Enrollment
97
Middle
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340729006152
Hillside Innovation Academy
195 Virginia St-1100 Woodruff Ave, Hillside, NJ 07205 · (908) 352-7664 · Union County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
65 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 45 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 54% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Innovation Academy→Hillside High School
Based on grade levels within Hillside Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
90.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +14.3pp since 2023
Math
29.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.5% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 76.2% | 35.4% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% 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 →
Where Hillside Innovation Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #443 of 445 | #26 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97 | 6 | 16.2:1 | 67% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | 71% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 61% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillside Innovation Academy.
About Hillside Innovation Academy
Hillside Innovation Academy is a small middle school in Hillside, New Jersey, (ZIP code 07205). Its 97 students are spread across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 83% smaller than the 578 average for middle schools in New Jersey.
Hillside Innovation Academy is among 7 schools run by Hillside Public School District, which serves 2,957 students.
A majority of students at Hillside Innovation Academy, 62%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 8% White, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Union County, the Black share is about 20%. By the diversity index, Hillside Innovation Academy comes in at 54%.
The count of teachers at Hillside Innovation Academy is 6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, lower than at this school. Around 67% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Union County average 52%.
Hillside Innovation Academy is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.5%. The school's actual rate is 45.6%, 16.1 points higher.
Union County has about 579,290 residents, and median household income is about $103,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Union County number 180 and enroll about 99,046.
The next-closest public school is Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillside Innovation Academy. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hillside Innovation Academy ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Hillside Innovation Academy is Suburb: Large.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillside Public School District
- Hillside High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Abram P. Morris Early Childhood CenterElementary · 625 students
- Hurden Looker Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Ola Edwards Community SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
- Deanna G. Taylor AcademyElementary · 202 students
Other schools in Hillside
- Hillside High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Abram P. Morris Early Childhood CenterElementary · 625 students
- Hurden Looker Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Ola Edwards Community SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
- Deanna G. Taylor AcademyElementary · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 625
- Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 290.5 mi · 785
- Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School0.7 mi · 323
- Robert Morris School No. 180.7 mi · 471
- Hurden Looker Elementary School0.7 mi · 408
- Hillside High School0.7 mi · 911
Frequently asked questions
About Hillside Innovation AcademyHow many students attend Hillside Innovation Academy?
Hillside Innovation Academy enrolls approximately 97 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Hillside Innovation Academy serve?
Hillside Innovation Academy serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hillside Innovation Academy have?
Hillside Innovation Academy employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillside Innovation Academy?
Student demographics at Hillside Innovation Academy are roughly 8% White, 26% Hispanic, 62% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is Hillside Innovation Academy in?
Hillside Innovation Academy is part of Hillside Public School District.
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