Ola Edwards Community School

Regular School · HILLSIDE, NJ

Ola Edwards Community School is a regular school school in HILLSIDE, New Jersey, serving grades 02–06 with 391 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

02 – 06

Enrollment

391

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	188	48%
Hispanic/Latino	154	39%
White	38	10%
Two or more races	6	2%
Asian	5	1%
Total enrollment	391	213M / 178F

English Language Learners: 34 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -17.6pp	25.6%	300
Reading Proficiency	38.0% -8.8pp	46.8%	304
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	89

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)

-0.03 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

65 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

8.2% 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.)	391	100%

Contact & Location

1530 LESLIE ST

HILLSIDE, NJ 07205

Phone: (908)352-7664

http://oecs.hillsidek12.org/o/oecs

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
Hurden Looker Elementary 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

340729005550

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