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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051001608
Hillard Collins Elementary School
9000 Spruce Dr, Florence, KY 41042 · (859) 282-2350 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
350 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 61 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Hillard Collins Elementary School
Hillard Collins Elementary School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillard Collins Elementary School this school | 571 | 61.3% | 34.0% |
| Ockerman Elementary School Florence | 777 | 57.0% | 33.6% |
| Southside Elementary Shelbyville | 412 | 63.6% | 35.4% |
| Fairdale Elementary Fairdale | 653 | 70.8% | 30.3% |
| James Lane Allen Elementary School Lexington | 429 | 66.7% | 29.7% |
| Coral Ridge Elementary Fairdale | 567 | 66.3% | 29.9% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Hillard Collins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #502 of 669 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #498 of 668 | #16 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #487 of 674 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #157 of 744 | #12 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #63 of 674 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #97 of 674 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #446 of 721 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #29 of 437 | #1 of 10 |
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
571
-200 (-26%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 571 | 46 | 12.4:1 | 61% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 47 | 11.2:1 | 64% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 49.5 | 9.8:1 | 65% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 59 | 13.1:1 | 78% (603) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 55.5 | 15.2:1 | 78% (660) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 86% (702) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 78% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 47% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 32 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillard Collins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (841 to 571); teachers down 17% (55.5 to 46).
About Hillard Collins Elementary School
Hillard Collins Elementary School sits in Florence, Kentucky, and is classified as an elementary school. A total of 571 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 36% higher.
Boone County is responsible for 27 schools, Hillard Collins Elementary School included, with 20,514 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Hillard Collins Elementary School is Hispanic (42%). Other groups make up 37% White, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. Boone County as a whole is about 6% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Hillard Collins Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.4:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hillard Collins Elementary School is 61%. The average for public schools in Boone County is 40%.
allk12 grades Hillard Collins Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 42.3% for a school in Kentucky with Hillard Collins Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hillard Collins Elementary School posts 34.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Boone County, median household income is about $99,414, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillard Collins Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Boone County, which together enroll about 22,394 students.
The nearest other public school, Rector A. Jones Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hillard Collins Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Hillard Collins Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 571, 26% below the 771 of 2020-21.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boone County
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Conner High SchoolHigh · 1,400 students
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 957 students
Other schools in Florence
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Ockerman Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Erpenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Rector A. Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 683 students
- Ockerman Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Rector A. Jones Middle School0.1 mi · 683
- Florence Elementary School1.1 mi · 610
- RISE Academy1.1 mi · 70
- Howell Elementary School1.3 mi · 299
- Boone County High School1.4 mi · 1,252
- Miles Elementary School1.6 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Hillard Collins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hillard Collins Elementary School?
Hillard Collins Elementary School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hillard Collins Elementary School serve?
Hillard Collins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hillard Collins Elementary School have?
Hillard Collins Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillard Collins Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hillard Collins Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 42% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hillard Collins Elementary School public or private?
Hillard Collins Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.