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Hill Intermediate Elementary School

150 Fossyl Dr, Bethel, OH 45106 · (513) 734-2271 · Clermont County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
169 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 310935%
Grade 49330%
Grade 510634%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
27288%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
93%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
165%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15550%
Female
15350%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hill Intermediate Elementary School→Bethel-Tate Middle School→Bethel Tate High School
Feeds from
Bick Primary Elementary SchoolPK–02
Based on grade levels within Bethel-Tate Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
68.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.2pp since 2021
Math
63.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2568.1%63.0%
2023-2474.3%63.4%
2022-2368.9%67.3%
2021-2268.3%67.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Hill Intermediate Elementary School

Hill Intermediate Elementary School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hill Intermediate Elementary School this school30854.9%67.5%
Frazeysburg Elementary School
Frazeysburg
29453.1%83.8%
Bick Primary Elementary School
Bethel
33853.3%N/A
Locust Corner Elementary School
Cincinnati
31451.3%69.9%
Van Wert Early Childhood Center
Van Wert
34353.1%N/A
Crestview Elementary School
Ashland
35653.7%75.5%
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 Hill Intermediate Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Clermont County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.5%#496 of 673#13 of 18
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#846 of 1,569
▼ 41
#18 of 21
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.1%#658 of 1,569
▼ 116
#15 of 21
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.1pp#311 of 1,514#2 of 21
Enrollment
ranked largest first
308#1,245 of 1,808#24 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.7:1#1,033 of 1,582#9 of 24
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
21.6%#1,124 of 1,590#14 of 24
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.9%#183 of 767#3 of 20
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-24.3%#173 of 992#4 of 16
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 2024-25
Enrollment
308
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530816.518.7:155% (169)
2023-2430815.519.9:151% (158)
2022-233031225.3:149% (149)
2020-212961519.7:1N/A
2017-184072020.4:145% (185)
2015-163771919.8:150% (190)
2010-114252318.5:145% (192)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill Intermediate Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (407 to 308); teachers down 17% (20 to 16.5).

About Hill Intermediate Elementary School

Hill Intermediate Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Bethel, Ohio. It educates 308 students in grades 3 through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students.

Bethel-Tate Local (4 schools, 1,346 students) runs Hill Intermediate Elementary School.

Most students at Hill Intermediate Elementary School are White: 88% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Clermont County is about 92% White. By the diversity index, Hill Intermediate Elementary School comes in at 22%.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1 at Hill Intermediate Elementary School, with 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 55%. Public schools in Clermont County average 41%.

Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Hill Intermediate Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On BeatsExpectations, Hill Intermediate Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.

Clermont County has these Census figures: median household income is about $85,510, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Clermont County number 47 and enroll about 26,246.

The closest public school to Hill Intermediate Elementary School is Bick Primary Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The school's 67.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.

Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 308 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 296. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.7:1 to 18.7:1.

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Clermont County at a glance

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Population
211,181
Census ACS
Median income
$85,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
26,246 students

Quick facts

School name
Hill Intermediate Elementary School
District
Bethel-Tate Local
Address
150 Fossyl Dr, Bethel, OH 45106
Phone
(513) 734-2271
County
Clermont County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
308
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
18.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
169 (55%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
390463104589
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hill Intermediate Elementary School
How many students attend Hill Intermediate Elementary School?
Hill Intermediate Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Hill Intermediate Elementary School serve?
Hill Intermediate Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hill Intermediate Elementary School have?
Hill Intermediate Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hill Intermediate Elementary School?
At Hill Intermediate Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hill Intermediate Elementary School?
Hill Intermediate Elementary School is overseen by Bethel-Tate Local in Clermont County.
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