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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
432
+57 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.1:1
% White
94%
was 95%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bright Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school in Hillsboro, Ohio, Bright Elementary School caters to 432 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Bright Local.
Within Bright Local, which oversees 3 schools and 719 students, Bright Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Bright Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bright Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bright Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.7%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Highland County) reports that median household income runs about $65,785, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Highland County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,468 students), Bright Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Whiteoak High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Five-year trend. Bright Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 432). Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Bright Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
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 Intermediate School8.5 mi · 308
- Hillsboro Early Childhood Center8.5 mi · 456
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.