Enrollment
151
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191470000890
Hills Elementary School
301 Main St, Hills, IA 52235 · (319)688-1105 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
119 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 48% · 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.
Test scores
ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
37.2%
IA avg 69.8%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Iowa 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 →
Where Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #544 of 564 | #28 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #559 of 564 | #28 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #534 of 564 | #28 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #617 of 705 | #29 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #46 of 666 | #1 of 30 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
151
-72 (-32%) vs 2017
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 8.8:1
% White
35%
was 47%
% Hispanic
50%
was 38%
% Black
9%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 151 | 12.9 | 11.7:1 | 79% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 16.5 | 8.6:1 | 76% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 20 | 8.9:1 | 67% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 25.2 | 8.8:1 | 75% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 16 | 12.5:1 | 76% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 116 | 12 | 9.7:1 | 61% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | 39% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 11 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (223 to 151); teachers down 49% (25.2 to 12.9).
About Hills Elementary School
Hills Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Hills, Iowa. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 151 students. The average among elementary schools in Iowa is roughly 325 students; this school is 54% smaller than that.
Across its 29 schools, Iowa City Comm School District enrolls 15,111 students. Hills Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Hills Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 50% of the student body. The school is also 35% White, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 7% Hispanic share among all Johnson County residents. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 8.6 students per teacher and 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Johnson County average 37%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hills Elementary School would score about 52.5%. It scores 41.8%, a bottom-10% result among Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Johnson County census figures show that the median household income is $74,935, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 43 public schools in Johnson County, enrolling about 20,019 students in all.
Nearest public school: Highland Elementary School, about 4.9 miles away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.0%; Hills Elementary School's is 41.8%, ranking 8th of 8.
The federal government classifies Hills Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Hills Elementary School declined 32% between 2017-18 and 2023-24, from 223 to 151 students. The percentage of Hispanic students grew from 38% to 50% between 2017-18 and 2023-24. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.8:1 in 2017-18, and 11.7:1 in 2023-24.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,639
Census ACS
Median income
$74,935
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
20,019 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iowa City Comm School District
- Iowa City High SchoolHigh · 1,666 students
- West Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,514 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,286 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,269 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,113 students
- North Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 925 students
Other Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hills Elementary. Hills Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hills Elementary SchoolMingo Junction, OH · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Elementary School4.9 mi · 242
- Alexander Elementary4.9 mi · 436
- Grant Wood Elementary School5.8 mi · 306
- Mark Twain Elementary6.3 mi · 213
- Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School6.5 mi · 180
- Southeast Middle School6.7 mi · 1,269
Frequently asked questions
About Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hills Elementary School?
Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 151 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Hills Elementary School serve?
Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Hills Elementary School have?
Hills Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
How diverse is Hills Elementary School?
Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 50% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Hills Elementary School public or private?
Hills Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iowa City Comm School District.
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