School building on Plainfield Avenue, adjacent to the middle school. In August 2024, the district announced the appointment of Dr. Cordero to lead Berkeley Heights Public Schools, bringing prior experience from Summit Public Schools.