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Hillsborough Township Elementary School

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Hillsborough Township Elementary School ranks 144 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hillsborough Township Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 480 students in grades K-4 in the Hillsborough Township Public School District, which is ranked 103 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Hillsborough Township Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 68.3% of 3rd graders and 75% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 61.7% and 73.2%, and the state's 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school had 79.3% of 3rd graders and 83.9% of 4th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 70.4% and 78.8%, and the state's 49.8% and 46.7%. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools for African American students, the top 5% for English Language Learners, and the top 4% for Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Hillsborough Township Elementary School stands out as a top-performing institution within the Hillsborough Township Public School District. The school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.7% to 16.6% over the past few years, and has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.7, which is lower than the nearby schools. Additionally, the school's spending per student ($5,497 in 2018-2019) is lower than some of the nearby schools, suggesting it is able to achieve high academic performance with relatively efficient resource allocation.

467

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,497

Per pupil spending ?

21.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 Route 206
Hillsborough, NJ 08844

(908) 431-6600

District: Hillsborough Township Public School District

Students who attend Hillsborough Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Auten Road Intermediate School
	Hillsborough Township Middle School
High:	Hillsborough High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.3%

White:

34.3%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (77% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hillsborough Township Public School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg49%

144^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Hillsborough Township Public School District

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	89.0	144 of 1347	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	106 of 1338	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	91 of 1342	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	132 of 1345	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	176 of 1317	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	205 of 1360	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	86 of 1353	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	79.3	297 of 1352	78.0%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	132 of 1346	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	86.3	170 of 1357	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	87.6	49 of 1363	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.9	126 of 1367	90.8%	★★★★★
2012	73.0	420 of 1363	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.0	208 of 1360	84.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	273 of 1354	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	83.6	124 of 1346	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	82.8	92 of 1338	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	43 of 1329	96.8%	★★★★★
2006	78.5	221 of 1314	83.2%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	501 of 1303	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.3	546 of 1298	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.2	502 of 1204	58.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	97.5	9 of 517	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	115 of 330	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	132 of 340	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	148 of 346	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	73 of 348	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	149 of 339	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	136 of 370	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	72 of 370	80.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	32 of 597	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	63 of 559	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	76 of 499	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	67 of 489	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	122 of 411	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	47 of 463	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	27 of 434	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	85 of 1326	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	80 of 1317	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	78 of 1318	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	148 of 1326	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	167 of 1290	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	163 of 1331	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	117 of 1333	91.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	187 of 1032	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	95.3	37 of 989	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	134 of 982	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	167 of 953	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	63 of 896	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.9	214 of 899	76.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	40 of 1023	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	38 of 939	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	60 of 910	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	31.8	594 of 863	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	636 of 839	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	447 of 948	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.1	83 of 942	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	172 of 1318	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	157 of 1313	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	117 of 1315	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	126 of 1324	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	170 of 1297	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	250 of 1335	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	65 of 1334	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	126 of 1023	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	24 of 989	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	25 of 958	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	67 of 949	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	100 of 868	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	137 of 1007	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	174 of 1001	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	105 of 970	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	168 of 963	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	27 of 975	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.5	213 of 976	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	413 of 964	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	183 of 1023	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	48 of 1022	95.3%	★★★★★

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 (2018)98th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+33 vs state

English Language Arts72%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Me and my son both love Hillsborough Elementary School! The teachers, staff, principal, everyone seems to have a genuine interest in the students' education and well-being. The staff are helpful, knowledgeable and courteous. They simply have a fantastic academic program and also focus on building positive character traits such as respect, dignity, sharing, etc. It's wonderful! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)		NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillsborough Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	435 Route 206	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	467	43	10.8	21.6%	160 (34.3%)	19 (4.1%)	69 (14.8%)	179 (38.3%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	89	144^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.3%		90.2	106^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.1%	38	68.3	75.0	79.3	83.9	$5,497		$5,497
Triangle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	156 South Triangle Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	362	40	8.9	17.7%	123 (34.0%)	24 (6.6%)	51 (14.1%)	148 (40.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	84.1	216^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.0%		90	114^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.5%	102	68.5	71.3	71.2	73.0	$5,950		$5,950
Sunnymead Elementary School	Public	K-4	55 Sunnymead Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	530	40	13.3	25.3%	149 (28.1%)	41 (7.7%)	103 (19.4%)	200 (37.7%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	80.8	277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		87	174^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.0%	103	56.2	76.5	63.6	79.5	$5,627		$5,627
Woods Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 South Woods Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	410	40	10.2	10.5%	193 (47.1%)	8 (2.0%)	46 (11.2%)	141 (34.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	87.5	166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.7%		92.1	79^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.1%	87	67.7	79.2	68.2	88.1	$4,675		$4,675
Amsterdam Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 Amsterdam Drive	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	376	38	9.9	10.6%	143 (38.0%)	10 (2.7%)	43 (11.4%)	151 (40.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	74.3	361^st of 1347 public elementary schools	73.2%		81.1	266^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.1%	95	51.3	63.5	66.3	75.2	$5,293		$5,293
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Newark Avenue	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-8548	404	45	8.9	59.4%	105 (26.0%)	29 (7.2%)	232 (57.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.4%)								(n/a)					$10,225	$1,147	$9,078
Roosevelt School	Public	3-4	410 Brooks Boulevard	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-6809	213	25	8.6	64.8%	61 (28.6%)	15 (7.0%)	123 (57.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	28	985^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.9%		12	1208^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.7%	223	33.0	42.8	36.2	32.7	$10,324	$347	$9,977
Bradley Gardens Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 Pine Street	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 725-8444	279	27	10.4	13.6%	124 (44.4%)	6 (2.2%)	53 (19.0%)	79 (28.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	81	273^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		91.7	82^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.9%	191	55.0	88.7	65.0	80.0	$12,003		$12,003
John F. Kennedy Primary School	Public	K-4	255 Woodmere Street	Raritan	08869	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-1179	431	52	8.3	41.1%	139 (32.3%)	29 (6.7%)	175 (40.6%)	68 (15.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	49.6	685^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%		51.8	650^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.4%	35	42.5	46.7	65.0	40.7	$9,400	$598	$8,802
Somerset Elementary Academy	Public	K-8	7 Finderne Ave	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 707-0070	54	11	4.9	37.0%	8 (14.8%)	20 (37.0%)	24 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)					$34,120		$34,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsborough Township Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hillsborough Township Elementary School?

Students at Hillsborough Township Elementary School are 38% Asian, 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Hillsborough Township Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hillsborough Township Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Auten Road Intermediate School
Middle : Hillsborough Township Middle School
High : Hillsborough High School

How many students attend Hillsborough Township Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Hillsborough Township Elementary School.

What district is Hillsborough Township Elementary School in?

Hillsborough Township Public School District

Is Hillsborough Township Elementary School a good school?

Hillsborough Township Elementary School ranks 144^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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