Hillsdale Elementary

Hillsdale Elementary is a tight-knit K-5 school in North Highlands, California, part of Twin Rivers Unified. The school caters to 234 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Twin Rivers Unified runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 24,770 students. Hillsdale Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hillsdale Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Black, 7% Asian. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hillsdale Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 27.3%; this one delivers 42.6%, a residual of +15.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Hillsdale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Highlands High, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillsdale Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hillsdale Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hillsdale Elementary's enrollment has decreased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 369 (now 234). Class-load math has fell: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

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