Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08844

Summary:

The 08844 zip code of Hillsborough, New Jersey is home to 9 schools that are part of the Hillsborough Township Public School District. This district is ranked 71 out of 613 districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The schools include 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school.

Hillsborough High School stands out as the top-performing school in the data set, ranking 69th out of 426 high schools in New Jersey and earning a 4-star rating. It has a strong 91.1% four-year graduation rate and relatively low 1.2% dropout rate. The school's test scores are also impressive, with 77.4% proficiency in English Language Arts and 40.4% proficiency in Algebra I for 9th graders. At the elementary level, Woods Road Elementary School and Hillsborough Township Elementary School are the highest-ranked, earning 5-star ratings and ranking among the top 10% of elementary schools in the state.

While the district's schools generally perform well, there is some variation in test scores and rankings, particularly at the elementary level. For example, Sunnymead Elementary and Amsterdam Elementary have lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the top-performing elementary schools. The two middle schools, Auten Road Intermediate and Hillsborough Township Middle School, both perform well, ranking in the top 15% of New Jersey middle schools, but their math proficiency rates for 8th grade are lower than their English Language Arts proficiency rates.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)			NJSLA Geometry (2024)			NJSLA Algebra II (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd 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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Total
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	1,114	114	9.7	12.4%	482 (43.3%)	61 (5.5%)	129 (11.6%)	414 (37.2%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	18 (1.6%)								(n/a)	51.8					64.6	67.1						68.2	61.5											$5,526
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	2,385	173	13.7	10.3%	1,162 (48.7%)	144 (6.0%)	282 (11.8%)	751 (31.5%)	8 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	24 (1.0%)	74.6	69^th of 426 public high schools	83.8%		67.3	89^th of 422 public high schools	78.9%	20			50.1							77.4								40.4	40.4		75.0	75.0	93.9	93.9	$7,277
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	1,230	104	11.7	11.6%	534 (43.4%)	80 (6.5%)	146 (11.9%)	443 (36.0%)	6 (0.5%)	9 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	82.2	104^th of 743 public middle schools	86.0%		82.3	100^th of 748 public middle schools	86.6%	4		36.0						69.8	72.4						58.9	32.9	100.0		96.0	96.8		96.8			$6,250
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	480	45	10.7	14.0%	177 (36.9%)	20 (4.2%)	63 (13.1%)	184 (38.3%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.2%)	90.2	106^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.1%		91.7	91^st of 1342 public elementary schools	93.2%	15				74.5	73.2						82.1	75.0													$5,497
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	529	38	13.8	17.8%	158 (29.9%)	40 (7.6%)	98 (18.5%)	196 (37.1%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	87	174^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.7	160^th of 1342 public elementary schools	88.1%	14				63.3	76.3						76.0	73.4													$5,627
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	364	42	8.5	11.0%	129 (35.4%)	18 (4.9%)	49 (13.5%)	152 (41.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	90	114^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.5%		82.7	232^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	82.7%	118				71.0	79.4						72.5	79.7													$5,950
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	415	39	10.6	5.5%	197 (47.5%)	12 (2.9%)	37 (8.9%)	143 (34.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	92.1	79^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.1%		91.1	103^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	92.3%	24				76.6	87.5						73.8	76.3													$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	383	36	10.7	5.0%	143 (37.3%)	9 (2.3%)	39 (10.2%)	167 (43.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	81.1	266^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.1%		85.4	198^th of 1342 public elementary schools	85.2%	68				56.5	70.9						71.3	69.3													$5,293
Woodfern Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 Woodfern Road	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 431-6600	313	34	9.1	13.4%	143 (45.7%)	9 (2.9%)	48 (15.3%)	94 (30.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	88.8	137^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.8%		85	204^th of 1342 public elementary schools	84.8%	67				65.6	82.6						75.0	73.0													$5,571

Cities Near Zip Code 08844

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hillsborough	1.22 mi	9	60^th
Somerset	4.09 mi	10	264^th
Skillman	4.28 mi	5	38^th
Manville	4.3 mi	4	516^th
Franklin Park	4.6 mi	2	350^th

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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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