Hilltop Primary School

As a medium-sized elementary campus in MINNETRISTA, Minnesota, Hilltop Primary School caters to 422 students from grades K through 4, overseen by Westonka Public School District. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Westonka Public School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,442 students. Hilltop Primary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hilltop Primary School shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Hilltop Primary School shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hilltop Primary School sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.8%; actual is 85.5%, +28.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), Hilltop Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Westonka Sp Ed ECFE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hilltop Primary School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 70.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 426 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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