Auten Road Intermediate School

Auten Road Intermediate School operates as a high-enrollment 6-8 campus in Hillsborough, New Jersey, part of Hillsborough Township Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,112 students spanning grades 5 through 6. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Auten Road Intermediate School sits 92% larger than that benchmark.

Auten Road Intermediate School is one of 9 schools operated by Hillsborough Township Public School District, a district that hosts 7,191 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Auten Road Intermediate School lists that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 39% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Somerset County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Auten Road Intermediate School shows 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Auten Road Intermediate School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Somerset County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Auten Road Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Somerset County put the typical household earns roughly $140,374 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Auten Road Intermediate School is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students).

Nearest neighbor: Triangle Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Auten Road Intermediate School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Auten Road Intermediate School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 66.2%.

Auten Road Intermediate School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Auten Road Intermediate School has showed little movement, going from 1,138 students in 2018 to 1,112 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 39%.

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