Hillside Elementary School
340 Homans Ave
Closter NJ, 07624, Bergen County
Phone: 201-768-3860
Ranking: (165 out of 1,847, top 9%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Closter Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 560 | 558 | 551 | 558 | 592 | 600 | 601 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 26 | 4.6% | 21 | 3.8% | 16 | 2.9% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 91 | 16.3% | 94 | 16.8% | 83 | 15.1% | 90 | 16.1% | 101 | 17.1% | 94 | 15.7% | 98 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 95 | 17.0% | 91 | 16.3% | 98 | 17.8% | 110 | 19.7% | 94 | 15.9% | 114 | 19.0% | 114 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 17.9% | 106 | 19.0% | 115 | 20.9% | 104 | 18.6% | 115 | 19.4% | 122 | 20.3% | 144 | 24.0% |
Grade 3: | 107 | 19.1% | 117 | 21.0% | 111 | 20.1% | 114 | 20.4% | 125 | 21.1% | 147 | 24.5% | 118 | 19.6% |
Grade 4: | 124 | 22.1% | 116 | 20.8% | 119 | 21.6% | 136 | 24.4% | 154 | 26.0% | 120 | 20.0% | 122 | 20.3% |
Ungraded: | 17 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.6% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 293 | 52.3% | 274 | 49.1% | 267 | 48.5% | 269 | 48.2% | 302 | 51.0% | 314 | 52.3% | 332 | 55.2% |
Female: | 267 | 47.7% | 284 | 50.9% | 284 | 51.5% | 289 | 51.8% | 290 | 49.0% | 286 | 47.7% | 265 | 44.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 230 | 41.1% | 218 | 39.1% | 223 | 40.5% | 214 | 38.4% | 205 | 34.6% | 199 | 33.2% | 196 | 32.6% |
Hispanic: | 29 | 5.2% | 23 | 4.1% | 20 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.0% | 29 | 4.9% | 33 | 5.5% | 36 | 6.0% |
Black: | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.5% |
White: | 294 | 52.5% | 309 | 55.4% | 301 | 54.6% | 317 | 56.8% | 347 | 58.6% | 355 | 59.2% | 357 | 59.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.64 | 11.60 | 11.91 | 17.17 | 16.00 | 11.20 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 97.9% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 80.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 87.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.9% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 84.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 96.0% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 99.1% | 99.1% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 89.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 99.1% | 99.1% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 93.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 96% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 89.4% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 95.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 93.7% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 98.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.7% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 98.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 92.9% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 97.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 98.7% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 97.8% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 89.5% |
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* Hillside Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.