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What's the biggest difference between Hilltop Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANFIELD LOCAL·NCES 390483103206
Hilltop Elementary School
400 Hilltop Blvd, Canfield, OH 44406 · (330) 533-9806 · Mahoning County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
109 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 21% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Canfield Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
88.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.7% | 88.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.7% | 84.4% |
| 2021-22 | 76.5% | 85.2% |
% 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
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 →
Where Hilltop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mahoning County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #166 of 673 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #125 of 1,569 | #5 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #342 of 1,569 | #7 of 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #819 of 1,514 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #562 of 1,808 | #6 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #803 of 1,582 | #13 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #1,182 of 1,590 | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #392 of 561 | #5 of 11 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
+27 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 20.4:1
% White
90%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 476 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 23% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 14% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilltop Elementary School.
About Hilltop Elementary School
Hilltop Elementary School, located in Canfield, Ohio, is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 4, with a total enrollment of 476 students.
Federal data list 4 schools in Canfield Local, with 2,453 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Hilltop Elementary School is 90% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Mahoning County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Hilltop Elementary School total 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.6:1. That is close to the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 23%. Among public schools in Mahoning County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
On BeatsExpectations, Hilltop Elementary School is 3.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Mahoning County census figures show that the median household income is $56,942, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 77 public schools in Mahoning County, enrolling about 27,927 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Canfield Village Middle School is the closest, at about 1.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hilltop Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 83.7% is below the 88.6% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 476, a 6% rise from 449 in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.4:1 in 2017-18, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Hilltop Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mahoning County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,491
Census ACS
Median income
$56,942
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canfield Local
- Canfield Village Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Canfield High SchoolHigh · 733 students
- C H Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Other schools in Canfield
- Canfield Village Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Canfield High SchoolHigh · 733 students
- Mahoning Career & TechnicalHigh · 727 students
- South Range Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- C H Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- South Range Middle SchoolMiddle · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Canfield Village Middle School1.3 mi · 774
- Canfield High School1.5 mi · 733
- C H Campbell Elementary School1.5 mi · 470
- Valley STEM+ME2 Academy2.2 mi · 200
- Mahoning Career & Technical2.2 mi · 727
- The Unlimited Classroom dba Valley Virtual Remote Learning A2.2 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Hilltop Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hilltop Elementary School?
Hilltop Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hilltop Elementary School serve?
Hilltop Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Hilltop Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Hilltop Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hilltop Elementary School?
At Hilltop Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Hilltop Elementary School public or private?
Hilltop Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canfield Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.