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Hillside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hillside Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school in Allendale, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 372 students. The school is part of the Allendale Public School District, which is ranked 7th out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillside Elementary School has consistently been one of the best-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, ranking 7th out of 1,342 schools in the 2022-2023 school year with a 5-star rating. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 78.8% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 83.7% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. Hillside Elementary School also stands out for its exceptional performance for special education students, ranking 4th out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools in this category.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, Hillside Elementary School consistently outperforms most of them on academic measures, such as test scores and student subgroup rankings. The school's low chronic absenteeism rates and low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggest a stable and engaged student population, which may contribute to its academic success. Overall, Hillside Elementary School is an exceptional educational institution that provides a high-quality education to its students, making it a standout among New Jersey's elementary schools.

348

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,428

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

89 Hillsdale Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401

(201) 327-2020

District: Allendale Public School District

Students who attend Hillside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brookside School
High:	Northern Highlands Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.5%

Asian:

14.4%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (81% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

New Jersey avg47%

42^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 609Allendale Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	42 of 1347	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	102 of 1338	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	7 of 1342	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	30 of 1345	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	144 of 1317	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	28 of 1360	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	10 of 1353	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	31 of 1352	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	89.4	104 of 1346	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	29 of 1357	97.9%	★★★★★
2014	89.3	12 of 1363	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	86.2	71 of 1367	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	8 of 1363	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	85.0	75 of 1360	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	90.9	3 of 1354	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	14 of 1346	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.8	38 of 1338	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	78.7	183 of 1329	86.2%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	265 of 1314	79.8%	★★★★☆
2005	85.1	40 of 1303	96.9%	★★★★★
2004	89.2	7 of 1298	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	54 of 330	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	74 of 340	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	94 of 346	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	32 of 348	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	68.6	108 of 339	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	69 of 370	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	3 of 370	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	34 of 1326	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	101 of 1317	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	11 of 1318	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	28 of 1326	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	150 of 1290	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	40 of 1331	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	31 of 1333	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	49 of 1318	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	99 of 1313	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	8 of 1315	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	31 of 1324	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	141 of 1297	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	31 of 1335	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	7 of 1334	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	4 of 1023	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	31 of 958	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	107 of 868	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	69 of 1007	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	70 of 970	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	106 of 963	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	94.9	9 of 975	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	45 of 976	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	202 of 964	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	24 of 1023	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	13 of 1022	98.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+34 vs state

English Language Arts79%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	89 Hillsdale Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	348	23	15.0	2.0%	242 (69.5%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (8.9%)	50 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	94	42^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.9%		90.7	102^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	92.4%	60		78.8			83.7			$7,428	$01	$7,427
Crescent Elementary School	Public	K-5	165 Crescent Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-0690	313	32	9.9	1.0%	212 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (23.3%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	84.5	210^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.4%		75.6	345^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.2%	135	45.6	63.6	73.2	72.0	86.6	65.9	73.7	$9,264		$9,264
Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	10 Hubbard Lane	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2301	331	32	10.3	5.4%	260 (78.5%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.6%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	85.5	187^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.1%		73.6	371^st of 1338 public elementary schools	72.3%	184		63.9			78.4			$8,962		$8,962
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Mason Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5720	354	28	12.5	0.8%	274 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	79.4	293^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	78.2%		78.8	299^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.7%	6	39.4	63.5	72.3	68.2	77.0	64.9	64.2	$12,867	$256	$12,611
John Y Dater Elementary School	Public	4-5	35 School Street	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 785-2325	325	35	9.4	9.2%	249 (76.6%)	7 (2.2%)	23 (7.1%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)								(n/a)	48.0		68.7	79.9		64.2	69.2	$9,706		$9,706
Julia A Traphagen School	Public	PK, KG-5	153 Summit Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 445-0730	414	41	10.0	1.0%	270 (65.2%)	12 (2.9%)	92 (22.2%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	75.9	343^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	74.5%		79.2	290^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.3%	53	41.2	74.5	64.7	52.3	78.4	69.2	63.5	$9,325		$9,325
George Washington School	Public	K-3	39 Fardale Avenue	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2242	177	19	9.3	4.0%	122 (68.9%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.0%)	30 (16.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	93.2	60^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.5%		91.2	91^st of 1338 public elementary schools	93.2%	31		76.0			84.0			$10,984		$10,984
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Woodland Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5740	378	29	13.1		333 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	79.1	301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	77.7%		76.5	329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.4%	28	39.4	61.6	73.8	80.3	68.6	63.1	62.3	$12,788	$256	$12,532
Woodside Avenue School	Public	K-5	305 Woodside Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-5600	264	27	9.9	1.5%	193 (73.1%)	7 (2.7%)	30 (11.4%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	90.2	110^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.8%		81.7	255^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	145	56.7	66.7	77.8	91.9	75.0	78.2	86.4	$11,699		$11,699
Wandell School	Public	PK, KG-5	97 E Allendale Rd	Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-0727	116	15	7.8		74 (63.8%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.2%)	25 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	92.3	75^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.4%		87.8	154^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.5%	79	42.9	76.5	95.2	85.7	76.5	85.7	100.0	$23,157	$608	$22,549

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Elementary School

How many students attend Hillside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Hillside Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hillside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hillside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brookside School
High : Northern Highlands Regional High School

Is Hillside Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Hillside Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 42^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Hillside Elementary School in?

Allendale Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Elementary School?

Students at Hillside Elementary School are 70% White, 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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