Hillside Township School District
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Hillside.
At a glance
2,957Students enrolled
7Schools
$26,463Spent per student
12:1Student–teacher ratio
72%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Hillside
Grades 2–6
Hurden Looker Elementary School or Ola Edwards Community School or Deanna G. Taylor AcademyDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–8
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School or Hillside Innovation AcademyDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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 proficiency7%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 91.1%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$26,463
per student each year · 7% below the NJ average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
3,000’20
2,967’21
3,018’22
2,979’23
2,957’24
Students
Black · 50%1,487
Hispanic · 38%1,128
White · 9%271
Asian · 1%31
Two or more races · 1%28
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%10
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools7 in district
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–1 · 625 students · Hillside
PublicHurden Looker Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–6 · 408 students · Hillside
C-PublicOla Edwards Community SchoolElementary · Grades 2–6 · 391 students · Hillside
CPublicDeanna G. Taylor AcademyElementary · Grades 2–6 · 202 students · Hillside
CPublicWalter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 323 students · Hillside
CPublicHillside Innovation AcademyMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 97 students · Hillside
PublicHillside High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 911 students · Hillside
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
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.