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What's one thing Bright Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGHT LOCAL·NCES 390476103639
Bright Elementary School
6100 Fair Ridge Rd, Hillsboro, OH 45133 · (937) 927-7010 · Highland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
284 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 43%
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 | 48 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bright Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
68.1%
OH avg 56.1% . -8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 77.1% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.7% | 78.7% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 76.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Bright Elementary School
Bright Elementary School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Elementary School this school | 432 | 65.7% | 72.7% |
| River View Elementary School Warsaw | 398 | 66.3% | N/A |
| River View Intermediate School Warsaw | 485 | 63.1% | 66.3% |
| Waterloo Elementary School Atwater | 462 | 65.2% | 64.4% |
| Grand Valley Elementary School Orwell | 369 | 68.0% | 61.5% |
| Edison Elementary School Ashland | 411 | 67.4% | 67.3% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Bright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Highland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #408 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #701 of 1,569 ▼ 244 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #519 of 1,569 ▼ 76 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #287 of 1,514 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #711 of 1,808 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #450 of 1,582 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #1,417 of 1,590 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #89 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #225 of 561 | N/A |
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
432
0 (0%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 66% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 65% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 56% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 66% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 67% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 64% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (375 to 432); teachers up 23% (22 to 27).
About Bright Elementary School
Bright Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Hillsboro, Ohio. It teaches 432 students in pre-K through 6.
Across its 3 schools, Bright Local enrolls 719 students. Bright Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Bright Elementary School is White, at 94%. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial. Among Highland County residents, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
A staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.0:1. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 1.9 students per teacher. By family income, 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Highland County is similar, at 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bright Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bright Elementary School would score about 64.0%. It scores 72.7%, 8.8 points above that figure.
The school's county is Highland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,785, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,468, Bright Elementary School among them.
Whiteoak High School is about 5.1 miles from Bright Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Bright Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 432 to 432. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Bright Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Highland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,517
Census ACS
Median income
$65,785
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bright Local
- Whiteoak High SchoolHigh · 174 students
- Whiteoak Junior High SchoolMiddle · 113 students
Other schools in Hillsboro
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 638 students
- Hillsboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Hillsboro Early Childhood CenterElementary · 456 students
- Hillsboro Primary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Hillsboro Intermediate SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other Bright Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bright Elementary. Bright Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Bright Elementary SchoolLawrenceburg, IN · 534 students
- Bright Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Whiteoak High School5.1 mi · 174
- Whiteoak Junior High School5.1 mi · 113
- Hillsboro High School8.3 mi · 638
- Hillsboro Middle School8.3 mi · 472
- Hillsboro Early Childhood Center8.5 mi · 456
- Hillsboro Primary School8.5 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Bright Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bright Elementary School?
Bright Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-06.
Is Bright Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bright Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Bright Elementary School have?
Bright Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Bright Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bright Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Bright Elementary School public or private?
Bright Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bright Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.