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If you had an hour of school board time for Hillsborough Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370348001932
Hillsborough Elementary
402 North Nash Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278 · (919) 732-6137 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
76 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
77.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Hillsborough Elementary
Hillsborough Elementary's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough Elementary this school | 435 | 17.5% | 80.1% |
| Dilworth Elementary Charlotte | 411 | 14.8% | N/A |
| Pleasant Union Elementary Raleigh | 530 | 21.1% | 79.0% |
| Barton Pond Elementary Raleigh | 515 | 12.2% | 85.9% |
| Blowing Rock Elementary Blowing Rock | 409 | 20.0% | 78.9% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Pinehurst | 584 | 18.7% | 87.0% |
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 Hillsborough Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #75 of 1,297 | #3 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #133 of 1,296 | #4 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #65 of 1,300 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #798 of 1,485 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #654 of 1,377 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #1,193 of 1,379 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #1,375 of 1,414 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #854 of 937 | #15 of 15 |
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
435
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 435 | 29.7 | 14.7:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 32.5 | 13.3:1 | 18% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 12% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 31.9 | 14.1:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 16% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 19% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsborough Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (448 to 435); teachers down 7% (31.9 to 29.7).
About Hillsborough Elementary
Hillsborough Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 435 students in pre-K through 5.
Orange County Schools is made up of 13 schools with 6,982 students in all.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at Hillsborough Elementary. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 69% White. Hillsborough Elementary has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Hillsborough Elementary's 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.7:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 17%. That is 23 points below the 40% average for public schools in Orange County.
The allk12 Grade for Hillsborough Elementary is A-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hillsborough Elementary is +6.6 points: 80.1% actual, 73.5% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that median household income is about $90,089, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Hillsborough Elementary is one of 38 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 19,582 students.
The shortest distance from Hillsborough Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Central Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Hillsborough Elementary places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 420 to 435.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orange County Schools
- Orange HighHigh · 1,161 students
- Cedar Ridge HighHigh · 1,148 students
- A L Stanback MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Efland Cheeks ElementaryElementary · 532 students
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- River Park ElementaryElementary · 523 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Orange HighHigh · 1,161 students
- Cedar Ridge HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Eno River AcademyCombined · 828 students
- A L Stanback MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- River Park ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Orange MiddleMiddle · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary0.2 mi · 261
- The Expedition School0.8 mi · 380
- River Park Elementary1.0 mi · 523
- Orange Middle1.1 mi · 514
- Orange High1.2 mi · 1,161
- Eno River Academy1.8 mi · 828
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsborough ElementaryHow many students attend Hillsborough Elementary?
Hillsborough Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hillsborough Elementary serve?
Hillsborough Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hillsborough Elementary have?
Hillsborough Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillsborough Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillsborough Elementary are roughly 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillsborough Elementary?
Hillsborough Elementary is overseen by Orange County Schools in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.