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Ola Edwards Community School

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Ola Edwards Community School ranks 886 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-6

886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Ola Edwards Community School is an elementary school located in Hillside, New Jersey, serving grades 2-6 with a total enrollment of 394 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.

Ola Edwards Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with student performance on state assessments generally below the Hillside district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 20.7%, are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Ola Edwards has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Ola Edwards Community School performs similarly to other elementary schools in the Hillside district, it performs better than some nearby schools in the Newark Public School District and Irvington Public School District, which have even lower rankings and student performance. However, the school's spending per student of $5,766 in the 2018-2019 school year is lower than the state average, which may contribute to the school's challenges in improving student outcomes.

391

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,766

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1530 Leslie St
Hillside, NJ 07205-1206

(908) 352-7664

District: Hillside Public School District

Students who attend Ola Edwards Community School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.1%

Hispanic:

39.4%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2021 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg46%

886^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 27% (2021) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	34.7	886 of 1347	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	885 of 1338	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	932 of 1342	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	954 of 1345	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	957 of 1317	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	145 of 463	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	134 of 469	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	196 of 463	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	189 of 494	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	190 of 456	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	217 of 522	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	224 of 517	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	247 of 597	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	114 of 559	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	184 of 499	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	192 of 489	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	147 of 411	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	278 of 463	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	273 of 434	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	760 of 1326	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	741 of 1317	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	804 of 1318	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	873 of 1326	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	829 of 1290	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	966 of 1331	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1080 of 1333	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	436 of 1032	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	368 of 989	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	452 of 982	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	464 of 953	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	479 of 896	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	556 of 899	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	422 of 870	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	388 of 1023	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	267 of 939	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	399 of 910	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	286 of 863	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	461 of 839	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	563 of 948	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	537 of 942	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	900 of 1318	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	936 of 1313	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	953 of 1315	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	962 of 1324	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1008 of 1297	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1072 of 1335	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1036 of 1334	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	483 of 1023	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	590 of 989	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	805 of 958	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	479 of 949	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	805 of 868	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	540 of 1007	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	666 of 1001	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	771 of 975	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	870 of 1023	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	823 of 1022	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-4 vs state

Mathematics30%-16 vs state

Science20%-10 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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	736	46	16.0	63.6%	8 (1.1%)	418 (56.8%)	294 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	5.3	1320^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.5	1276^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	44	1.5	2.2	5.8	14.4	7.7	25.0	14.3	17.4	1.4	1.4	3.0	15.9	19.2	12.0	$10,378	$520	$9,858
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Mt Vernon Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6875	605	43	14.2	63.0%	5 (0.8%)	454 (75.0%)	143 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.8	1189^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.1%	38	10.0		20.8	20.5	28.4				11.3	19.1	22.3				$7,174	$155	$7,019
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
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	844 Chancellor Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6858	455	36	12.8	85.3%	2 (0.4%)	332 (73.0%)	117 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15.2	1171^st of 1347 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.9	1144^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.5%	27	8.0		26.6	31.7	30.2				34.5	12.2	19.5				$8,796	$165	$8,631
Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	444	28	15.8	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	12.3	1210^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.2%		11	1221^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	11	6.7	2.5	35.0	8.5	32.6	34.1	36.2	20.0	22.5	2.1	13.9	8.9	13.8	7.5	$10,415	$794	$9,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Ola Edwards Community School

What schools do graduates of Ola Edwards Community School attend?

Students who attend Ola Edwards Community School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Ola Edwards Community School a good school?

Ola Edwards Community School ranks 886^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ola Edwards Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Ola Edwards Community School.

What district is Ola Edwards Community School in?

Hillside Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Ola Edwards Community School?

Students at Ola Edwards Community School are 48% African American, 39% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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