Enrollment
112
Elementary
DISTRICT 89 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271401000723
Hill City Elementary
500 IONE AVE, HILL CITY, MN 55748 · (218) 697-2394 · Aitkin County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
70 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 46% larger than its 4th grade class (13).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 60% · 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 Hill City Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
67.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 Hill City Elementary
Hill City Elementary's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill City Elementary this school | 112 | 62.5% | 51.4% |
| KNIGHT ELEMENTARY RANDALL | 119 | 61.3% | 34.4% |
| BABBITT ELEMENTARY BABBITT | 95 | 62.1% | 31.8% |
| LANCASTER ELEMENTARY LANCASTER | 122 | 63.9% | 46.3% |
| BADGER ELEMENTARY BADGER | 124 | 58.1% | 40.1% |
| Discovery Woods BRAINERD | 101 | 64.4% | 31.8% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Hill City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #309 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #150 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #486 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #923 of 1,130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #206 of 942 |
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
112
+28 (+33%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 112 | 9.3 | 12.0:1 | 63% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 8 | 12.7:1 | 64% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 104 | 7.6 | 13.7:1 | 74% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | 8 | 10.5:1 | 56% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 10 | 11.3:1 | 68% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 8 | 11.0:1 | 69% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 12 | 12.9:1 | 72% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 13 | 13.3:1 | 55% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill City Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (112 to 112); teachers down 6% (10 to 9.3).
About Hill City Elementary
At 500 IONE AVE in HILL CITY, Minnesota, Hill City Elementary operates as a very small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 112 students, covering pre-K through 4. It has 67% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
The 3 schools in Hill City Public School District enroll 267 students altogether, Hill City Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Hill City Elementary, about 86 are White. After that, the student body is 13% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
Hill City Elementary has 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 63% at Hill City Elementary. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Aitkin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Hill City Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Hill City Elementary is in the top 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.4% is 19.9 points above the 31.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Aitkin County, median household income comes to about $60,833, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 1,670 students.
Hill City Senior High, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Hill City Elementary, there are 2 other public schools. Hill City Elementary is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Hill City Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
From 84 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 112 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.0:1, from 10.5:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Aitkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,056
Census ACS
Median income
$60,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hill City Public School District
- Hill City Middle SchoolMiddle · 83 students
- Hill City Senior HighHigh · 72 students
Other schools in HILL CITY
- Hill City Middle SchoolMiddle · 83 students
- Hill City Senior HighHigh · 72 students
Other Hill City Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hill City Elementary. Hill City Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Hill City Elementary SchoolJasper, GA · 602 students
- Hill City Elementary - 02Hill City, SD · 247 students
- Hill City ElemHill City, KS · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Hill City Senior High0.0 mi · 72
- Hill City Middle School0.0 mi · 83
- NORTHLAND SECONDARY15.1 mi · 149
- Northland Elementary15.1 mi · 185
- West Rapids Elementary16.0 mi · 612
- GRAND RAPIDS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER16.4 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Hill City ElementaryHow many students attend Hill City Elementary?
Hill City Elementary enrolls approximately 112 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Hill City Elementary serve?
Hill City Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hill City Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hill City Elementary is approximately 12.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hill City Elementary?
At Hill City Elementary, the student body is approximately 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Hill City Elementary?
Hill City Elementary is overseen by Hill City Public School District in Aitkin County.
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