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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hillside Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340882002138
Hillside Elementary School
98 Belmont Drive, LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039 · (973) 535-8000 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
13 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Hillside Elementary School→Mount Pleasant Middle School→Heritage Middle School→Livingston High School
Based on grade levels within Livingston Board of Education School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
87.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
84.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.9% | 84.5% |
| 2023-24 | 85.4% | 78.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hillside Elementary School
Hillside Elementary School's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Elementary School this school | 476 | 2.7% | 80.2% |
| Riker Hill Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 477 | 4.0% | 72.6% |
| Princeton Charter School PRINCETON | 423 | 7.8% | 89.1% |
| Harrison Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 522 | 0.6% | 82.9% |
| Village Elementary School Skillman | 591 | 7.1% | 70.9% |
| Brookside Elementary School MONROE TOWNSHIP | 431 | 10.2% | 59.3% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hillside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #32 of 1,290 | #7 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #37 of 1,319 ▲ 52 | #6 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #26 of 1,319 ▲ 8 | #3 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #463 of 1,562 | #61 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #882 of 1,390 | #47 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #484 of 1,392 | #35 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.7% | #1,402 of 1,481 | #132 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #99 of 545 | #14 of 61 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
+90 (+23%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 476 | 39.7 | 12.0:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 40 | 10.9:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (395 to 476); teachers up 53% (26 to 39.7).
About Hillside Elementary School
Hillside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in LIVINGSTON, New Jersey. The student body numbers 476 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Livingston Board of Education School District has 6,352 students in 9 schools, and Hillside Elementary School is one of those schools.
Asian students make up a majority at Hillside Elementary School, at 55%. Other students are 29% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is higher than the 6% Asian share among all Essex County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 39.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Hillside Elementary School is 3%. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Hillside Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hillside Elementary School scores 15.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 80.2% actual versus 64.7% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Essex County, the median household income is $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Essex County is home to 249 public schools and about 145,473 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Livingston High School, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hillside Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Hillside Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 476 students in 2024-25, 90 more than the 386 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.8:1 to 12.0:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livingston Board of Education School District
- Livingston High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 994 students
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 530 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Riker Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
Other schools in LIVINGSTON
- Livingston High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 994 students
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 530 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Riker Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
Other Hillside Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 16 states are named Hillside Elementary. Hillside Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 25.
- Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJ · 684 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolCLOSTER, NJ · 599 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAUREL, NJ · 386 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolAllendale, NJ · 348 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolFARMINGTON HILLS, MI · 682 students
Nearby schools
- Livingston High School0.5 mi · 2,081
- Riker Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 477
- Heritage Middle School0.9 mi · 994
- Burnet Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 425
- Collins Elementary School1.0 mi · 440
- Harrison Elementary School1.1 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Hillside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hillside Elementary School?
Hillside Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hillside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillside Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillside Elementary School?
At Hillside Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 55% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hillside Elementary School public or private?
Hillside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Livingston Board of Education School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.