Top Rankings
Closter Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 620 students in Closter 九游体育 District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in Closter 九游体育 District have an average math proficiency score of 77% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 79% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
1,190 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
103 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Closter Public School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#30 out of 650 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
82%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.71
# American Indian Students
2 Students
901 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
502 Students
30,033 Students
% Asian Students
42%
8%
# Hispanic Students
99 Students
132,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
36%
# Black Students
15 Students
58,834 Students
% Black Students
1%
16%
# White Students
497 Students
132,766 Students
% White Students
42%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
14 Students
790 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
61 Students
12,631 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
30
59,693
# Students in K Grade:
92
56,070
# Students in 1st Grade:
120
51,032
# Students in 2nd Grade:
113
50,036
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
42,983
# Students in 4th Grade:
146
37,934
# Students in 5th Grade:
121
29,352
# Students in 6th Grade:
155
15,586
# Students in 7th Grade:
145
11,676
# Students in 8th Grade:
149
11,589
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
663
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
626
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
579
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,080
# Ungraded Students:
-
32
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,418 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,410 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,418
$26,931
Spending / Student
$21,410
$25,828
Best Closter Public School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hillside Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
340 Homans Avenue
Closter, NJ 07624
(201) 768-3860
Closter, NJ 07624
(201) 768-3860
Grades: PK-4
| 620 students
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