Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAWANAKEE UNIFIED·NCES 060011614261
Hillside Elementary
800 Treasure Hills Dr., Madera, CA 93636 · (559) 822-4141 · Madera County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
97 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 121% larger than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
46.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2018
Math
34.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.2pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2018, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.4% | 26.3% | 25.8% | 27.4% |
| Math | 11.8% | 23.0% | 34.8% | 30.3% |
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 | 46.8% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 37.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 35.3% |
| 2021-22 | 44.7% | 37.1% |
| 2018-19 | 42.3% | 34.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hillside Elementary
Hillside Elementary's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Elementary this school | 310 | 31.3% | 40.7% |
| Ladera STARS Academy Thousand Oaks | 312 | 31.7% | 60.1% |
| Camarillo Heights STEM Academy Camarillo | 353 | 35.4% | 57.6% |
| Pomerado Elementary Poway | 305 | 31.5% | 56.5% |
| Prestwood Elementary Sonoma | 275 | 30.5% | 40.9% |
| Chapman Hills Elementary Orange | 321 | 37.1% | 60.4% |
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 Hillside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,414 of 5,151 | #5 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #2,761 of 5,172 ▼ 395 | #5 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #2,290 of 5,172 ▲ 215 | #5 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #1,743 of 5,116 | #7 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #4,679 of 5,915 | #24 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,112 of 5,352 | #24 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #971 of 5,354 | #2 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #4,705 of 5,625 | #34 of 35 |
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
310
+91 (+42%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 310 | 14.2 | 21.9:1 | 31% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 13.8 | 18.6:1 | 31% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 13.7 | 19.3:1 | 28% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 9 | 24.3:1 | 30% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillside Elementary.
About Hillside Elementary
Hillside Elementary is a public elementary school in Madera, California. It serves 310 students in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Chawanakee Unified has 8 schools and 1,407 students, and Hillside Elementary is one of those schools.
Enrollment at Hillside Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 40%. The school is also 39% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, Madera County is about 38% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Hillside Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 21.9:1, with 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hillside Elementary is 31%. The 81% average for public schools in Madera County is 50 points higher.
A school in California with Hillside Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 61.2%. Hillside Elementary scores 40.7%.
In Madera County (population about 160,940), median household income is about $76,627, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Hillside Elementary is one of 81 public schools in Madera County, which together enroll about 32,251 students.
Stone Creek Elementary is the closest public school, about 3.9 miles away in a straight line. Hillside Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. The school's 40.7% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Hillside Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal data put enrollment at 219 in 2020-21 and 310 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The number of students per teacher fell from 24.3 to 21.9 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
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Other Hillside Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 16 states are named Hillside Elementary. Hillside Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 25.
- Hillside ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 586 students
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- Hillside ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 92 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJ · 684 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Hillside ElementaryHow large is Hillside Elementary?
Hillside Elementary enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Hillside Elementary serve?
Hillside Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillside Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillside Elementary?
At Hillside Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Hillside Elementary public or private?
Hillside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chawanakee Unified.
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