Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340729005550
Ola Edwards Community School
1530 LESLIE ST, HILLSIDE, NJ 07205 · (908) 352-7664 · Union County
GRADES 02–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
324 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 20% |
Student demographics
60%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 25.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 →
Schools most like Ola Edwards Community School
Ola Edwards Community School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ola Edwards Community School this school | 391 | 82.9% | 34.3% |
| Joseph Stokes Elementary School Trenton | 347 | 82.7% | 8.5% |
| Bradley Elementary School ASBURY PARK | 345 | 81.4% | 8.9% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ASBURY PARK | 443 | 80.1% | 7.8% |
| Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr Elementary TRENTON | 353 | 84.1% | 8.1% |
| Washington Elementary School ROSELLE | 397 | 75.1% | 25.6% |
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 Ola Edwards Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #874 of 1,290 | #44 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #985 of 1,319 ▲ 31 | #53 of 93 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #777 of 1,319 ▼ 57 | #46 of 93 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #734 of 1,562 | #61 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #741 of 1,390 | #31 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #482 of 1,392 | #28 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #174 of 1,481 | #27 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #236 of 798 | #6 of 58 |
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
391
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 391 | 34 | 11.5:1 | 83% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 35 | 11.3:1 | 77% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 68% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 40 | 10.3:1 | 54% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 68% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 23 | 10.0:1 | 67% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 23 | 12.4:1 | 75% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 60% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ola Edwards Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (469 to 391); teachers down 6% (36 to 34).
About Ola Edwards Community School
Ola Edwards Community School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in HILLSIDE, New Jersey. The school enrolls 391 students in grades 2 through 6.
Ola Edwards Community School is among 7 schools run by Hillside Public School District, which serves 2,957 students.
Black students account for 48% of enrollment at Ola Edwards Community School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic and 10% White. Among people living in Union County, the Black share is about 20%. The diversity index for Ola Edwards Community School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ola Edwards Community School, giving a ratio of 11.5:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. A total of 324 students, or 83%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
Ola Edwards Community School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Ola Edwards Community School is 20.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.3%.
In the surrounding county, Union County, median household income comes to about $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 180 public schools and about 99,046 students.
The closest school to Ola Edwards Community School is Chancellor Avenue School, located about 0.4 miles away. Ola Edwards Community School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Ola Edwards Community School ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 34.3% versus a 15.9% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 21 students, from 412 to 391. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.3:1 to 11.5:1.
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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
- Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
- Deanna G. Taylor AcademyElementary · 202 students
- Hillside Innovation AcademyMiddle · 97 students
Other schools in HILLSIDE
- Hillside High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Abram P. Morris Early Childhood CenterElementary · 625 students
- Hurden Looker Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
- Deanna G. Taylor AcademyElementary · 202 students
- Hillside Innovation AcademyMiddle · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Chancellor Avenue School0.4 mi · 607
- Weequahic High School0.4 mi · 592
- Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark0.5 mi · 155
- Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School0.6 mi · 323
- NJ Regional Day School - Newark0.6 mi · 123
- Hurden Looker Elementary School0.8 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Ola Edwards Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ola Edwards Community School?
Ola Edwards Community School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 02-06.
What grades does Ola Edwards Community School serve?
Ola Edwards Community School serves grades 02-06.
How many teachers does Ola Edwards Community School have?
Ola Edwards Community School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is Ola Edwards Community School?
Ola Edwards Community School reports a student body of 10% White, 39% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ola Edwards Community School?
Ola Edwards Community School is overseen by Hillside Public School District in Union County.
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