Hillside Intermediate School

Hillside Intermediate School is a middle school of mid-tier scale in Bridgewater, New Jersey, operated by Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, enrolling 568 students in grades 5 through 6.

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 7,774 students; Hillside Intermediate School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hillside Intermediate School records that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 26% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hillside Intermediate School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Somerset County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hillside Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 55.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Somerset County) logs that median household income runs about $140,374, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Somerset County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), Hillside Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hamilton Primary School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillside Intermediate School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hillside Intermediate School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hillside Intermediate School has remained close to its prior level, going from 574 students in 2018 to 568 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 56% to 46% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.