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C−

Hillside Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hillside Township.

Hillside Township’s School Grade C− better than 19% of New Jersey school districts

Students
2,957
Schools
7
Spent per student
$26,463
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about Hillside Township School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Hillside Township 22,860

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hillside Township. Grade by grade →

PK–1Abram P. Morris Early Childhood CenterThis district
2–63 schoolsThis district
7–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Hillside High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency14%
State average 35.5% · 1,498 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 48.6% · 1,472 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 90.5% · 245 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$26,463 per student · 7% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 58%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,000’20
2,967’21
3,018’22
2,979’23
2,957’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 50%Hispanic 38%White 9%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Hillside
625 students13:1
Hurden Looker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Hillside
C−
408 students13:1
Ola Edwards Community School
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Hillside
C−
391 students12:1
Deanna G. Taylor Academy
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Hillside
C
202 students10:1
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hillside
C
323 students11:1
Hillside Innovation Academy
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hillside
97 students16:1
Hillside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillside
C−
911 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Elizabeth City School DistrictElizabeth
$27,592per student
Newark City School DistrictNewark
$29,694per student
Union Township School DistrictUnion Township
$21,591per 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.