Hillcrest School

Regular School · Somerset, NJ

Hillcrest School is a regular school school in Somerset, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 439 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

439

Teachers (FTE)

47.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	233	53%
Black or African American	101	23%
Asian	54	12%
White	37	8%
Two or more races	11	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	439	219M / 220F

English Language Learners: 103 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -17.6pp	25.6%	207
Reading Proficiency	29.0% -17.8pp	46.8%	208
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	65

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.04 grade levels

Math

+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	439	100%

Contact & Location

500 Franklin Blvd

Somerset, NJ 08873

Phone: (732)246-0170

http://www.franklinboe.org

District

Franklin Township Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $32,084

District enrollment: 7,123

Other Schools in District

Claremont Elementary School Elementary
Conerly Road School Elementary
Elizabeth Avenue School Elementary
Franklin Park School Elementary
MacAfee Road School Elementary
Pine Grove Manor School Elementary
Franklin High School High
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus Middle

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08873) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340549005202

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD