Hilltop Elementary School

Hilltop Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Bonaire, Georgia, overseen by Houston County. Current enrollment sits at 590 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Houston County, which oversees 38 schools and 30,939 students, Hilltop Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hilltop Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Hilltop Elementary School reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Hilltop Elementary School 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 40.3%; this one delivers 56.7%, a residual of +16.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Houston County) shows that median household earnings sit near $80,698, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Hilltop Elementary School is one of 39 public schools in Houston County (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students).

The closest other public school is Bonaire Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hilltop Elementary School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.1%.

Hilltop Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hilltop Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 660 (now 590). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 61% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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