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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000535
Hillandale Elementary
2730 Hillandale Road, Durham, NC 27705 · (919) 560-3924 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
583 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
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 | 30 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
34.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Hillandale Elementary
Hillandale Elementary's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillandale Elementary this school | 586 | 99.5% | 35.9% |
| Forestville Road Elementary Knightdale | 570 | 99.5% | 47.7% |
| Lake Wylie Elementary Charlotte | 633 | 99.5% | 53.5% |
| South Graham Elementary Graham | 518 | 99.4% | 38.7% |
| Rocky River Elementary Concord | 652 | 99.5% | 58.5% |
| Wolf Meadow Elementary Concord | 655 | 99.5% | 31.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Hillandale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,178 of 1,297 | #29 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,171 of 1,296 | #29 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #1,105 of 1,300 | #27 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #383 of 1,485 | #9 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #680 of 1,377 | #31 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #178 of 1,379 | #8 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #167 of 1,414 | #8 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #637 of 937 | #21 of 32 |
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
586
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 586 | 39.7 | 14.8:1 | 99% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 40.9 | 12.9:1 | 99% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 42 | 12.8:1 | 67% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 61% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 65% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 56% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 749 | 52 | 14.4:1 | 31% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 45 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillandale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (643 to 586); teachers down 12% (45 to 39.7).
About Hillandale Elementary
Hillandale Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Durham, North Carolina. It reported 586 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 25% higher.
Durham Public Schools has 31,797 students spread across 55 schools.
The biggest share of students at Hillandale Elementary, 40%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 32% Black, 17% White, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Durham County's population at about 16%. The diversity index for Hillandale Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.8:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hillandale Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Hillandale Elementary scores 35.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Durham County show that median household income comes to about $82,316, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 74, with about 46,109 students.
Riverside High is about 1.3 miles from Hillandale Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 50.8% proficiency; Hillandale Elementary posts 35.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Hillandale Elementary is City: Large.
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 562 in 2020-21 to 586 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Durham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
332,353
Census ACS
Median income
$82,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
46,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Public Schools
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyCombined · 2,461 students
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
Other Hillandale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hillandale Elementary. Hillandale Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Hillandale ElementaryEast Flat Rock, NC · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside High1.3 mi · 1,900
- Holt Elementary1.5 mi · 587
- Easley Elementary1.6 mi · 490
- Excelsior Classical Academy1.9 mi · 1,032
- City of Medicine Academy2.0 mi · 329
- Northern High2.0 mi · 1,281
Frequently asked questions
About Hillandale ElementaryHow many students attend Hillandale Elementary?
Hillandale Elementary enrolls approximately 586 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hillandale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillandale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hillandale Elementary have?
Hillandale Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillandale Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillandale Elementary are roughly 17% White, 40% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Hillandale Elementary public or private?
Hillandale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Durham Public Schools.
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