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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340723005226
Hillsborough Township Elementary School
435 Route 206, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 · (908) 431-6600 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
101 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 35% smaller than its 4th grade class (115).
Student demographics
71%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
Hillsborough Township 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
71.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
81.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.8% | 81.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 78.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Township Elementary School
Hillsborough Township Elementary School's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough Township Elementary School this school | 467 | 21.6% | 76.4% |
| Sunnymead Elementary School Hillsborough | 530 | 25.3% | 70.7% |
| Eleanor Van Gelder EDGEWATER | 384 | 20.3% | 57.8% |
| School No. 4 FORT LEE | 377 | 19.9% | 61.0% |
| Triangle Elementary School Hillsborough | 362 | 17.7% | 73.3% |
| Memorial Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 408 | 24.8% | 57.6% |
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 Hillsborough Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #65 of 1,290 | #5 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #69 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #4 of 42 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #225 of 1,319 ▼ 44 | #8 of 42 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #490 of 1,562 | #12 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #568 of 1,390 | #33 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #126 of 1,392 | #8 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #1,006 of 1,481 | #21 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #563 of 798 | #24 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
467
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 467 | 43.2 | 10.8:1 | 22% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 44.6 | 10.8:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 38.1 | 12.8:1 | 15% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 43 | 11.6:1 | 9% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 5% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 33 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsborough Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (499 to 467); teachers unchanged (43 to 43.2).
About Hillsborough Township Elementary School
The public elementary school Hillsborough Township Elementary School is located in Hillsborough, New Jersey. The student body numbers 467 students, from kindergarten through 4.
Hillsborough Township Public School District includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 7,191 students.
Enrollment at Hillsborough Township Elementary School is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 38%. The school is also 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is higher than the 20% Asian share among all Somerset County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Hillsborough Township Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Its teaching staff equals 43.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.8:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 11.4:1, a similar figure. Around 22% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Hillsborough Township Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hillsborough Township Elementary School is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools: 76.4% actual against 54.3% predicted.
In Somerset County (population about 349,846), median household income is about $140,374, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Hillsborough Township Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County, which together enroll about 51,276 students.
The nearest public school is Hillsborough High School, at about 0.8 miles. Hillsborough Township Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 76.4% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Hillsborough Township Elementary School saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 12.2:1 to 10.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Hillsborough Township Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Woods Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Amsterdam Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 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
- Woods Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Amsterdam Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsborough High School0.8 mi · 2,377
- Triangle Elementary School0.8 mi · 362
- Hillsborough Township Middle School1.0 mi · 1,246
- Auten Road Intermediate School1.5 mi · 1,112
- Sunnymead Elementary School2.6 mi · 530
- Woods Road Elementary School2.9 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsborough Township Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hillsborough Township Elementary School?
Hillsborough Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hillsborough Township Elementary School serve?
Hillsborough Township Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Hillsborough Township Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Hillsborough Township Elementary School.
How diverse is Hillsborough Township Elementary School?
Hillsborough Township Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 38% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hillsborough Township Elementary School in?
Hillsborough Township Elementary School is part of Hillsborough Township Public School District.
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