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What's the most underrated thing about Hill City Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS COUNTY·NCES 130411002589
Hill City Elementary School
600 Hill Cir, Jasper, GA 30143 · (706) 253-1880 · Pickens County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
358 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hill City Elementary School→Jasper Middle School→Pickens County Junior High School→Pickens County High School
Based on grade levels within Pickens County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.4pp since 2021
Math
56.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 58.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.8% | 54.1% |
| 2021-22 | 41.3% | 49.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 →
Where Hill City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #403 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #303 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #563 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #696 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #597 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #951 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #1,211 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #952 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #744 of 854 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
602
+52 (+9%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 602 | 41.9 | 14.4:1 | 59% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 64% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 40.2 | 14.8:1 | 45% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 48% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 43.4 | 14.5:1 | 55% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 59% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 51% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill City Elementary School.
About Hill City Elementary School
Hill City Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Jasper, Georgia, administered by Pickens County. A federal count lists 602 students at the school, in pre-K through 4.
Pickens County (6 schools, 3,970 students) runs Hill City Elementary School.
Most students at Hill City Elementary School are White: 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Hill City Elementary School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 59%. That is close to the 58% average for public schools in Pickens County.
Hill City Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.7% is within a point of the 46.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Pickens County (population about 34,951), median household income is about $78,930, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hill City Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Pickens County, which together enroll about 3,970 students.
The next-closest public school is Jasper Middle School, about 4.8 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside ten miles. Hill City Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.7% against a local average of 44.2%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 550 in 2020-21 and 602 in 2024-25, a rise of 52 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.8:1 to 14.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,951
Census ACS
Median income
$78,930
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,970 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens County
- Pickens County High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Pickens County Junior High SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Jasper Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Tate Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Jasper
- Pickens County High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Pickens County Junior High SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Jasper Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Jasper Middle School4.8 mi · 573
- Harmony Elementary School5.7 mi · 509
- Pickens County Junior High School5.9 mi · 638
- Pickens County High School7.1 mi · 1,219
- Tate Elementary School8.8 mi · 429
- R. M. Moore Elementary School9.3 mi · 1,042
Frequently asked questions
About Hill City Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hill City Elementary School?
Hill City Elementary School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-04.
Is Hill City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hill City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hill City Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hill City Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hill City Elementary School?
Hill City Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hill City Elementary School?
Hill City Elementary School is overseen by Pickens County in Pickens County.
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