Sunnymead Elementary School

Set in Hillsborough, New Jersey, Sunnymead Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school, overseen by Hillsborough Township Public School District. It instructs 530 students across grades K through 4. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Sunnymead Elementary School sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Sunnymead Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Hillsborough Township Public School District, a district that teaches 7,191 students overall.

Demographically, Sunnymead Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Asian at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Sunnymead Elementary School reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sunnymead Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.3%; this one delivers 70.7%, a residual of +18.3 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Somerset County put median household income runs about $140,374, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Somerset County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), of which Sunnymead Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Weston Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sunnymead Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Sunnymead Elementary School's enrollment has rose 15% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 530). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 42% to 28%. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sunnymead Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.