Hillside Avenue School
125 Hillside Ave
Cranford NJ, 07016, Union County
Phone: 908-709-6229
Ranking: (573 out of 1,847, top 31%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Cranford Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 71 | 66 | 77 | 63 | 59 | 62 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 715 | 753 | 739 | 768 | 724 | 689 | 681 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 32 | 4.5% | 22 | 2.9% | 33 | 4.5% | 39 | 5.1% | 45 | 6.2% | 45 | 6.5% | 38 | 5.6% |
Grade 1: | 31 | 4.3% | 47 | 6.2% | 45 | 6.1% | 59 | 7.7% | 58 | 8.0% | 49 | 7.1% | 45 | 6.6% |
Grade 2: | 52 | 7.3% | 47 | 6.2% | 57 | 7.7% | 61 | 7.9% | 52 | 7.2% | 45 | 6.5% | 48 | 7.0% |
Grade 3: | 45 | 6.3% | 59 | 7.8% | 63 | 8.5% | 55 | 7.2% | 49 | 6.8% | 46 | 6.7% | 49 | 7.2% |
Grade 4: | 58 | 8.1% | 65 | 8.6% | 57 | 7.7% | 50 | 6.5% | 47 | 6.5% | 50 | 7.3% | 45 | 6.6% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 8.8% | 58 | 7.7% | 52 | 7.0% | 46 | 6.0% | 55 | 7.6% | 49 | 7.1% | 49 | 7.2% |
Grade 6: | 135 | 18.9% | 142 | 18.9% | 108 | 14.6% | 148 | 19.3% | 121 | 16.7% | 124 | 18.0% | 117 | 17.2% |
Grade 7: | 149 | 20.8% | 110 | 14.6% | 149 | 20.2% | 127 | 16.5% | 132 | 18.2% | 117 | 17.0% | 127 | 18.6% |
Grade 8: | 111 | 15.5% | 154 | 20.5% | 121 | 16.4% | 133 | 17.3% | 117 | 16.2% | 128 | 18.6% | 113 | 16.6% |
Ungraded: | 39 | 5.5% | 49 | 6.5% | 54 | 7.3% | 50 | 6.5% | 48 | 6.6% | 36 | 5.2% | 50 | 7.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 392 | 54.8% | 417 | 55.4% | 410 | 55.5% | 420 | 54.7% | 400 | 55.2% | 380 | 55.2% | 390 | 57.3% |
Female: | 323 | 45.2% | 336 | 44.6% | 329 | 44.5% | 348 | 45.3% | 324 | 44.8% | 309 | 44.8% | 287 | 42.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 34 | 4.8% | 34 | 4.5% | 33 | 4.5% | 36 | 4.7% | 38 | 5.2% | 24 | 3.5% | 21 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 67 | 9.4% | 80 | 10.6% | 75 | 10.1% | 84 | 10.9% | 76 | 10.5% | 68 | 9.9% | 62 | 9.1% |
Black: | 43 | 6.0% | 55 | 7.3% | 44 | 6.0% | 45 | 5.9% | 42 | 5.8% | 41 | 6.0% | 47 | 6.9% |
White: | 564 | 78.9% | 579 | 76.9% | 584 | 79.0% | 600 | 78.1% | 562 | 77.6% | 549 | 79.7% | 551 | 80.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 5.3% | 27 | 3.6% | 36 | 4.9% | 50 | 6.5% | 46 | 6.4% | 39 | 5.7% | 30 | 4.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.4% | 19 | 2.5% | 25 | 3.5% | 19 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.03 | 11.41 | 9.56 | 12.27 | 12.27 | 10.00 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 91.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 95.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 89.8% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100% | 89.5% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 92.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 79.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 81.3% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 78.7% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 83.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 91.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 92.6% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 90.9% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 93.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 92.6% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 84.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 91.5% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87% | 92.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 91.7% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 91.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 90.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 91.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 93.8% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 92.9% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 89.1% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 90.0% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 77.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 76.4% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 84.0% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 77.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 79.1% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 82.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 85.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 89.9% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 91.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 89.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 91.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 76.8% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 86.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 92.3% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 90.0% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 92.9% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 93.8% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 93.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 89.8% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 93.7% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 98.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 98.1% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 98.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 97.9% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 97.5% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 77.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 77.0% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 81.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 83.7% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 81.7% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 94.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 84.8% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 83.7% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 84.0% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 92.1% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 94.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 93.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 89.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 74.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 77.0% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 81.4% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 84.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 88.2% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 87.6% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 90.5% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 85.7% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 87.6% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 88.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 95.8% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 89.6% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 85.8% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 86.4% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 81.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 81.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 73.8% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 86.9% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 85.3% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 85.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 86.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 82.4% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 86.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 80.4% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 88.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 95.4% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 94.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 93.3% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 92.3% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 92.6% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 92.5% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 89.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 86.3% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 89.0% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 83.3% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 86.3% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 84.9% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 93.7% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 96.5% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 93.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 93.6% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 93.2% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 92.0% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 92.3% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.8% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 88.0% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 92.2% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 82.6% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 86.4% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 82.4% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 79.5% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 87.5% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 92.0% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 90.2% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 93.4% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 91.9% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 95.0% | 78.9% |
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* Hillside Avenue School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.