📍 1571 Lamberts Mill Road, Westfield, Union County, 07090
Hillcrest Academy-South is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Westfield, Union County. The school has 69 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Educational Services Commission school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hillcrest Academy-South enrolls 69 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 41% Black or African American and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 41% |
| White | 1 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
56 of the school's 69 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
Hillcrest Academy-South 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-70, state senate district 21, state house district 21.
Hillcrest Academy-South is one of 6 schools in Union County Educational Services Commission, based in Westfield, New Jersey. The district employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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