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Hillside, NJ
Public School Ratings




Hillside Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Hillside Public School District details

Hillside Public School District
195 Virginia Street
Hillside, NJ 07205

3,046 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Hillside Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.4% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
44%
44%
50%
17%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center School
143 Coe Ave
Hillside, NJ, 07205
PK-01
Deanna G. Taylor Academy School
614 Tillman St
Hillside, NJ, 07205
02-06
Hillside High School
1085 Liberty Ave
Hillside, NJ, 07205
09-12
Hillside Innovation Academy School
195 Virginia St 1100 Woodruff Ave
Hillside, NJ, 07205
07-08
Hurden Looker School
1261 Liberty Ave
Hillside, NJ, 07205
02-06
Ola Edwards Community School
1530 Leslie St
Hillside, NJ, 07205
02-06
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School
145 Hillside Ave
Hillside, NJ, 07205
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.2% 40.1%
Black 51.8% 15.1%
Hispanic 36.7% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.3% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 56.8% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.6% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,226 $40,287,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,437 $7,422,000 9.4%
Staff $792 $2,412,000 3.1%
General Administration $322 $980,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,642 $5,002,000 6.3%
Operation $2,445 $7,448,000 9.4%
Transportation $250 $762,000 1.0%
Other $355 $1,081,000 1.4%
Total Support $8,243 $25,107,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,458 $13,578,000 17.2%
Total Expenditures $25,926 $78,972,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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