Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center

Located at 143 COE AVE, in HILLSIDE, New Jersey, Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center is a high-enrollment K-5 school that works with 625 students (grades pre-K through 1), overseen by Hillside Public School District. That puts it 54% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center is one of 7 schools operated by Hillside Public School District, a district that serves 2,957 students overall.

On demographics, Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center shows that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 39% Hispanic, 12% White. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center higher than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Union County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

Hillside Innovation Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 586 students in 2018 compared to 625 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 27% to 39%. Class-load math has rose: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.