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Hillside Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 481 students in Hillside Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Hillside Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
2,967 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
274 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Hillside Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#545 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
47%
Graduation Rate
87%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.72
# American Indian Students
4 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
33 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
956 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
32%
36%
# Black Students
1,653 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
56%
19%
# White Students
288 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
10%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
12 Students
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
21 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
203
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
166
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
192
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
168
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
185
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
193
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
178
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
203
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
222
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
230
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
228
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
237
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
221
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
181
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
160
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,900 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,153 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$74 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$72 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,900
$27,348
Spending / Student
$24,153
$26,228
Best Hillside Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
145 Hillside Ave
Hillside, NJ 07205
(908) 352-7664
Hillside, NJ 07205
(908) 352-7664
Grades: 7-8
| 481 students
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