Woods Road Elementary School

Woods Road Elementary School is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Hillsborough, New Jersey, overseen by Hillsborough Township Public School District, with 410 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Hillsborough Township Public School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 7,191 students. Woods Road Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Woods Road Elementary School logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 34% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Woods Road Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Somerset County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Woods Road 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 60.4%; this one delivers 77.3%, a residual of +16.8 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Somerset County shows median household income runs about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Woods Road Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students).

Nearest neighbor: Amsterdam Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woods Road Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woods Road Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 57% to 47%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Woods Road Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.