Orchard Hill Elementary School

Orchard Hill Elementary School is one of the sizable K-5 schools in Skillman, New Jersey, overseen by Montgomery Township School District, with 755 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Orchard Hill Elementary School sits 86% larger than that benchmark.

Orchard Hill Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Montgomery Township School District, a district that educates 4,397 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Orchard Hill Elementary School records that the largest single group is Asian at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 34% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Somerset County's rate of about 28%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Somerset County put median household income runs about $140,374, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Somerset County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), Orchard Hill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Montgomery Upper Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orchard Hill Elementary School has declined 13%, going from 866 students in 2018 to 755 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 54% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Orchard Hill Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.