Hillside Public Schools
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195 Virginia Street Hillside, NJ 07205 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | K-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Dr. Frank J. Deo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Kenneth R. Weinheimer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Students and staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrollment | 3,100 (as of 2011-12)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 259.7 FTEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student-teacher ratio | 11.94:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
District Factor Group | CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.hillsidek12.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hillside Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hillside, in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 3,100 students and 259.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.94:1.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[4]) are:[5][6]
- Elementary schools
- A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center[7] (grades PreK-1; 642 students)
- April Lowe, Principal
- Calvin Coolidge Elementary School[8] (grade 2; 199)
- James Harden , Principal
- Hurden Looker School[9] (grades 3-4; 494)
- Tracey Wolff, Principal
- George Washington School[10] (grade 5; 245)
- Sharon Festante, Principal
- Middle school
- Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School[11] (grades 6-8; 659) Kobe Bryant, Principal
- High school
- Hillside High School[12] (grades 9-12; 861)
- Christine Sidwa, Principal
History
Hillside High School on Liberty Avenue was originally constructed in 1947, replacing the Coe Avenue (A.P. Morris) School which became a grammar school. Additions were later added to accommodate the baby-boomers of the 1950s and 1960s. In the mid-1960s the high school held some 1,500 students.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[13][14]
- Dr. Frank J. Deo, Superintendent[15]
- Kenneth R. Weinheimer, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[16]
References
- 1 2 District information for Hillside Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
- ↑ School Data for the Hillside Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Other Schools, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Hillside Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Hurden Looker School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ George Washington School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Hillside High School, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Listing, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Union County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Superintendent's Office, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Business Office, Hillside Public Schools. Accessed August 5, 2014.
External links
- Hillside Public Schools
- Hillside Public Schools's 2014–15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Hillside Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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