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Hoffman Trails Elementary School

4301 Hoffman Farms Dr, Hilliard, OH 43026 · (614) 921-5700 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
121 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7416%
Grade 18919%
Grade 27015%
Grade 38318%
Grade 48518%
Grade 56714%

This year's kindergarten class (74) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (67).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
30966%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
388%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
5111%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
357%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
347%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
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
26456%
Female
20444%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
73.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -10.0pp since 2021
Math
77.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.4pp 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 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.1%77.4%
2023-2485.6%83.1%
2022-2381.3%81.1%
2021-2283.1%77.0%
% 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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Hoffman Trails Elementary School

Hoffman Trails Elementary School's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hoffman Trails Elementary School this school46825.9%80.3%
Darby Creek Elementary School
Hilliard
52629.7%73.6%
Fort Island Primary Elementary School
Fairlawn
35828.2%81.0%
Alton Darby Elementary School
Hilliard
53332.1%N/A
High Point Elementary School
Gahanna
55522.7%82.3%
Shaw Elementary School
Beavercreek
60729.7%73.4%
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 Hoffman Trails Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Franklin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
80.3%#240 of 673#22 of 81
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
77.4%#455 of 1,569
▼ 199
#35 of 199
▼ 19
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.1%#499 of 1,569
▼ 327
#42 of 199
▼ 26
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.8pp#171 of 1,514#24 of 194
Enrollment
ranked largest first
468#599 of 1,808#78 of 225
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#413 of 1,582#25 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.5%#500 of 1,590#129 of 193
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
25.9%#574 of 767#58 of 85
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.3%#202 of 992#37 of 135
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
468
-79 (-14%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2546829.515.9:126% (121)
2023-2444427.516.1:125% (109)
2022-234593114.8:116% (73)
2020-215473018.2:1N/A
2017-186022920.8:110% (60)
2015-165982821.4:19% (51)
2010-115032718.6:17% (33)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoffman Trails Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (602 to 468); teachers up 2% (29 to 29.5).

About Hoffman Trails Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary school, Hoffman Trails Elementary School serves students in Hilliard, Ohio. In all, 468 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.

Hoffman Trails Elementary School is part of a district of 24 schools: Hilliard City, with 16,298 students.

About 66% of the student body at Hoffman Trails Elementary School is White. Other students are 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Hoffman Trails Elementary School are from different groups.

For every teacher at Hoffman Trails Elementary School, there are about 15.9 students; the school has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Ohio, 17.9:1, is higher. There are 121 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 26% of enrollment. Across public schools in Franklin County, the average is 41%.

Hoffman Trails Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 80.3% is 1.2 points above the 79.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

American Community Survey estimates for Franklin County show that the median household earns about $75,176 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Franklin County, 402 public schools serve about 195,359 students.

Hilliard Darby High School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hoffman Trails Elementary School at 1st of 8.

The NCES locale for Hoffman Trails Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 547 (2020-21) to 468 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.9:1, from 18.2:1.

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Franklin County at a glance

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Population
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students

Quick facts

School name
Hoffman Trails Elementary School
District
Hilliard City
Address
4301 Hoffman Farms Dr, Hilliard, OH 43026
Phone
(614) 921-5700
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
468
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
121 (26%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390470104611
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hoffman Trails Elementary School
How many students attend Hoffman Trails Elementary School?
Hoffman Trails Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hoffman Trails Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hoffman Trails Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Hoffman Trails Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Hoffman Trails Elementary School.
How diverse is Hoffman Trails Elementary School?
Hoffman Trails Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hoffman Trails Elementary School in?
Hoffman Trails Elementary School is part of Hilliard City.
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