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Closter Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Closter.

Closter’s School Grade A better than 93% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,192
Schools
2
Spent per student
$23,364
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
2%
Debt
$6.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Closter Borough School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.5M, about $5,444 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
ACloster 8,663

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Closter. Grade by grade →

PK–4Hillside Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Tenakill Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsNorthern Valley Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency70%
State average 35.5% · 813 students tested
Reading / language arts82%
State average 48.6% · 799 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 98% at Northern Valley Regional High School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,364 per student · 18% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 24%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,142’20
1,177’21
1,198’22
1,190’23
1,192’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 43%Asian 41%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Hillside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Closter
A+
599 students11:1
Tenakill Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Closter
A
593 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Northern Valley Regional School DistrictDemarest, Harrington Park, Haworth
$44,187per student
Alpine Borough School DistrictAlpine
$37,929per student
Demarest Borough School DistrictDemarest
$26,957per student
Emerson Borough School DistrictEmerson
$26,491per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.