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Hurden Looker Elementary School

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Hurden Looker Elementary School ranks 723 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-6

723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hurden Looker Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hillside, New Jersey, serving grades 2-6 with a total enrollment of 393 students. The school is part of the Hillside Public School District, which is ranked 474 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hurden Looker Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 723 and 1116 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 42.1% to 72% in English Language Arts and 26.5% to 42.9% in Mathematics across different grade levels. However, the school ranks highly for African American students (top 5-10% in the state) and low-socioeconomic status students (top 15-20%), suggesting effective strategies in place to support these student populations. Conversely, the school's low rankings for White students (bottom 10-15%) and special education students (bottom 20-25%) indicate that these subgroups may not be receiving the necessary support and resources to achieve academic success at the same level as their peers.

Hurden Looker Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.6% to 20.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other Hillside Public School District elementary schools, but lags behind schools in the neighboring districts of Union and Elizabeth, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and building on the school's strengths in supporting certain student subgroups will be crucial for enhancing the educational experience and outcomes for all students at Hurden Looker Elementary.

408

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,063

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1261 Liberty Ave
Hillside, NJ 07205-2032

(908) 352-7664

District: Hillside Public School District

Students who attend Hurden Looker Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School
High:	Hillside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

African American:

40.2%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg46%

723^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Hillside Public School District

474^th of 609Hillside 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	46.1	723 of 1347	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	825 of 1338	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	783 of 1342	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	867 of 1345	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	969 of 1317	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1080 of 1360	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1032 of 1353	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	1054 of 1352	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	1112 of 1346	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	1116 of 1357	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.1	1007 of 1363	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	1018 of 1367	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	987 of 1363	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	1088 of 1360	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.1	1059 of 1354	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	1129 of 1346	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	1119 of 1338	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	1101 of 1329	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.9	1018 of 1314	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.6	1106 of 1303	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	1180 of 1298	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	21.9	964 of 1204	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	36 of 463	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	56 of 469	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	44 of 463	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	70.0	114 of 494	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	228 of 456	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	177 of 522	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	127 of 517	75.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	234 of 597	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	376 of 559	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	281 of 499	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	152 of 489	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	111 of 411	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	149 of 463	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	147 of 434	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	672 of 1326	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	795 of 1317	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	670 of 1318	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	777 of 1326	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	995 of 1290	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1007 of 1331	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	895 of 1333	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	372 of 1032	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	588 of 989	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	601 of 982	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	530 of 953	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	498 of 896	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	524 of 899	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	485 of 870	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	143 of 1023	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	190 of 939	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	159 of 910	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	211 of 863	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	281 of 839	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	417 of 948	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	440 of 942	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	732 of 1318	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	799 of 1313	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	803 of 1315	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	887 of 1324	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	894 of 1297	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1062 of 1335	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1064 of 1334	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	820 of 1023	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	800 of 989	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	709 of 958	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	530 of 949	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.2	795 of 868	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	866 of 1007	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	599 of 1001	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	914 of 970	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	815 of 964	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	809 of 1023	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	908 of 1022	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)92nd percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+6 vs state

Mathematics35%-10 vs state

Science24%-6 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hurden Looker Elementary School	Public	2-6	1261 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	408	32	12.7	78.2%	46 (11.3%)	164 (40.2%)	187 (45.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	46.1	723^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%		37.8	825^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.3%	102	24.3		42.1	59.5	72.0	60.9			34.2	36.3	42.9	26.5					$6,063		$6,063
Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Public	2-6	614 Tillman St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	202	20	10.1	72.8%	20 (9.9%)	111 (55.0%)	62 (30.7%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	20.1	1096^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.6%		26.3	991^st of 1338 public elementary schools	25.9%	105	11.1		31.6	42.9	42.4	33.4			30.0	25.0	13.9	15.0					$13,412		$13,412
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	143 Coe Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	625	49	12.7	69.3%	77 (12.3%)	287 (45.9%)	243 (38.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)								(n/a)																	$7,179		$7,179
Ola Edwards Community School	Public	2-6	1530 Leslie St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	391	34	11.5	82.9%	38 (9.7%)	188 (48.1%)	154 (39.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	34.7	886^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.8	885^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.9%	1	20.2		36.6	34.6	58.8	61.9			40.0	19.3	43.4	18.0					$5,766		$5,766
Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	960 Midland Blvd	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6440	485	37	13.1	37.5%	115 (23.7%)	152 (31.3%)	157 (32.4%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.8%)	47.4	715^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.9%		54.9	609^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.5%	106			45.6	57.2					33.3	52.1							$7,845		$7,845
Chancellor Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	321 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3870	607	45	13.4	88.3%	5 (0.8%)	517 (85.2%)	78 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10.2	1251^st of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.9	1224^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.5%	27	10.4	4.4	23.8	12.7	27.1	21.6	35.6	31.1	19.0	8.5	22.9	6.0	15.5	17.7			$10,224	$849	$9,375
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Public	PK, KG-8	919 North Broad Street	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6900	785	61	12.8	84.5%	77 (9.8%)	100 (12.7%)	594 (75.7%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39.6	818^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.2	807^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.7%	11	17.5	11.7	34.7	23.3	69.1	88.1	78.2	82.8	37.5	28.3	45.5	23.7	18.1		31.0	31.0	$8,512	$194	$8,318
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Lindy Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6450	453	45	10.0	63.6%	22 (4.9%)	291 (64.2%)	96 (21.2%)	28 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	20.9	1083^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.6	1138^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.9%	55			29.6	40.7					32.1	20.9							$8,711	$368	$8,343
Robert Morris School No. 18	Public	K-8	860 Cross Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6000	471	40	11.7	87.3%	61 (13.0%)	66 (14.0%)	341 (72.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33	910^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%		32.4	911^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.9%	1	18.2	7.0	36.6	32.8	42.5	59.6	49.1	65.6	36.3	38.6	37.2	23.6	14.1		32.4	32.4	$9,936	$245	$9,691
Bruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3951	34	10	3.4	70.6%	1 (2.9%)	10 (29.4%)	23 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$33,026	$365	$32,661

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