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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272292001110
Hilltop Primary School
5700 GAME FARM RD, MINNETRISTA, MN 55364 · (952) 491-8500 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
65 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48%
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 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (94).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Westonka Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
82.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
91.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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
85.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% 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 29 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 Hilltop Primary School
Hilltop Primary School's state test result (85.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Primary School this school | 422 | 15.4% | 85.5% |
| Great Oaks Academy - Grammar FARMINGTON | 430 | 17.7% | 55.4% |
| STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARY STILLWATER | 420 | 12.4% | 54.5% |
| EAGLE VIEW ELKO NEW MARKET | 527 | 15.2% | 51.1% |
| RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY RANDOLPH | 445 | 17.8% | 41.5% |
| Chisago Lakes El. CHISAGO CITY | 347 | 17.3% | N/A |
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 Hilltop Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #1 of 844 | #1 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #1 of 844 | #1 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #2 of 844 | #2 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #440 of 1,130 | #101 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #439 of 769 | #81 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #653 of 796 | #151 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #888 of 942 | #158 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #486 of 499 | #95 of 99 |
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
422
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 422 | 30.2 | 14.0:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 28.7 | 16.2:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 31.2 | 14.9:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 23 | 18.2:1 | 10% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 24 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilltop Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (426 to 422); teachers up 8% (28 to 30.2).
About Hilltop Primary School
Hilltop Primary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of MINNETRISTA, Minnesota. The school serves 422 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
The district, Westonka Public School District, has 2,442 students enrolled across 6 schools.
Hilltop Primary School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Hennepin County overall, about 66% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Hilltop Primary School comes in at 22%.
Federal staffing data show 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hilltop Primary School and a ratio of 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 15% of enrollment. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County is 28 points.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Hilltop Primary School ranks in the top 10% in Minnesota. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 85.5%, against a prediction of 56.8%.
Among Hennepin County residents, median household income is about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hilltop Primary School is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County, which together enroll about 177,509 students.
The next-closest public school is Westonka Sp Ed ECFE, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hilltop Primary School. Its average proficiency rate of 85.5% is above the 70.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The number of students dropped from 460 to 422 over 4 years.
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westonka Public School District
- Mound Westonka High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Grandview Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Shirley Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Westonka Sp Ed ECFEElementary · 62 students
- Transition PlusHigh · 10 students
- Westonka ALPElementary
Other schools in MINNETRISTA
- Mound Westonka High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Westonka Sp Ed ECFEElementary · 62 students
- Transition PlusHigh · 10 students
- 277 Westonka Area Learning AcademyHigh
- ALC Westonka - ISHigh
- Mound Westonka HS ALCHigh
Nearby schools
- Westonka Sp Ed ECFE0.1 mi · 62
- Transition Plus0.2 mi · 10
- Mound Westonka High School0.2 mi · 895
- Grandview Middle School0.6 mi · 606
- Shirley Hills Primary School1.5 mi · 447
- ORONO DISCOVERY CENTER4.0 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Hilltop Primary SchoolHow large is Hilltop Primary School?
Hilltop Primary School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hilltop Primary School serve?
Hilltop Primary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hilltop Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hilltop Primary School is approximately 14.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hilltop Primary School?
At Hilltop Primary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Hilltop Primary School public or private?
Hilltop Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westonka Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.