Closter Borough School District

Public Grades PK–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Closter.

At a glance

1,192Students enrolled

2Schools

$23,364Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

2%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Closter

Grades PK–4

Hillside Elementary School599 students · ClosterThis district

Grades 5–8

Tenakill Middle School593 students · ClosterThis district

Grades 9–12

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan or Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestDepends on your addressNorthern Valley Regional School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ

Math proficiency62%

State average 25.4%

Reading / language arts67%

State average 47.3%

Graduation rate 98% at Northern Valley Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 91.1%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,364

per student each year · 18% below the NJ average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration39%

Other0%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)74%

State24%

Federal2%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,142’20

1,177’21

1,198’22

1,190’23

1,192’24

Students

White · 43%517

Asian · 41%490

Hispanic · 8%100

Two or more races · 5%64

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%11

Black · 1%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 599 students · Closter

A+Public 📚

Tenakill Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 593 students · Closter

APublic

Where students go next · Northern Valley Regional School District

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Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,038 students · Demarest

A+Public 🏫

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old TappanHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,086 students · Old Tappan

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Alpine Borough School DistrictAlpine · $37,929 per student

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Demarest Borough School DistrictDemarest · $26,957 per student

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Emerson Borough School DistrictEmerson · $26,491 per student

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Harrington Park Borough School DistrictHarrington Park · $24,849 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.