Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190579000190
North Hill Elementary School
825 N. 9th St., Burlington, IA 52601 · (319) 753-6363 · Des Moines County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
163 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (45).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
North Hill Elementary School→Aldo Leopold Intermediate School→Edward Stone Middle School→Burlington Community High School
Based on grade levels within Burlington Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 65.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 →
Schools most like North Hill Elementary School
North Hill Elementary School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hill Elementary School this school | 268 | 60.8% | 64.1% |
| Harrison Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 277 | 65.7% | 45.5% |
| James Wilson Grimes School Burlington | 212 | 60.4% | 44.5% |
| Kenwood Leadership Academy School Cedar Rapids | 386 | 60.4% | 59.0% |
| Grant Wood Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 356 | 62.4% | 63.3% |
| Grant Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 312 | 68.3% | 44.7% |
Matched among Iowa 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 North Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Des Moines County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #422 of 564 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #445 of 564 ▼ 6 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #394 of 564 ▲ 33 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #443 of 705 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #153 of 561 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #82 of 561 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #118 of 666 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #167 of 359 | #4 of 6 |
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
268
+32 (+14%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 268 | 21.6 | 12.4:1 | 61% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 18.8 | 12.6:1 | 63% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 21.8 | 11.4:1 | 72% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 64% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 24.9 | 12.5:1 | 75% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 75% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 80% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 57% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (312 to 268); teachers down 13% (24.9 to 21.6).
About North Hill Elementary School
North Hill Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Burlington, Iowa. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 4, with 268 students enrolled.
The 8 schools in Burlington Comm School District enroll 3,140 students altogether, North Hill Elementary School among them.
At North Hill Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. It is also 25% Black, 16% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Des Moines County is roughly 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.4 students per teacher and 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Des Moines County averages 45%, lower than here.
North Hill Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 61.5% for a school in Iowa with North Hill Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. North Hill Elementary School posts 64.1%.
Des Moines County has about 38,487 residents, and the median household income is $62,928, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Des Moines County has 15 public schools and roughly 5,632 students.
Sunnyside Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 56.5% proficiency; North Hill Elementary School posts 64.1%.
In the federal locale system, North Hill Elementary School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
North Hill Elementary School's enrollment grew from 236 in 2020-21 to 268 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.4:1) than in 2020-21 (10.3:1).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Des Moines County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,487
Census ACS
Median income
$62,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,632 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington Comm School District
- Burlington Community High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Edward Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- James Wilson Grimes SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington Community High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Edward Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- James Wilson Grimes SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other North Hill Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named North Hill Elementary. North Hill Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- North Hill ElementaryDes Moines, WA · 518 students
- North Hill Elementary SchoolROCHESTER HILLS, MI · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyside Elementary School1.2 mi · 298
- Corse Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 177
- James Wilson Grimes School1.4 mi · 212
- Burlington Community High School1.6 mi · 1,016
- Aldo Leopold Intermediate School1.9 mi · 412
- Edward Stone Middle School2.0 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About North Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Hill Elementary School?
North Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does North Hill Elementary School serve?
North Hill Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Hill Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Hill Elementary School?
At North Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 9% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is North Hill Elementary School public or private?
North Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlington Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.