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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACKENSACK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340627000502
Fanny Meyer Hillers
56 LONGVIEW AVENUE, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601 · (201) 646-7870 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
341 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 85 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hackensack School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.2pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 38.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Fanny Meyer Hillers ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #682 of 1,290 | #124 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #710 of 1,319 | #129 of 149 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #692 of 1,319 | #131 of 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #370 of 1,562 | #18 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #842 of 1,390 | #85 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #755 of 1,392 | #106 of 151 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #195 of 798 | #23 of 85 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
516
-116 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.4:1
% White
6%
was 7%
% Hispanic
67%
was 59%
% Black
15%
was 19%
% Asian
9%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 516 | 43.5 | 11.9:1 | 66% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 44.5 | 11.0:1 | 55% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 44.7 | 10.4:1 | 60% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 65% (408) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fanny Meyer Hillers.
About Fanny Meyer Hillers
Fanny Meyer Hillers is an elementary school in HACKENSACK, New Jersey, according to federal school records. It enrolls 516 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 27% larger than the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The district, Hackensack School District, operates 6 schools serving 5,376 students.
More than half of enrollment at Fanny Meyer Hillers is Hispanic: 67%. Next come 15% Black, 9% Asian, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. The diversity index for Fanny Meyer Hillers is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Of all students at Fanny Meyer Hillers, 66% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Bergen County report 28%.
A school with Fanny Meyer Hillers's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 30.0%. Fanny Meyer Hillers scores 43.0%, 13.0 points above that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 291, with about 133,883 students.
Of the public schools around it, Fanny Meyer Hillers is closest to Hackensack High School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Fanny Meyer Hillers's average proficiency of 43.0% compares with 44.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Fanny Meyer Hillers's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 18% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hispanic students made up 59% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 67% in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.4 to 11.9 over 7 years.
Fanny Meyer Hillers has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hackensack School District
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · 1,813 students
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,399 students
- FairmountElementary · 621 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Other schools in HACKENSACK
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · 1,813 students
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,399 students
- Bergen County AcademiesHigh · 1,130 students
- FairmountElementary · 621 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Hackensack High School0.5 mi · 1,813
- Nellie K. Parker0.9 mi · 589
- Hackensack Middle School1.0 mi · 1,399
- Memorial School1.2 mi · 222
- Lincoln Elementary School1.2 mi · 364
- Lodi MS HS1.2 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Fanny Meyer HillersHow many students attend Fanny Meyer Hillers?
Fanny Meyer Hillers enrolls approximately 516 students in grades PK-04.
Is Fanny Meyer Hillers an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fanny Meyer Hillers is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Fanny Meyer Hillers have?
Fanny Meyer Hillers employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Fanny Meyer Hillers?
Student demographics at Fanny Meyer Hillers are roughly 6% White, 67% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fanny Meyer Hillers in?
Fanny Meyer Hillers is part of Hackensack School District.
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