Beacon Elementary School

Beacon Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in Hilliard, Ohio, operated by Hilliard City. Current enrollment sits at 451 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 24 schools in Hilliard City (16,298 students total), Beacon Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Beacon Elementary School records that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Franklin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Beacon Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Beacon Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.9%; this one delivers 66.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Franklin County) records that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Beacon Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is J W Reason Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Beacon Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beacon Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 71.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beacon Elementary School has fell 4%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 451 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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