📍 54 Orange Rd, Montclair, Essex County, 07042
Hillside Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Montclair, Essex County. The school has 541 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montclair Public School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hillside Elementary School enrolls 541 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 23% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 11% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 541 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Hillside Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Montclair Public School District, based in Montclair, New Jersey. The district serves 6,278 students district-wide and employs 564 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 541 students, Hillside Elementary School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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