Hillside Innovation Academy

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Hillside, New Jersey

Hillside Innovation Academy in Hillside, New Jersey enrolled 97 students in 2024-25 with 6.0 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 37.6%).

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

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

99 students in 2022-23, 101 students in 2023-24, 97 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Hillside Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 101, 2024-25: 970501001502022-23992023-241012024-2597
Students enrolled at Hillside Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 101, 2024-25: 970501001502022-23992023-241012024-2597
Students enrolled at Hillside Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 101, 2024-25: 970501001502022-23992023-241012024-2597
Students enrolled at Hillside Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 101, 2024-25: 970501001502022-23992023-241012024-2597
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2399not reportednot reported
2023-241018.012.6
2024-25976.016.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools

Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 16.2; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 16.2; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 16.2; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 16.2; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 10.8U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hillside Innovation Academy reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent5.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.9% of students were Black, 25.8% Hispanic, 8.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black61.9%
  2. Hispanic25.8%
  3. White8.2%
  4. Asian2.1%
  5. American Indian1.0%
  6. Pacific Islander1.0%

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.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Hillside Innovation Academy scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 37.6% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Math30‑34%14% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Hillside Innovation Academy

  1. Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.7 miles away: 323 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Terence C. Reilly School No 7The next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 1,130 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Hillside Innovation Academy with Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolStudents, 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 JerseyHillside Innovation Academy is the number 437 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#437 of 439
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.16.2:1
  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 Hillside Innovation Academy

  1. How many students attend Hillside Innovation Academy?
    97 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 99 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hillside, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillside Innovation Academy?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hillside Innovation Academy a Title I school?
    Hillside Innovation Academy has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Hillside Innovation Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Hillside Innovation Academy scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 37.6% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hillside Innovation Academy in?
    Hillside Public Schools, NCES district ID 3407290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340729006152 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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