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Hillside Elementary School

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Hillside Elementary School ranks 205 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hillside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Montclair, New Jersey, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 581 students. The school is part of the Montclair Public School District, which is ranked 151 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Hillside Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 64.8% in 3rd grade ELA, 74.5% in 4th grade ELA, and 77.8% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were 69.9% in 3rd grade, 69.9% in 4th grade, and 68% in 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.0% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state and district averages.

Hillside Elementary School's strong performance extends to specific student subgroups as well. The school's African American and White students consistently rank among the top 5% and top 10% of their respective subgroups in the state, while the school's Hispanic students perform well, ranking in the top 12% of their subgroup. Additionally, the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.1 to 13.0 over the past few years, which is lower than the ratios of many nearby schools, such as Charles H. Bullock School, Nishuane Elementary School, and Edgemont Elementary School.

684

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,700

Per pupil spending ?

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

54 Orange Rd
Montclair, NJ 07042-2110

(973) 509-4200

District: Montclair Public School District

Students who attend Hillside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Buzz Aldrin Middle School
	Glenfield Middle School
	Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building
High:	Montclair High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

African American:

19.6%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg46%

205^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Montclair Public School District

151^st of 609Montclair 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	84.7	205 of 1347	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	230 of 1338	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	210 of 1342	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	204 of 1345	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	187 of 1317	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	437 of 1360	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	537 of 1353	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.0	521 of 1352	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.9	455 of 1346	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	80.4	271 of 1357	80.0%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	279 of 1363	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	482 of 1367	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.6	579 of 1363	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.8	419 of 1360	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	512 of 1354	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.4	278 of 1346	79.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.0	389 of 1338	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	65.9	584 of 1329	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.0	440 of 1314	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	517 of 1303	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.0	660 of 1298	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	49.6	724 of 1204	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	33 of 463	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	36 of 469	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	38 of 463	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	52 of 494	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	29 of 456	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	146 of 522	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	128 of 517	75.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	65.2	118 of 346	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.4	17 of 339	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	180 of 1326	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	206 of 1317	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	242 of 1318	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	233 of 1326	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	226 of 1290	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	476 of 1331	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	559 of 1333	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	125 of 1032	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	95 of 989	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	103 of 982	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	95.5	39 of 953	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	62 of 896	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	79 of 899	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	136 of 870	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	627 of 1023	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	589 of 939	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	331 of 910	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	290 of 863	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	118 of 839	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	585 of 948	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	765 of 942	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	235 of 1318	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	256 of 1313	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	177 of 1315	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	178 of 1324	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	165 of 1297	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	384 of 1335	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	462 of 1334	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	259 of 1023	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	275 of 989	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	177 of 958	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	326 of 949	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	148 of 868	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	282 of 1007	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	402 of 1001	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	36 of 970	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	40 of 963	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	36 of 975	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	26 of 976	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	18 of 964	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	92 of 1023	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	249 of 1022	75.6%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)96th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2023)66th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+22 vs state

Mathematics69%+22 vs state

Science52%+22 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillside Elementary School	Public	3-5	54 Orange Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4200	684	47	14.6	13.5%	328 (48.0%)	134 (19.6%)	107 (15.6%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.3%)	84.7	205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.8%		83.5	230^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.8%	25	52.2	64.8	74.5	77.8		69.9	69.9	68.0		$12,700	$181	$12,519
Charles H. Bullock School	Public	K-5	55 Washington Street	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4255	438	44	9.9	12.6%	239 (54.6%)	75 (17.1%)	46 (10.5%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.0%)	83.2	227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.2	249^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.4%	22	52.8	61.9	70.0	71.9		76.0	68.6	67.4		$12,790	$183	$12,607
Brookdale Avenue School	Public	K-4	14 Brookdale Court	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6752	134	11	12.2		112 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.2%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	91.9	80^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.1%		84.8	210^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.3%	130		79.2	80.5			83.4	77.8			$14,613	$143	$14,470
Nishuane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	32 Cedar Ave	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4222	377	42	8.9	17.2%	171 (45.4%)	92 (24.4%)	51 (13.5%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.5%)								(n/a)										$12,673	$186	$12,487
Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Edgemont Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4162	251	23	10.9	17.1%	130 (51.8%)	17 (6.8%)	68 (27.1%)	13 (5.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	78.7	307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.2%		81.1	267^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	40	48.7	72.1	67.5	73.7		65.1	55.0	64.1		$13,652	$243	$13,409
Laning Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 Lanning Rd	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6755	261	22	11.9	1.1%	196 (75.1%)	9 (3.4%)	30 (11.5%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	72.7	384^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.5%		69.6	420^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.6%	36		60.5	70.7			69.8	48.8			$8,559	$138	$8,421
Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Garden St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4259	406	34	11.9	9.1%	245 (60.3%)	28 (6.9%)	57 (14.0%)	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	81.2	270^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		83.4	231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	82.7%	39	47.9	75.0	64.6	66.2		88.3	62.9	62.0		$11,719	$53	$11,666
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	446	43	10.4	30.7%	99 (22.2%)	149 (33.4%)	132 (29.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	80.7	278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.9	296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.9%	18	50.7	68.3	65.7	73.1		71.4	64.6	61.2		$11,835	$107	$11,728
Ridgewood Avenue School	Public	3-6	235 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 429-8306	540	41	13.3	0.6%	412 (76.3%)	14 (2.6%)	37 (6.9%)	44 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	25 (4.6%)	92.6	69^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.5	28^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.9%	41	63.3	64.3	88.4	79.7	86.8	78.6	89.1	82.7	85.1	$7,808	$135	$7,673
Forest Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	287 Forest Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8308	127	12	11.0		98 (77.2%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.7%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$7,979	$262	$7,717

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