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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO R-III·NCES 291443000673
HILLSBORO ELEM.
13 HAWK DR, HILLSBORO, MO 63050 · (636) 789-0040 · Jefferson County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
162 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 232 | 51% |
| Grade 3 | 227 | 49% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 52% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HILLSBORO R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2023-24 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
10.0%
MO avg 48.5%
Math
36.0%
MO avg 47.6%
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 48 and 48.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where HILLSBORO ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #943 of 968 | #26 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #756 of 974 | #24 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #950 of 974 | #26 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #229 of 1,294 | #10 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #783 of 950 | #28 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #815 of 953 | #28 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #877 of 1,165 | #25 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #314 of 684 | #15 of 25 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
459
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 459 | 31.3 | 14.7:1 | 35% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 30.9 | 15.1:1 | 42% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 32.4 | 14.3:1 | 35% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 27% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 35.4 | 15.1:1 | 33% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 37% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 29% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 24 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HILLSBORO ELEM..
About HILLSBORO ELEM.
HILLSBORO ELEM. runs as a medium-sized elementary school in HILLSBORO, Missouri. Classes run from 2 through 3, and the school has 459 students. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 46% larger than average.
Across its 6 schools, HILLSBORO R-III enrolls 3,117 students. HILLSBORO ELEM. is one of those schools.
HILLSBORO ELEM. enrolls a student body that is 93% White. The school is also 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at HILLSBORO ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1 at HILLSBORO ELEM., with 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 35% of enrollment. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is about the same, 38%.
HILLSBORO ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Missouri are predicted to post 50.6%, so the school is 27.6 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $82,851, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 69 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,216.
The next-closest public school is HILLSBORO JR. HIGH, about 0.1 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of HILLSBORO ELEM.. On proficiency, HILLSBORO ELEM. is behind the 43.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 5.
For locale, NCES codes HILLSBORO ELEM. as Rural: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 456 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 459. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.4:1 to 14.7:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBORO R-III
- HILLSBORO HIGHHigh · 1,050 students
- HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.Middle · 682 students
- HILLSBORO JR. HIGHMiddle · 492 students
- HILLSBORO PRIMARYElementary · 429 students
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.Combined · 5 students
Other schools in HILLSBORO
- Missouri Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,895 students
- HILLSBORO HIGHHigh · 1,050 students
- HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.Middle · 682 students
- HILLSBORO JR. HIGHMiddle · 492 students
- HILLSBORO PRIMARYElementary · 429 students
- GRANDVIEW HIGHHigh · 237 students
Nearby schools
- HILLSBORO JR. HIGH0.1 mi · 492
- HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.0.2 mi · 682
- HILLSBORO PRIMARY0.4 mi · 429
- NEW DAY - DAY TREATMENT0.7 mi · 22
- HILLSBORO HIGH0.7 mi · 1,050
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.0.8 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About HILLSBORO ELEM.How large is HILLSBORO ELEM.?
HILLSBORO ELEM. enrolls approximately 459 students in grades 02-03.
Is HILLSBORO ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HILLSBORO ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HILLSBORO ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HILLSBORO ELEM. is approximately 14.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HILLSBORO ELEM.?
Student demographics at HILLSBORO ELEM. are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HILLSBORO ELEM. in?
HILLSBORO ELEM. is part of HILLSBORO R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.