Hurden Looker Elementary School

Regular School · HILLSIDE, NJ

Hurden Looker Elementary School is a regular school school in HILLSIDE, New Jersey, serving grades 02–06 with 408 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

02 – 06

Enrollment

408

Teachers (FTE)

32.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	187	46%
Black or African American	164	40%
White	46	11%
Asian	4	1%
Two or more races	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	408	212M / 196F

English Language Learners: 56 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -17.6pp	25.6%	297
Reading Proficiency	33.0% -13.8pp	46.8%	298
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	86

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

57 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	408	100%

Contact & Location

1261 LIBERTY AVE

HILLSIDE, NJ 07205

Phone: (908)352-7664

http://hl.hillsidek12.org/o/hl

District

Hillside Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,705

District enrollment: 3,018

Other Schools in District

Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center Elementary
Deanna G. Taylor Academy Elementary
Ola Edwards Community School Elementary
Hillside High School High
Hillside Innovation Academy Middle
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07205) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340729005544

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD