Hillsborough Elementary

Hillsborough Elementary is a primary school of medium-sized scale in Hillsborough, North Carolina, part of Orange County Schools, caters to 435 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 13 schools in Orange County Schools (6,982 students total), Hillsborough Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Hillsborough Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Hillsborough Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.5%; this one delivers 80.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $90,089, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,582 students), Hillsborough Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Central Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillsborough Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hillsborough Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 55.0%.

Hillsborough Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 11% to 6% across the same window.

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