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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 260687007677
Hilton Road Elementary School
9600 HILTON RD, BRIGHTON, MI 48114 · (810) 299-3950 · Livingston County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
37 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 30% larger than its 4th grade class (101).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56% · 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
Based on grade levels within Brighton Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 65 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 Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Hilton Road Elementary School
Hilton Road Elementary School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Road Elementary School this school | 507 | 7.3% | 64.6% |
| Breton Downs School GRAND RAPIDS | 451 | 7.3% | 78.5% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 472 | 8.3% | 73.6% |
| Wealthy School GRAND RAPIDS | 462 | 6.9% | 78.4% |
| Hornung Elementary School BRIGHTON | 558 | 9.1% | 72.0% |
| Wylie Elementary School DEXTER | 486 | 8.8% | 64.7% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Hilton Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #131 of 1,085 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #154 of 1,072 | #6 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #168 of 1,139 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #265 of 1,630 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,088 of 1,424 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #1,115 of 1,424 | #4 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.3% | #1,540 of 1,563 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #313 of 440 | #6 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
507
+101 (+25%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 507 | 28.8 | 17.6:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 29.8 | 16.7:1 | 15% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 29.8 | 16.7:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 14% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 26 | 18.7:1 | 15% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 14% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 7% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilton Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (486 to 507); teachers up 11% (26 to 28.8).
About Hilton Road Elementary School
The public elementary school Hilton Road Elementary School is located in BRIGHTON, Michigan. The school serves kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 507 students. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 37% higher.
Brighton Area Schools has a total of 8 schools and 5,796 students, Hilton Road Elementary School among them.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Livingston County residents, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Hilton Road Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. The school has 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.8 students per teacher. In all, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Livingston County, the average eligibility rate is 20%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Hilton Road Elementary School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hilton Road Elementary School is +1.6 points: 64.6% actual, 63.0% predicted.
In Livingston County, home to about 195,833 people, median household income comes to about $103,039, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Livingston County's 48 public schools enroll about 24,695 students and include Hilton Road Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Spencer Road Elementary School, is about 1.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hilton Road Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Hilton Road Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 101 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Hilton Road Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brighton Area Schools
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Maltby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Scranton Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Hornung Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Spencer Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
Other schools in BRIGHTON
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Maltby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Scranton Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Hartland Farms Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Hornung Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Spencer Road Elementary School1.4 mi · 507
- Bridge Alternative High School1.7 mi · 70
- Charyl Stockwell Academy High School1.9 mi · 334
- FlexTech High School1.9 mi · 171
- Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School2.0 mi · 282
- Brighton High School2.5 mi · 1,887
Frequently asked questions
About Hilton Road Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hilton Road Elementary School?
Hilton Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hilton Road Elementary School serve?
Hilton Road Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hilton Road Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hilton Road Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hilton Road Elementary School?
Hilton Road Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hilton Road Elementary School in?
Hilton Road Elementary School is part of Brighton Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.