High Schools in Hillsborough Township Public School District

Summary:

The Hillsborough Township Public School District in New Jersey is home to one standout high school, Hillsborough High School. This large high school of 2,385 students has consistently maintained a high ranking, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 65th out of 434 New Jersey high schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Hillsborough High School's academic performance is impressive, with the majority of students scoring proficient or better on various NJSLA and NJGPA assessments, often outperforming the district and state averages. The school's graduation rate of 91.3% for the 2023-2024 school year is significantly higher than the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.0% is very low, indicating a high level of student retention. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $7,277, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 for the 2023-2024 school year.

While Hillsborough High School is a standout performer, the data suggests there may be room for improvement in areas such as chronic absenteeism, which stands at 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, and test scores in certain subjects, particularly Algebra I. Overall, Hillsborough Township Public School District is home to a high-performing high school that provides a quality education to its students.

District Detail

379 South Branch Road
Hillsborough, NJ 08844

(908) 431-6600

SchoolDigger Rank:
103^rd of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,191

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Total
Hillsborough High School	Public	9-12	466 Raider Boulevard	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	2,377	176	13.5	15.7%	1,086 (45.7%)	145 (6.1%)	282 (11.9%)	815 (34.3%)	11 (0.5%)	12 (0.5%)	22 (0.9%)	76.2	65^th of 434 public high schools	85.0%		78.4	63^rd of 429 public high schools	85.3%	2	83.6	56.3	63.6	35.8	35.8	80.1	80.1	100.0	100.0	$7,277

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	2.94 mi	11	139^th
Branchburg Township School District	3.63 mi	3	187^th
Manville School District	3.73 mi	4	523^rd
Somerville Public School District	4.35 mi	3	339^th
Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr	4.81 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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