📍 1530 Leslie St, Hillside, Union County, 07205
Ola Edwards Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hillside, Union County. The school has 381 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 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ola Edwards Community School enrolls 381 students across grades 2–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 205 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 33% |
| White | 41 | 11% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 381 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Ola Edwards Community 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.
Ola Edwards Community 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 381 students, Ola Edwards Community 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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