Hillsborough Still Above State Average on Test Scores

have seen improved performance by students on a number of measures, according to data released by the New Jersey Department of Education.

This year's school report card, which compiles data from the 2010 - 2011 school year, indicates that SAT scores have steadily risen at , while the percentage of students scoring advanced proficient on the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) tests remains well above state averages.

Here are Hillsborough's average SAT scores from 2010-2011, as compared to the state averages and to the school's previous year's averages:

Hillsborough remains above state average, and has seen slight increases in verbal and essay scores from 2009-10 to 2010-11.

has also seen an increase in the percentage of students scoring at the proficient level of the HSPA, but slight decreases in the partial proficient and advanced proficient categories:

For language arts proficiency, Hillsborough remains above the state's average with regard to advanced proficient students, and well below average for partially proficient students.

For mathematics, Hillsborough remains above state averages in advanced and below for partial, but has seen a slight increase in lower levels of achievement and a slight decrease in higher levels of achievement:

Besides test scores, the school report card also reports other data, such as school suspensions and teacher salaries. 

Suspension rates in Hillsborough have remained steady and are low when compared to the state. Here are the percentage of students suspended during the school year:

The median salaries of faculty at the school has steadily increased since 2008 - 2009, but so has the median years of experience for faculty members at the school:

Data from Hillsborough Elementary School and Hillsborough Middle School indicate similar trends as the high school: Students from the district perform at higher levels than the state averages on all measures of the NJASK tests.