Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340723006068
Amsterdam Elementary School
301 Amsterdam Drive, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 · (908) 431-6600 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
40 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 51% smaller than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Amsterdam Elementary School→Auten Road Intermediate School→Hillsborough Township Middle School→Hillsborough High School
Based on grade levels within Hillsborough Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 70.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Amsterdam Elementary School
Amsterdam Elementary School's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Elementary School this school | 376 | 10.6% | 65.6% |
| Littleton Elementary School Morris Plains | 392 | 11.0% | 73.7% |
| Littlebrook School PRINCETON | 374 | 10.7% | 76.7% |
| Stony Brook Elementary School PENNINGTON | 395 | 12.7% | 79.3% |
| Woods Road Elementary School Hillsborough | 410 | 10.5% | 77.3% |
| Hawes Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 357 | 5.0% | 72.7% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Amsterdam Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #223 of 1,290 | #19 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #223 of 1,319 ▼ 12 | #20 of 42 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #527 of 1,319 ▼ 156 | #26 of 42 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #783 of 1,562 | #29 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #322 of 1,390 | #24 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #232 of 1,392 | #15 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.6% | #1,234 of 1,481 | #31 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #73 of 798 | #1 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
-80 (-18%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 376 | 37.8 | 9.9:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 35.5 | 10.8:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 41 | 12.5:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 2% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amsterdam Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (512 to 376); teachers down 8% (41 to 37.8).
About Amsterdam Elementary School
Amsterdam Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hillsborough, New Jersey, one of the schools in Hillsborough Township Public School District. The school serves kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 376 students.
Amsterdam Elementary School belongs to Hillsborough Township Public School District, a district of 9 schools and 7,191 students.
Asian students make up 40% of enrollment at Amsterdam Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Next come 38% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 20% Asian among all Somerset County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Amsterdam Elementary School reports a ratio of 9.9 students per teacher, from 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 9.9:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. Lunch program data show 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 28% average for public schools in Somerset County is 17 points higher.
Amsterdam Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Amsterdam Elementary School is 5.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (65.6% versus 60.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Somerset County, home to about 349,846 people, the median household earns about $140,374 a year, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Somerset County number 84, with about 51,276 students.
Woods Road Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Amsterdam Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 18% across 4 years, from 456 in 2020-21 to 376 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.0:1 in 2020-21, and 9.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsborough Township Public School District
- Hillsborough High SchoolHigh · 2,377 students
- Hillsborough Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
- Auten Road Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,112 students
- Sunnymead Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Hillsborough Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Woods Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Hillsborough High SchoolHigh · 2,377 students
- Hillsborough Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
- Auten Road Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,112 students
- Sunnymead Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Hillsborough Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Woods Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Woods Road Elementary School0.9 mi · 410
- Central Jersey College Prep Charter School2.7 mi · 1,396
- Hillsborough Township Elementary School3.0 mi · 467
- Claremont Elementary School3.3 mi · 685
- Hillsborough High School3.4 mi · 2,377
- Franklin High School3.5 mi · 2,134
Frequently asked questions
About Amsterdam Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Amsterdam Elementary School?
Amsterdam Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-04.
Is Amsterdam Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Amsterdam Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Amsterdam Elementary School have?
Amsterdam Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amsterdam Elementary School?
At Amsterdam Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 40% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Amsterdam Elementary School public or private?
Amsterdam Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hillsborough Township Public School District.
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