Is Hillside High School a good school?

Hillside High School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of New Jersey high schools.

How many students attend Hillside High School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 890 students attended Hillside High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hillside High School?

Students at Hillside High School are 62% African American, 28% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Hillside High School?

Hillside High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center Elementary : Deanna G. Taylor Academy Elementary : Hurden Looker School Elementary : Ola Edwards Community School Middle : Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School

Hillside High School in Hillside NJ

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Hillside High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillside High School 345^th of 415 New Jersey public high schools. (See Hillside High School in the ranking list.)

Hillside Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillside Public School District 517^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hillside High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2003	12.16	301^st	343	12.2%
2004	21.34	294^th	348	15.5%
2005	16.53	307^th	351	12.5%
2006	10.28	321^st	357	10.1%
2007	6.58	332^nd	361	8.0%
2008	14.76	313^th	359	12.8%
2009	13.72	330^th	370	10.8%
2010	18.99	320^th	371	13.7%
2011	20.25	324^th	378	14.3%
2012	22.82	333^rd	388	14.2%
2013	18.90	341^st	396	13.9%
2014	33.21	327^th	411	20.4%
2015	28.48	296^th	406	27.1%
2016	26.94	311^th	409	24.0%
2017	23.89	320^th	411	22.1%
2018	23.88	322^nd	415	22.4%
2019	17.42	343^rd	416	17.5%
2021	17.83	334^th	405	17.5%
2022	18.48	345^th	415	16.9%

Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Friday, March 22, 2019

Hillside High has the programs and teachers to prepare children for college or trade. Like in most high schools the students and parents must get involved to charter the student's course work, activities, community service... Close Quote

Enrollment information for Hillside High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	170	633	0	126	0	n/a	n/a	0	929
1989	154	572	0	120	0	n/a	n/a	0	846
1990	141	517	0	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	779
1991	147	477	0	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	748
1992	175	507	0	110	0	n/a	n/a	0	792
1993	181	485	0	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
1994	180	496	19	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1995	185	526	29	83	4	n/a	n/a	0	827
1996	185	526	29	83	4	n/a	n/a	0	827
1998	206	515	36	102	2	n/a	n/a	0	861
1999	190	542	40	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	878
2000	166	548	36	111	0	n/a	n/a	-1	860
2001	151	566	31	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	859
2002	146	631	21	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	929
2003	146	631	21	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	929
2004	140	667	14	162	0	n/a	n/a	0	983
2005	133	709	12	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	1034
2006	121	716	13	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	1048
2007	102	689	14	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	984
2008	94	685	14	197	0	n/a	n/a	0	990
2009	90	625	13	187	0	0	0	0	915
2010	85	629	16	176	0	0	0	0	906
2011	91	642	17	166	0	0	0	0	916
2012	76	612	15	158	0	0	0	0	861
2013	76	568	10	153	0	0	0	0	807
2014	77	576	7	158	0	0	0	0	818
2015	77	600	7	165	0	0	0	0	849
2016	83	622	8	180	0	2	2	0	897
2017	83	615	10	183	0	2	3	0	896
2018	72	584	11	177	0	2	7	0	853
2019	68	568	7	191	0	3	5	0	842
2020	63	570	5	216	1	1	2	0	858
2021	57	572	8	216	1	2	5	0	861
2022	64	555	10	245	3	5	8	0	890

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hillside High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	929	65.0	14.2	n/a
1989	846	65.0	13.0	n/a
1990	779	62.0	12.5	8.7
1991	748	56.0	13.3	9.4
1992	792	54.0	14.6	18.9
1993	774	57.4	13.5	20.3
1994	772	58.0	13.3	24
1995	827	57.2	14.5	27.3
1996	827	57.2	14.5	27.3
1998	861	62.6	13.8	31.1
1999	878	65.0	13.5	25.4
2000	860	65.0	13.2	34.5
2001	859	65.2	13.2	35.2
2002	929	75.0	12.4	46.2
2003	929	75.0	12.4	46.2
2004	983	72.0	13.7	48.5
2005	1034	65.0	15.9	n/a
2006	1048	73.0	14.4	37.4
2007	984	78.0	12.6	38.6
2008	990	51.0	19.4	37.3
2009	915	81.7	11.6	37.3
2010	906	78.0	11.6	36.9
2011	916	75.2	12.1	44.5
2012	861	75.2	11.4	49.8
2013	807	80.2	10.0	47.5
2014	818	64.0	12.7	63.3
2015	849	79.0	10.7	63.7
2016	897	78.0	11.5	64.5
2017	896	77.2	11.6	62.8
2018	853	78.2	10.9	65.1
2019	842	77.2	10.9	66.2
2020	858	79.7	10.7	61.5
2021	861	83.2	10.3	56.8
2022	890	82.2	10.8	51.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Hillside High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	929	65.0	14.2	n/a
1989	846	65.0	13.0	n/a
1990	779	62.0	12.5	8.7
1991	748	56.0	13.3	9.4
1992	792	54.0	14.6	18.9
1993	774	57.4	13.5	20.3
1994	772	58.0	13.3	24
1995	827	57.2	14.5	27.3
1996	827	57.2	14.5	27.3
1998	861	62.6	13.8	31.1
1999	878	65.0	13.5	25.4
2000	860	65.0	13.2	34.5
2001	859	65.2	13.2	35.2
2002	929	75.0	12.4	46.2
2003	929	75.0	12.4	46.2
2004	983	72.0	13.7	48.5
2005	1034	65.0	15.9	n/a
2006	1048	73.0	14.4	37.4
2007	984	78.0	12.6	38.6
2008	990	51.0	19.4	37.3
2009	915	81.7	11.6	37.3
2010	906	78.0	11.6	36.9
2011	916	75.2	12.1	44.5
2012	861	75.2	11.4	49.8
2013	807	80.2	10.0	47.5
2014	818	64.0	12.7	63.3
2015	849	79.0	10.7	63.7
2016	897	78.0	11.5	64.5
2017	896	77.2	11.6	62.8
2018	853	78.2	10.9	65.1
2019	842	77.2	10.9	66.2
2020	858	79.7	10.7	61.5
2021	861	83.2	10.3	56.8
2022	890	82.2	10.8	51.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hillside High School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$7,219

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hillside High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 343^rd of 416 High schools	Ranks 345^th of 415 High schools	0.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Hillside High School)	33.7	38.8	5.1%
9th Grade English Language Arts (Hillside Public School District)	33.7	38.8	5.1%
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	55.9	48.9	7%
9th Grade Algebra I (Hillside High School)	5.1	4.3	0.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Hillside Public School District)	5.1	4.3	0.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)	27.2	19.4	7.8%
9th Grade Geometry (Hillside High School)	37.5	13.2	24.3%
9th Grade Geometry (Hillside Public School District)	37.5	13.2	24.3%
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)	59.1	44.9	14.2%
End of Course Algebra I (Hillside High School)	4.5	4.3	0.2%
End of Course Algebra I (Hillside Public School District)	9.4	10.4	1%
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)	43.3	35	8.3%
End of Course Geometry (Hillside High School)	7.1	12.8	5.7%
End of Course Geometry (Hillside Public School District)	7.1	12.8	5.7%
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)	32.2	44.8	12.6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	842	861	2.3%
African American	568	572	0.7%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	7	8	14.3%
Hispanic	191	216	13.1%
Pacific Islander	3	2	33.3%
White	68	57	16.2%
Two or More Races	5	5
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	66.2%	56.8%	9.4%

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Elementary:	Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center
	Deanna G. Taylor Academy
	Hurden Looker School
	Ola Edwards Community School
Middle:	Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School