P.S. 54 Hillside serves 565 learners in grades Kindergarten-5.

P.S. 54 Hillside placed in the lower 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 40% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 41% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the New York state average of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 99% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: P.S. 54 Hillside’s learner population of 565 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 40 teachers has decreased by 6% over five school years.

School Comparison: P.S. 54 Hillside is ranked within the lower 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of P.S. 54 Hillside is 0.62, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to P.S. 54 Hillside is Epic High School North (0.7 miles away)

The closest middle school is Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck (0.8 miles away)

The closest elementary school is P.S. 51 (0.5 miles away)