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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288003585
Hilltop Elementary School
301 Robert Bryson Smith Pkwy, Bonaire, GA 31005 · (478) 929-6113 · Houston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
423 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 43 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
57.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 57.1% |
| 2022-23 | 53.6% | 52.9% |
| 2021-22 | 58.2% | 62.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Hilltop Elementary School
Hilltop Elementary School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Elementary School this school | 590 | 71.7% | 56.7% |
| Clubview Elementary School Columbus | 566 | 65.7% | 43.9% |
| Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram | 506 | 70.6% | 42.1% |
| Langston Road Primary School Perry | 526 | 77.8% | N/A |
| Quail Run Elementary School Warner Robins | 643 | 75.0% | 51.3% |
| Timothy Elementary School Athens | 565 | 68.3% | 51.3% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Hilltop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #235 of 1,208 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #288 of 1,215 ▲ 10 | #6 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #197 of 1,215 ▲ 14 | #6 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #187 of 1,183 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #627 of 1,324 | #10 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #948 of 1,301 | #15 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #227 of 1,301 | #9 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #814 of 1,312 | #16 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #507 of 854 | #9 of 15 |
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
590
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 590 | 41.1 | 14.4:1 | 72% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 40.5 | 14.6:1 | 60% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 48% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 39% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 46% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 45% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 42% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilltop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (660 to 590); teachers down 2% (42 to 41.1).
About Hilltop Elementary School
Hilltop Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Bonaire, Georgia. A federal count lists 590 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Hilltop Elementary School belongs to Houston County, a district of 38 schools and 30,939 students.
White students are the largest group at Hilltop Elementary School, with 47% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Black, 11% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Hilltop Elementary School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.4:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 72%. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Houston County.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Hilltop Elementary School is 40.3%. It actually posts 56.7%, which is 16.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Georgia schools.
Census estimates describe Houston County this way: median household income is about $80,698, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Houston County number 39 and enroll about 30,939.
Bonaire Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Hilltop Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 56.7% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hilltop Elementary School went from 564 students to 590.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
Other schools in Bonaire
- Bonaire Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,151 students
- Bonaire Primary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Bonaire Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other Hilltop Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hilltop Elementary. Hilltop Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 18.
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolARGYLE, TX · 788 students
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARYINVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN · 626 students
- Hilltop ElementaryLYNNWOOD, WA · 562 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolAZLE, TX · 537 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElgin, IL · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Bonaire Elementary School1.2 mi · 547
- Bonaire Middle School1.9 mi · 1,151
- Veterans High School2.1 mi · 1,940
- David A. Perdue Elementary School2.9 mi · 617
- Bonaire Primary School3.0 mi · 564
- Matt Arthur Primary School3.1 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Hilltop Elementary SchoolHow large is Hilltop Elementary School?
Hilltop Elementary School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hilltop Elementary School serve?
Hilltop Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hilltop Elementary School have?
Hilltop Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hilltop Elementary School?
At Hilltop Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 11% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Hilltop Elementary School?
Hilltop Elementary School is overseen by Houston County in Houston County.
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