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Closter Public School District

At a glance

27^thof 609 New Jersey districts▲ 20

Better than 95% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8

340 Homans Avenue
Closter, NJ 07624-2907·(201) 768-3001·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 95.6% of districts

Schools

1,192

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedTenakill Middle School21^st of 752 New Jersey middle schools

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Biggest riser

Hillside Elementary School up 93 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Closter Public School District in New Jersey is home to two standout schools: Hillside Elementary School and Tenakill Middle School. Both schools have consistently high academic performance, with Hillside Elementary ranked 96th out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and Tenakill Middle ranked 21st out of 752 New Jersey middle schools.

Hillside Elementary School boasts exceptional proficiency rates on NJSLA/ELA and NJSLA/Math assessments, well above state averages, and a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%. Tenakill Middle School's performance is equally impressive, with proficiency rates ranging from 71.8% to 92.5% on NJSLA/ELA assessments and 51.4% to 100% on NJSLA/Math assessments, including 100% proficiency on NJSLA/Algebra I and NJSLA/Geometry exams.

The Closter Public School District as a whole is ranked 27th out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating a strong commitment to education and student success. Both Hillside Elementary and Tenakill Middle have low percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients, suggesting a relatively affluent student population that may contribute to the schools' high academic performance.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	340 Homans Avenue	Closter	07624	Bergen County	Closter Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3860	599	56	10.6	1.5%	245 (40.9%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (8.5%)	246 (41.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	46 (7.7%)	91	96^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.9%		86.2	189^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.9%	93			71.4	86.1					76.3	80.3									$10,174		$10,174
Tenakill Middle School	Public	5-8	275 High Street	Closter	07624	Bergen County	Closter Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-1332	593	42	14.0	2.4%	272 (45.9%)	4 (0.7%)	49 (8.3%)	244 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	92.8	21^st of 752 public middle schools	97.2%		94.1	15^th of 743 public middle schools	98.0%	6	50.3	58.1			71.8	80.6	92.5	85.8			74.8	70.1	75.8	51.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$10,466	$197	$10,269

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Demarest School District	0.75 mi	3	17^th
Northern Valley Regional High School District	1.23 mi	3	36^th
Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	1.25 mi	6	125^th
Cresskill Public School District	1.51 mi	4	99^th
Haworth Public School District	1.9 mi	1	15^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.