Hillside High High School
1085 Liberty Ave
Hillside NJ, 07205, Union County
Phone: 908-352-7664
Ranking: 
(299 out of 340, bottom 12%)*
(299 out of 340, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hillside Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 78 | 82 | 51 | |||
| Total Students: | 906 | 915 | 990 | |||
| Grade 9: | 240 | 26.5% | 272 | 29.7% | 293 | 29.6% |
| Grade 10: | 275 | 30.4% | 235 | 25.7% | 241 | 24.3% |
| Grade 11: | 195 | 21.5% | 197 | 21.5% | 242 | 24.4% |
| Grade 12: | 196 | 21.6% | 211 | 23.1% | 214 | 21.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 456 | 50.3% | 455 | 49.7% | 515 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 450 | 49.7% | 460 | 50.3% | 471 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 176 | 19.4% | 187 | 20.4% | 197 | 19.9% |
| Black: | 629 | 69.4% | 625 | 68.3% | 685 | 69.2% |
| White: | 85 | 9.4% | 90 | 9.8% | 94 | 9.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 236 | 26.0% | 264 | 28.9% | 295 | 29.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 10.8% | 77 | 8.4% | 74 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.62 | 11.60 | 19.40 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 68.0% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 74.2% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 71.3% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 71.2% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 72.1% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 68.4% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 89.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 30.3% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 46.7% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 53.7% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 39.0% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 37.9% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 47.5% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 43.5% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 49.6% | 75.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 30.8% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hillside High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.