Amsterdam Elementary School

Amsterdam Elementary School is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in Hillsborough, New Jersey, overseen by Hillsborough Township Public School District, instructing 376 students in grades K through 4.

Hillsborough Township Public School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 7,191 students. Amsterdam Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Amsterdam Elementary School lists that 40% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 38% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Somerset County's rate of about 28%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Amsterdam Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 65.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Somerset County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $140,374 per year, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Somerset County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), of which Amsterdam Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Woods Road Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Amsterdam Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Amsterdam Elementary School has contracted 27%, going from 512 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 53% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Amsterdam Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.