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Hurden Looker Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–6

1261 Liberty Ave, Hillside, NJ 07205 · (908) 352-7664 · Part of Hillside Township School District

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

Directions
Students
408
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
2–6
The gist

What stands out about Hurden Looker Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Hillside Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–1Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Centerin Hillside
2–6Hurden Looker Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, 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 ↗

1261 Liberty Ave, Hillside

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 291
Grade 385
Grade 480
Grade 571
Grade 681
Enrollment over time
419’20
391’21
376’22
393’23
408’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%Black 40%White 11%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hurden Looker Elementary School from Hillside Township families.

Other schools in Hillside Township School District

The district →
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Hillside
625 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

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; Hillside Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.