Hillside High School
1085 Liberty Ave
Hillside NJ, 07205, Union County
Phone: 908-352-7664
Ranking: (304 out of 346, 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: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 64 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 818 | 807 | 861 | 916 | 906 | 915 | 990 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 198 | 24.2% | 187 | 23.2% | 178 | 20.7% | 211 | 23.0% | 240 | 26.5% | 272 | 29.7% | 293 | 29.6% |
Grade 10: | 183 | 22.4% | 177 | 21.9% | 197 | 22.9% | 232 | 25.3% | 275 | 30.4% | 235 | 25.7% | 241 | 24.3% |
Grade 11: | 162 | 19.8% | 165 | 20.4% | 196 | 22.8% | 181 | 19.8% | 195 | 21.5% | 197 | 21.5% | 242 | 24.4% |
Grade 12: | 167 | 20.4% | 177 | 21.9% | 177 | 20.6% | 158 | 17.2% | 196 | 21.6% | 211 | 23.1% | 214 | 21.6% |
Ungraded: | 108 | 13.2% | 101 | 12.5% | 113 | 13.1% | 134 | 14.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 428 | 52.3% | 418 | 51.8% | 447 | 51.9% | 489 | 53.4% | 456 | 50.3% | 455 | 49.7% | 515 | 52.0% |
Female: | 390 | 47.7% | 389 | 48.2% | 414 | 48.1% | 427 | 46.6% | 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 158 | 19.3% | 153 | 19.0% | 158 | 18.4% | 166 | 18.1% | 176 | 19.4% | 187 | 20.4% | 197 | 19.9% |
Black: | 576 | 70.4% | 568 | 70.4% | 612 | 71.1% | 642 | 70.1% | 629 | 69.4% | 625 | 68.3% | 685 | 69.2% |
White: | 77 | 9.4% | 76 | 9.4% | 76 | 8.8% | 91 | 9.9% | 85 | 9.4% | 90 | 9.8% | 94 | 9.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 412 | 50.4% | 303 | 37.5% | 325 | 37.7% | 327 | 35.7% | 236 | 26.0% | 264 | 28.9% | 295 | 29.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 13.0% | 80 | 9.9% | 104 | 12.1% | 81 | 8.8% | 98 | 10.8% | 77 | 8.4% | 74 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.78 | 10.06 | 11.44 | 12.18 | 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% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 84.1% | 91.6% |
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% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 55.5% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 54.9% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 30.8% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hillside 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.