HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized K-5 school in ELKHORN, Nebraska, overseen by ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school educates 321 students in grades pre-K through 5.

ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 11,653 students. HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest comes out to 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.4%.

Across the wider county, Douglas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 77.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 13%, going from 371 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 88% to 76%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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