📍 500 Franklin Blvd, Somerset, Somerset County, 08873
Hillcrest School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Somerset, Somerset County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin Township Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest School enrolls 476 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 28% |
| Asian | 76 | 16% |
| White | 27 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 476 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 198 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillcrest School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 17.
Hillcrest School is one of 10 schools in Franklin Township Public School District, based in Somerset, New Jersey. The district serves 7,294 students district-wide and employs 692 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 476 students, Hillcrest School is smaller than the district average of about 729 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large