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Hillcrest Academy-South

Union County Educational Services Commission · Union County · High school
Grades 9–12
Updated June 2026

Enrollment, by grade

In 2025-26 it enrolled 92 students across grades 9–12. That is 42 more than in 2005-06 (50) — the school has grown. It peaked at 102 in 2017-18. Its biggest cohort is grade 10.

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Students enrolled in each grade each fall, stacked to the total — so the top edge is total enrollment. Bands run from the lowest grade (light) to the highest (dark); a band that appears or disappears is a grade the school added or dropped. “Other” is students with no grade level (mostly special education), so the bands always sum to total. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

In 2005-06, 70% of students were Black. By 2025-26 the largest group was Hispanic, at 63%.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 763%32%1998200320082013201820232025
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Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this school barely moved.

That’s the smallest shift among the district’s four high schools — smaller than 65% of Union County high schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Black −4.5·White +2.8·Hispanic +1.7

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2025-26, 63% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 050100notreportednotreported63%44.3%42%20052010201520202025
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Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district high schools, for comparison. Not reported by the state in some years (shaded). Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →