Facts & Figures

GSB at a Glance

  • GSB is a college preparatory day school serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve.
  • The total enrollment is 690 students from 10 New Jersey counties.
  • Class sizes average fourteen to sixteen students, depending on grade and subject.
  • There are 90 faculty and administrators. 82% of Upper School faculty have advanced degrees, 42% of Middle School and 41% of Lower School.
  • GSB offers Honors and Advanced Placement courses in English, History, Mathematics, Foreign languages, and the Sciences.
  • 100% of our graduates attend college. For 2008, 56% were accepted at their first choice college or university.
  • The campus is composed of 72 acres and 17 buildings in Somerset and Morris counties in central New Jersey. The collegiate style setting includes separate Lower, Middle and Upper School buildings, gymnasium, athletic center, theater/art gallery and various administrative buildings.
  • Sports facilities include a gymnasium and athletic center, five all-weather tennis courts, indoor and outdoor tracks, two full size basketball courts, professional soccer and ball fields. GSB fields teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, golf, ice hockey, soccer, softball, track and field, tennis, swimming and cheer leading.
  • A wide variety of extracurricular activities is available for Middle and Upper School students in the areas of the arts, community service, student government, academics and sports.
  • The 2008 spring production of The Secret Garden was selected by NJ Plays and Players as Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical. The production was also awarded Outstanding Musical Direction.
  • GSB offers an extended-day program of supervised play, special activities, and homework for students in kindergarten through fourth grade. Supervised study hall is available until 5:30 for Middle School students.
  • Two summer camps are offered for children ages four through fourteen. Mega-Fun Camp runs the last two weeks of June. Hi-Hills Camp has eight, six, and four week sessions. Both camps offer an extended day option.
  • A variety of other summer programs are available.