Hillard Collins Elementary School

Set in Florence, Kentucky, Hillard Collins Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community, one of the schools within Boone County. It instructs 571 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 36% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Within Boone County, which oversees 27 schools and 20,514 students, Hillard Collins Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hillard Collins Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 37% White, 14% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 6% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hillard Collins Elementary School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Hillard Collins Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Boone County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hillard Collins Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.

In the surrounding community, Boone County reports that median household income runs about $99,414, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Boone County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,394 students), Hillard Collins Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rector A. Jones Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hillard Collins Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 32%: 841 students in 2018 compared to 571 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 50% to 37%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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