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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284001177
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5230 TIPPERARY TRAIL, LINCOLN, NE 68512 · (402) 436-1142 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
125 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 37%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
64.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 63 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 Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 402 | 31.1% | 68.0% |
| J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA | 392 | 29.8% | 65.3% |
| HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION | 362 | 28.5% | 60.0% |
| MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 370 | 28.1% | 67.5% |
| HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 487 | 32.9% | 70.4% |
| LEONARD LAWRENCE ELEM SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 334 | 29.3% | 59.0% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #119 of 311 | #14 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #211 of 398 | #17 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #185 of 438 | #19 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #129 of 587 | #28 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #148 of 379 | #25 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #178 of 379 | #30 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #206 of 359 | #12 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #19 of 220 | #2 of 31 |
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
402
-69 (-15%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 402 | 29.5 | 13.6:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 30.3 | 13.1:1 | 43% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 30.6 | 13.8:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 34% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 38.2 | 14.7:1 | 33% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 26% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 14% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 35 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (560 to 402); teachers down 23% (38.2 to 29.5).
About HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in LINCOLN, Nebraska. Total enrollment is 402 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Nebraska have about 272 students on average; enrollment here is 48% higher.
The 67 schools of LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, including HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 42,301 students.
Of every 100 students at HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 71 are White. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. The diversity index for HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The gap from the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 7.4 students per teacher. At HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Lancaster County is close, at 32%.
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.0%) and its predicted rate (65.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools.
The school's county is Lancaster County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,793 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lancaster County number 97, with about 48,123 students.
BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.3 miles away. HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 402, from 471 in 2020-21.
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Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
326,696
Census ACS
Median income
$74,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
48,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other schools in LINCOLN
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other Hill Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hill Elementary. HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Hill Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 811 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 646 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 557 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolAurora, IL · 511 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolTROY, MI · 363 students
Nearby schools
- BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 333
- SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,020
- ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 587
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,110
- POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 731
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.