📍 1085 Liberty Ave, Hillside, Union County, 07205
Hillside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hillside, Union County. The school has 925 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillside Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 77.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 22 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillside High School enrolls 925 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 77.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 550 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 281 | 30% |
| White | 71 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
488 of the school's 925 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 419 qualify for free lunch and 69 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillside High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Hillside High School is one of 7 schools in Hillside Public School District, based in Hillside, New Jersey. The district serves 3,010 students district-wide and employs 265 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 925 students, Hillside High School is larger than the district average of about 430 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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