Robert C Hill Elem School

Robert C Hill Elem School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Romeoville, Illinois, operated by Valley View CUSD 365U. The school works with 547 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

Valley View CUSD 365U comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 14,710 students; Robert C Hill Elem School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Robert C Hill Elem School records that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 26% White, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Robert C Hill Elem School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Will County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Robert C Hill Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.6%; this one delivers 45.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Will County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Will County's 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), Robert C Hill Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Ctr, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert C Hill Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert C Hill Elem School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert C Hill Elem School has decreased 30%, going from 784 students in 2018 to 547 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 35% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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