Hillsboro Primary School
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B-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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 156 | 45% |
| Grade 3 | 188 | 55% |
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Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.9% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 68.4% |
| 2022-23 | 72.6% | 65.1% |
| 2021-22 | 66.9% | 60.5% |
Where Hillsboro Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Highland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #947 of 1,569 ▼ 273 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #372 of 1,569 ▲ 141 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #680 of 1,514 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #1,097 of 1,808 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,117 of 1,582 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #1,085 of 1,590 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #940 of 992 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 17 | 21.2:1 | 99% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 99% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 20.3 | 17.2:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 99% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 37% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (350 to 344); teachers down 11% (20.3 to 18).
About Hillsboro Primary School
Hillsboro Primary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Hillsboro, Ohio. The school's enrollment of 344 students covers grades 2 through 3.
Hillsboro City is the local district for Hillsboro Primary School. It runs 5 schools with 2,218 students.
Most students at Hillsboro Primary School are White: 88% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Hillsboro Primary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
Hillsboro Primary School employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.1:1. That ratio is over the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Hillsboro Primary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Highland County, median household income is about $65,785, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Highland County number 18 and enroll about 6,468.
Nearest public school: Hillsboro Intermediate School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Hillsboro Primary School holds 4 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Hillsboro Primary School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 344 was 15% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 298. Students per teacher rose from 15.7 in 2020-21 to 19.1 in 2024-25.
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