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Hurden Looker School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hillside, Union County. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillside Public School District school district. It serves grades 2–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hurden Looker School enrolls 376 students across grades 2–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 180 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 41% |
| White | 37 | 9.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 376 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Hurden Looker 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.
Hurden Looker 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 376 students, Hurden Looker School is close to 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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