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Hillside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

340 Homans Avenue, Closter, NJ 07624 · (201) 768-3860 · Part of Closter Borough School District

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

Directions
Students
599
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
2%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Hillside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 43 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Closter kids: Tenakill Middle School

On the path

Where Closter kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Hillside Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Tenakill Middle School593 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency68%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

340 Homans Avenue, Closter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten103
Grade 198
Grade 2121
Grade 3121
Grade 4126
Enrollment over time
603’20
621’21
623’22
620’23
599’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 41%White 41%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillside Elementary School from Closter families.

Other schools in Closter Borough School District

The district →
Tenakill Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Closter
A
593 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Closter’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.