6 Hillsborough Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Several elementary schools in Hillsborough have been ranked among the best in New Jersey, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Sunnymead Elementary School as the highest in the state among schools in Hillsborough, according to the new list. Sunnymead Elementary School was ranked 23.

Here’s a look at how other schools in Hillsborough Township ranked compared with others in the state:

110: Sunnymead Elementary School, Hillsborough Township Public School District
169: Amsterdam Elementary School, Hillsborough Township Public School District
177: Hillsborough Township Elementary School, Hillsborough Township Public School District
186: Woodfern Elementary School, Hillsborough Township Public School District
326: Woods Road Elementary School, Hillsborough Township Public School District
611: Triangle Elementary Shcool, Hillsborough Township Public School District

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Schools were also ranked by district. Here’s how elementary schools in the Hillsborough Township measured up:

1. Sunnymead Elementary School
2. Amsterdam Elementary School
3. Hillsborough Township Elementary School
4. Woodfern Elementary School
5. Woods Road Elementary School
6. Triangle Elementary Shcool

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.