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If you could change one rule at Hillsborough High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,377
High
DISTRICT 799 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340723005222
Hillsborough High School
466 Raider Boulevard, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 · (908) 431-6600 · Somerset County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,377 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
176 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
373 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 583 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 607 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 597 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 590 | 25% |
Student demographics
65%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
Feeds from
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
63.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -13.8pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.4% | 58.5% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Hillsborough High School
Hillsborough High School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough High School this school | 2,377 | 15.7% | 61.2% |
| Bridgewater-Raritan High School Bridgewater | 2,673 | 15.1% | 58.1% |
| East Brunswick High School EAST BRUNSWICK | 2,124 | 24.2% | 37.6% |
| Cherry Hill High School East CHERRY HILL | 2,120 | 18.4% | 57.5% |
| Princeton High School PRINCETON | 1,518 | 13.8% | 57.4% |
| Monroe Township High School MONROE TOWNSHIP | 2,583 | 13.9% | 55.4% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Hillsborough High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #64 of 397 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #57 of 400 ▲ 13 | #3 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #122 of 395 ▼ 34 | #6 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,377 | #16 of 442 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #283 of 388 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #89 of 389 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #308 of 405 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #150 of 173 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,377
+59 (+3%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 1,218
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 2,377 | 175.5 | 13.5:1 | 16% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 2,385 | 173 | 13.8:1 | 10% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 2,368 | 169.1 | 14.0:1 | 9% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 2,318 | 173 | 13.4:1 | 8% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 2,327 | 184 | 12.7:1 | 8% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 2,263 | 187 | 12.1:1 | 7% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 2,419 | 150 | 16.1:1 | 7% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 1,747 | 130 | 13.4:1 | 1% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 1,218 | 98 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsborough High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,327 to 2,377); teachers down 5% (184 to 175.5).
About Hillsborough High School
Families in Hillsborough, New Jersey, are served by Hillsborough High School, a high-enrollment high school. Its enrollment is 2,377 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in New Jersey enroll around 929, and this school is 156% bigger than that mark.
Hillsborough Township Public School District serves 7,191 students across 9 schools.
The biggest share of students at Hillsborough High School, 46%, is White. The next largest groups are 34% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 6% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school's 175.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. High schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 12.7:1. At Hillsborough High School, 16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Somerset County report 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hillsborough High School lands at A, ahead of 86% of New Jersey public high schools.
Hillsborough High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (61.2%) and its predicted rate (57.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
The county, Somerset County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $140,374 a year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hillsborough High School, Somerset County has 84 public schools.
The closest school to Hillsborough High School is Hillsborough Township Elementary School, located about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillsborough High School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hillsborough High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% gain, from 2,318 to 2,377.
This page is set up for the Hillsborough High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 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
- Amsterdam Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- 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
- Amsterdam Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Other Hillsborough High schools
One other US public school is named Hillsborough High. Hillsborough High School is the largest of the 2.
- HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 1,679 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsborough Township Elementary School0.8 mi · 467
- Triangle Elementary School1.3 mi · 362
- Hillsborough Township Middle School1.5 mi · 1,246
- Auten Road Intermediate School1.7 mi · 1,112
- Woods Road Elementary School3.1 mi · 410
- Sunnymead Elementary School3.4 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsborough High SchoolHow large is Hillsborough High School?
Hillsborough High School enrolls approximately 2,377 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hillsborough High School serve?
Hillsborough High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsborough High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillsborough High School is approximately 13.5:1 (176 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillsborough High School?
At Hillsborough High School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 34% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Hillsborough High School public or private?
Hillsborough High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hillsborough Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.