Hillview Elementary School

Hillview Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in Newark, Ohio, run under Newark City, with 407 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Newark City runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 5,805 students. Hillview Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Hillview Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Beyond that, the school shows 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Hillview Elementary School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, census data for Licking County shows median household earnings sit near $84,426, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Licking County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), Hillview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Career and Technology Educational Centers, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hillview Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 407). White enrollment moved from 85% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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