Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Belle Mead’s public schools
Montgomery Township School District and Hillsborough Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belle Mead. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Belle Mead’s schools, in brief
School by school
10 of Belle Mead’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Montgomery Upper Middle School places highest (better than 94%); Sunnymead Elementary School lowest (75%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Belle Mead, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Hillsborough High School and Montgomery High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Belle Mead, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Orchard Hill Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 755 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
Woods Road Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 410 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Triangle Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 362 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
5th grade in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Auten Road Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 1,112 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Montgomery Lower Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 680 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
6th grade in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Auten Road Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 1,112 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Montgomery Lower Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 680 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
7th grade in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Hillsborough Township Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,246 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Montgomery Upper Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 760 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
8th grade in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Hillsborough Township Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,246 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Montgomery Upper Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 760 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
9th grade in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Hillsborough High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,377 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Montgomery High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,611 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
10th grade in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Hillsborough High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,377 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Montgomery High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,611 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
11th grade in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Hillsborough High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,377 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Montgomery High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,611 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
12th grade in Belle Mead · depends on your address
Hillsborough High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,377 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hillsborough
Montgomery High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,611 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Skillman
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montgomery Township School District.
Two districts serve Belle Mead
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Belle Mead vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Belle Mead’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Mead | — | Montgomery Township PK–12 · Hillsborough Township PK–12 |
Every school in Belle Mead
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Belle Mead’s schools
Are Belle Mead’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Belle Mead. Montgomery Township School District and Hillsborough Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belle Mead. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Belle Mead in?
Montgomery Township School District and Hillsborough Township School District.
Where do Belle Mead kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hillsborough High School and Montgomery High School.
Parents talk
What Belle Mead families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.