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Woods Road Elementary School

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Woods Road Elementary School ranks 166 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Woods Road Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Hillsborough, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 415 students. The school is part of the Hillsborough Township Public School District, which is ranked 103 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woods Road Elementary School consistently outperforms the Hillsborough Township Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, 79.2% of 4th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 73.2% for the district and 53.6% for the state. Similarly, 88.1% of 4th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/Mathematics, compared to 78.8% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools for male students and special education students.

While Woods Road Elementary School outperforms the Hillsborough Township Public School District as a whole, it is interesting to note that some nearby schools, such as Hillsborough Township Elementary School and Triangle Elementary School, also demonstrate high academic achievement, with rankings in the top 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools. The school's relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.6% to 16.6% over the past few years, suggest a focus on student engagement and attendance, which are often linked to better academic outcomes.

410

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,675

Per pupil spending ?

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 South Woods Road
Hillsborough, NJ 08844

(908) 431-6600

District: Hillsborough Township Public School District

Students who attend Woods Road Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

Asian:

34.4%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg49%

166^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	87.5	166 of 1347	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	79 of 1338	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	103 of 1342	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	167 of 1345	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	240 of 1317	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	228 of 1360	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	194 of 1353	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	89.9	95 of 1352	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	85 of 1346	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	83.9	212 of 1357	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.6	123 of 1363	91.0%	★★★★★
2013	82.6	160 of 1367	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	86.1	49 of 1363	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	80.0	210 of 1360	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	198 of 1354	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	89.2	20 of 1346	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	19 of 1338	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	78.6	188 of 1329	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	159 of 1314	87.9%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	199 of 1303	84.7%	★★★★☆
2004	80.4	177 of 1298	86.4%	★★★★☆
2003	70.5	432 of 1204	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	159 of 330	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	106 of 340	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	140 of 346	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	81 of 348	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	128 of 339	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	86 of 370	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	166 of 370	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	219 of 1326	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	103 of 1317	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	47 of 1318	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	107 of 1326	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	155 of 1290	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	317 of 1331	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	196 of 1333	85.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	101 of 1318	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	74 of 1313	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	210 of 1315	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	272 of 1324	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	324 of 1297	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	144 of 1335	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	219 of 1334	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	67 of 1023	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	30 of 989	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	28 of 958	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	88 of 949	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.2	120 of 868	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	127 of 1007	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	76 of 1001	92.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	129 of 970	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	108 of 963	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	201 of 975	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	329 of 976	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	400 of 964	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	415 of 1023	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	340 of 1022	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+30 vs state

English Language Arts74%+24 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Claremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Claremont Road	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 873-0100	685	74	9.2	56.6%	59 (8.6%)	173 (25.3%)	295 (43.1%)	138 (20.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	39	826^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.9	799^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.3%	27	17.3	34.8	45.0	43.3	46.2	51.3	42.0	$9,539	$332	$9,207
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
Franklin Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Eden Street	Franklin Park	08823	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-5666	671	72	9.3	45.2%	57 (8.5%)	215 (32.0%)	181 (27.0%)	198 (29.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	51.7	657^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.2%		50	665^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.3%	8	21.7	49.5	56.6	60.0	47.4	52.7	43.3	$12,403	$240	$12,163
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
Greenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Roberts Street	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 297-2480	392	35	11.1	35.2%	65 (16.6%)	39 (9.9%)	92 (23.5%)	181 (46.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	58.8	563^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.2%		49.1	680^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.2%	117	42.6	35.2	48.5	70.5	50.7	51.5	67.2	$13,104	$650	$12,454
Cambridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 Cambridge Road	Kendall Park	08824	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-2941	416	36	11.7	15.6%	106 (25.5%)	24 (5.8%)	49 (11.8%)	220 (52.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	82.7	235^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.6%		85.4	204^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	31	47.5	59.4	84.8	70.4	75.3	77.3	59.8	$10,867	$49	$10,818
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

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