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Hillsborough Township Middle School

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Hillsborough Township Middle School ranks 109 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Hillsborough Township Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,230 students in grades 7-8 in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Part of the Hillsborough Township Public School District, which is ranked 103 out of 609 districts in the state, the school consistently performs well above the state average on standardized assessments.

Hillsborough Township Middle School excels academically, with 74.3% proficiency in 7th grade ELA and 75.3% in 8th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 57%. In math, the school had 58.8% proficiency in 7th grade and 37% in 8th grade, outpacing the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7% respectively. The school also serves its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the top 10-15% of New Jersey middle schools for its African American and English Language Learner student groups, and in the top 25-50% for its Asian, Hispanic, and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby middle schools in districts like Bound Brook, Manville, and Franklin Township, Hillsborough Township Middle School outperforms them academically while maintaining a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and spending per student. This suggests the school is using its resources efficiently to deliver exceptional educational outcomes for all its students.

1,246

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,250

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Triangle Road
Hillsborough, NJ 08844

(908) 431-6600

District: Hillsborough Township Public School District

Students who attend Hillsborough Township Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hillsborough High School

Feeder schools for Hillsborough Township Middle School:

Elementary:	Amsterdam Elementary School
	Hillsborough Township Elementary School
	Sunnymead Elementary School
	Triangle Elementary School
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	Woodfern Elementary School
	Woods Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.1%

Asian:

35.6%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2014 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg43%

109^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 609Hillsborough Township Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	109 of 752	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	104 of 743	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	100 of 748	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	111 of 745	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	102 of 745	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	132 of 716	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	90 of 712	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	63.0	244 of 713	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	297 of 713	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.9	105 of 717	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.6	86 of 704	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.3	107 of 677	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	102 of 684	85.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	123 of 677	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	134 of 664	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	113 of 640	82.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	97 of 631	84.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	117 of 615	81.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	124 of 599	79.3%	★★★★☆
2004	77.8	148 of 588	74.8%	★★★★☆
2003	72.5	188 of 574	67.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	14 of 359	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	26 of 352	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	10 of 361	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	51 of 356	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	25 of 326	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	11 of 326	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	43 of 204	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	41 of 200	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	61 of 201	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	41 of 200	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	30 of 199	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	55 of 200	72.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	71 of 343	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	48 of 320	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	21 of 227	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	23 of 202	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	109 of 728	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	114 of 717	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	100 of 720	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	113 of 726	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	104 of 703	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	144 of 680	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	116 of 608	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	150 of 589	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	111 of 587	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	137 of 591	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	98 of 524	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	149 of 504	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	171 of 613	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	106 of 584	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	42 of 568	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	67.0	81 of 549	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	214 of 541	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	177 of 522	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	113 of 726	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	108 of 719	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	104 of 718	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	128 of 730	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	111 of 697	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	107 of 675	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	62 of 507	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	106 of 510	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	60 of 505	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	79 of 535	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	81 of 492	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	59 of 471	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	198 of 502	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	191 of 510	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	179 of 509	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	197 of 512	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	143 of 504	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	184 of 497	63.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I97%+50 vs state

English Language Arts75%+18 vs state

Mathematics49%+18 vs state

Science36%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillsborough Township Middle School	Public	7-8	260 Triangle Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	1,246	111	11.2	16.5%	524 (42.1%)	84 (6.7%)	162 (13.0%)	444 (35.6%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	21 (1.7%)	82	109^th of 752 public middle schools	85.5%		82.2	104^th of 743 public middle schools	86.0%	5		36.2				74.3	75.3				58.8	37.0	100.0	96.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	$6,250		$6,250
Auten Road Intermediate School	Public	5-6	281 Auten Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	1,112	112	9.9	14.9%	433 (38.9%)	57 (5.1%)	159 (14.3%)	433 (38.9%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	20 (1.8%)								(n/a)	50.3			67.3	67.8				65.7	66.9								$5,526		$5,526
Alexander Batcho Intermediate School	Public	5-8	100 North 13th Avenue	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8521	510	48	10.6	66.5%	147 (28.8%)	44 (8.6%)	298 (58.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	20.8	597^th of 752 public middle schools	20.6%		12.4	682^nd of 743 public middle schools	8.2%	85	9.8	7.9		23.8	33.3	41.4	44.4		12.2	14.4	17.2	0.0	84.6	24.0	44.8			$6,739	$115	$6,624
Somerville Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Cliff Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4107	339	39	8.6	42.2%	119 (35.1%)	29 (8.6%)	142 (41.9%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	47.1	374^th of 752 public middle schools	50.3%		34.7	467^th of 743 public middle schools	37.1%	93		22.1			51.4	53.4	50.0			29.9	40.1	18.6		78.9	78.9			$12,292	$261	$12,031
Branchburg Central Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Baird Road	Branchburg	08876	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 526-1415	458	57	8.0	12.4%	295 (64.4%)	28 (6.1%)	64 (14.0%)	54 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	64.2	241^st of 752 public middle schools	68.0%		76.1	152^nd of 743 public middle schools	79.5%	89		23.0			67.3	64.0	75.6			43.8	47.4	12.8	100.0	80.9	86.9	72.7	72.7	$17,027	$91	$16,936
Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School	Public	7-8	128 Merriwood Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8661	1,220	106	11.5	15.6%	471 (38.6%)	44 (3.6%)	243 (19.9%)	404 (33.1%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	45 (3.7%)	75.4	156^th of 752 public middle schools	79.3%		74.5	163^rd of 743 public middle schools	78.1%	7		33.1				76.9	80.2				35.2	30.7	98.7	93.0	96.1	98.8	98.8	$11,299		$11,299
Montgomery Lower Middle School	Public	5-6	373 Burnt Hill Road	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7604	680	75	9.1	7.2%	185 (27.2%)	21 (3.1%)	48 (7.1%)	386 (56.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)								(n/a)	57.6			78.4	87.6				79.7	80.9								$15,026	$78	$14,948
Montgomery Upper Middle School	Public	7-8	375 Burnt Hill Road	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7603	760	67	11.4	5.8%	207 (27.2%)	26 (3.4%)	48 (6.3%)	454 (59.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	90.6	41^st of 752 public middle schools	94.5%		92.6	25^th of 743 public middle schools	96.6%	16		59.7				88.7	86.4				71.6	50.4	100.0	94.5	96.5	98.8	99.0	$14,018	$98	$13,920
Smalley Elementary School	Public	4-6	163 Cherry Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7940	424	56	7.5	81.6%	48 (11.3%)	32 (7.5%)	324 (76.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)	13.7		25.7	23.8	35.5			20.1	16.8	24.5								$8,764	$807	$7,957
Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 East Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 852-1131	291	30	9.7	85.2%	20 (6.9%)	25 (8.6%)	232 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	27.2	536^th of 752 public middle schools	28.7%		27.1	536^th of 743 public middle schools	27.9%			6.3				33.3	41.7				30.9	15.8		42.3	42.3			$9,871	$670	$9,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsborough Township Middle School

What high school do graduates of Hillsborough Township Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hillsborough Township Middle School usually go on to attend Hillsborough High School

What is the racial makeup of Hillsborough Township Middle School?

Students at Hillsborough Township Middle School are 42% White, 36% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Hillsborough Township Middle School a good school?

Hillsborough Township Middle School ranks 109^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillsborough Township Middle School in?

Hillsborough Township Public School District

How many students attend Hillsborough Township Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,246 students attended Hillsborough Township Middle School.

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