Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133205098
Hillsdale Elementary
6469 Guthrie Way, North Highlands, CA 95660 · (916) 566-1860 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
205 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 47% smaller than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.6pp since 2014
Math
25.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.9% | 26.6% | 14.4% | 46.0% |
| Math | 10.0% | 15.0% | 27.1% | 47.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 41.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 41.4% |
| 2021-22 | 34.1% | 33.1% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 43.2% |
| 2017-18 | 32.6% | 25.0% |
| 2016-17 | 32.1% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 27.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hillsdale Elementary
Hillsdale Elementary's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Elementary this school | 234 | 87.6% | 37.5% |
| Sierra View Elementary North Highlands | 318 | 87.4% | 30.8% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Sacramento | 263 | 83.3% | 17.7% |
| Chapman Elementary Chico | 311 | 91.0% | 19.1% |
| New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter Sacramento | 286 | 88.1% | 29.8% |
| Magnolia Science Academy 7 Northridge | 272 | 83.1% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hillsdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,710 of 5,151 | #103 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #3,763 of 5,172 ▼ 1,662 | #130 of 217 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,966 of 5,172 ▼ 607 | #104 of 217 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,392 of 5,116 | #66 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #5,199 of 5,915 | #222 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,418 of 5,352 | #69 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #1,215 of 5,354 | #152 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #1,380 of 5,625 | #29 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.6% | #229 of 3,837 | #4 of 145 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
234
-62 (-21%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 234 | 10.5 | 22.3:1 | 88% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 86% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 12 | 20.9:1 | 86% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 91% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 15 | 24.6:1 | 90% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 15 | 25.2:1 | 87% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | N/A | N/A | 83% (301) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (369 to 234); teachers down 30% (15 to 10.5).
About Hillsdale Elementary
Hillsdale Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in North Highlands, California. Its 234 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 50% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Twin Rivers Unified (44 schools, 24,770 students) runs Hillsdale Elementary.
A majority of students at Hillsdale Elementary, 53%, are Hispanic. Next come 22% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Black, and 7% Asian. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. Hillsdale Elementary has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 10.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.3:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Roughly 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Sacramento County.
The allk12 Grade for Hillsdale Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Hillsdale Elementary scores 37.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 28.2%.
Across Sacramento County, median household income is about $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Sacramento County number 387 and enroll about 259,342.
Highlands High is the public school closest to Hillsdale Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Hillsdale Elementary is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hillsdale Elementary went from 296 students to 234. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 19.7:1 to 22.3:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Hillsdale Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other Hillsdale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hillsdale Elementary. Hillsdale Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- HILLSDALE ELEMENTARYMERIDIAN, ID · 769 students
- Hillsdale Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PA · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Highlands High0.2 mi · 778
- Miles P. Richmond0.2 mi · 79
- Warren A. Allison Elementary0.5 mi · 391
- Foothill High0.6 mi · 1,417
- Kohler TK-80.7 mi · 400
- Frontier Elementary0.7 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsdale ElementaryHow many students attend Hillsdale Elementary?
Hillsdale Elementary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Hillsdale Elementary serve?
Hillsdale Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Hillsdale Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Hillsdale Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillsdale Elementary?
At Hillsdale Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 53% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Hillsdale Elementary in?
Hillsdale Elementary is part of Twin Rivers Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.