page_title: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Basking Ridge, New Jersey / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: Areal shot of the Middle School in Basking Ridge NJ
context_page_description: Basking Ridge is an unincorporated community located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the population for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07920 was 26,747.
  The area was settled during colonial times. It was home to the old AT&T Headquarters, now owned by Verizon. Basking Ridge is the current headquarters for Collabera, Verizon Wireless, Vencore Labs, Lawyer.com, and Barnes & Noble College Booksellers.
  The community of Basking Ridge is part of greater Bernards Township, which also includes the neighborhoods of Liberty Corner, Lyons and West Millington.
context_section_description: Bernards High School was founded by the Bernards Township Board of Education in 1924.  When Bernardsville separated from Bernards Township, the schools still remained one system until 1947 when the original high school became the property of Bernardsville. From 1948, however, township students continued attending Bernards High School as tuition students.  In 1960 a contract was issued for the construction of a new Ridge High School and Cedar Hill School which were built on approximately 60 acres (24 ha) of land.
  William Annin Middle School was originally named after a colonial patriot who settled in Basking Ridge in 1722. Construction started in 1968 and the school was dedicated on September 28, 1969 as William Annin Junior High School and contained grades 5 through 8. It became a middle school in 1982.  It currently contains grades 6 through 8. The school is one of the few in the United States to have a seismograph.
  There are four elementary schools in Basking Ridge.
  Liberty Corner School, was built for a farming community in 1905. It is the oldest school in the district. Part of the original building still remains today. It is located in the Liberty Corner section of Bernards Township.
  Oak Street School was built in 1938, although it was completed late. It was dedicated on November 21, 1939 and opened on November 23, the day before Thanksgiving. Dr. Horatio Gates Whitnall originally owned the property on which Oak Street School was built. The land was used for farming and his home was what is now the Summit Bank. Over the years, the population rose rapidly. It serves downtown Basking Ridge which is the area around the Presbyterian Church and the Old Oak Tree.
  Cedar Hill School was built 1956. It is situated on land which was once the property of a succession of wealthy families: Owen, Lee, Bissell, and Astor. It was donated in the Mid 1950s by the Lees. It serves the area around William Annin Middle School and Ridge High School.
  Mount Prospect was built in 1999. The school was built because a new population rolled in by 2000. Basking Ridge was extended southward and a new subdivision was built: The Hills. Mount Prospect is the newest school in the district and serves the Hills.
  The former Maple Avenue School,  a two-story, eight classroom structure, was demolished in the 1970s to make room for the current Basking Ridge Public Library.
  Enrollment Data (2016)
  Ridge High School: 1,937|
  William Annin Middle: 1,489|
  Liberty Corner: ~600|
  Oak Street: ~600|
  Cedar Hill: ~600|
  Mount Prospect: ~700|
caption: William Annin Middle School in Basking Ridge NJ
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