Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Hillside, New Jersey

Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center in Hillside, New Jersey enrolled 625 students in 2024-25 with 49.0 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

650 students in 2022-23, 664 students in 2023-24, 625 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.6 to 49.0.

Students enrolled at Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 664, 2024-25: 62502004006008002022-236502023-246642024-25625
Students enrolled at Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 664, 2024-25: 62502004006008002022-236502023-246642024-25625
Students enrolled at Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 664, 2024-25: 62502004006008002022-236502023-246642024-25625
Students enrolled at Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 664, 2024-25: 62502004006008002022-236502023-246642024-25625
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365054.611.9
2023-2466452.612.6
2024-2562549.012.8

12.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 12.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 387 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center enrolled 387 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 387 of the 387 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.9% of students were Black, 38.9% Hispanic, 12.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black45.9%
  2. Hispanic38.9%
  3. White12.3%
  4. Asian1.4%
  5. Two or more races1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Hillside

4 public elementary schools in Hillside report 2024-25 enrollment; Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center62512.863.5%
Hurden Looker School40812.871.3%
Ola Edwards Community School39111.572.9%
Deanna G. Taylor Academy20210.166.8%

All public schools in Hillside →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center

  1. Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29The nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 785 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Hurden Looker SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 408 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center with Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hillside Public Schools spends per student$25,068 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,068
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyAbram P. Morris Early Childhood Center is the number 187 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#187 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.12.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center?
    625 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 650 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hillside, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center in?
    Hillside Public Schools, NCES district ID 3407290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340729005548 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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