Hillside Elementary School
Closter, NJ · Elementary School · Grades -1-4
Hillside Elementary School is a elementary school in Closter, NJ with 623 students enrolled and a 71% proficiency rate. Part of Closter Public School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Hillside Elementary School is a elementary school located in Closter, New Jersey. The school serves 623 students in grades -1-4. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 71% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hillside Elementary School is part of the Closter Public School District in New Jersey.
How This School Compares
Hillside Elementary School has 623 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Closter Public School District (599 students). Its 71% proficiency rate is 4 percentage points below the district average of 75%. Compared to the New Jersey state average of 56%, the school performs 14 points higher. With a 10.6:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hillside Elementary School has 623 students enrolled in grades -1-4. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 71% of students at Hillside Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Hillside Elementary School is part of the Closter Public School District in Closter, New Jersey. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.