The Hills’s public schools beat 92% of New Jersey districts
The public schools The Hills’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What The Hills’s schools are like
Math is the standout
Reading proficiency is 73%, 26 points above the state. Math is 61%, 36 points above the state. In grades PK–8, reading is only 11 points above the state, the weakest score on this page. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With five elementary and two middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Ridge High School. Bernards sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the four towns on its borders, The Hills ranks 2nd of 5. Bedminster (A−), Bridgewater (A−) and Far Hills (B+) are lower. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How The Hills compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve The Hills (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve The Hills
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
The Hills vs. its neighbors
The Hills’s schools rank 2nd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New Jersey districts.
Every school in The Hills
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What The Hills families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near The Hills
There’s no college in The Hills, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, 4.7 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of The Hills. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.