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Enrollment
952
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLDALE·NCES 401452000682
Hilldale Lower Elementary School
315 E Peak Boulevard, Muskogee, OK 74403 · (918) 683-9167 · Muskogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL952 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
700 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 68%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 110 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · 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 HILLDALE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
25.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Hilldale Lower Elementary School
Hilldale Lower Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilldale Lower Elementary School this school | 952 | 73.5% | 32.0% |
| Grove Lower Elementary School Grove | 789 | 76.8% | N/A |
| Calera Elementary School Calera | 754 | 78.4% | 35.9% |
| Atoka Elementary School Atoka | 558 | 74.6% | 36.2% |
| Warner Elementary School Warner | 614 | 68.6% | 50.5% |
| Ellington Elementary School Wagoner | 561 | 73.4% | N/A |
Matched among Oklahoma 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 Hilldale Lower Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Muskogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #374 of 555 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #514 of 651 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #214 of 523 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 952 | #8 of 941 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #549 of 708 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #121 of 708 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #405 of 876 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +98.3% | #5 of 164 | #1 of 6 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
952
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 952 | 54.8 | 17.4:1 | 74% (700) |
| 2023-24 | 991 | 56.9 | 17.4:1 | 74% (737) |
| 2022-23 | 988 | 57.4 | 17.2:1 | 72% (709) |
| 2020-21 | 935 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 69% (646) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 27.4 | 17.5:1 | 51% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 58% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 52% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 37% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 40 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilldale Lower Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 98% (480 to 952); teachers up 100% (27.4 to 54.8).
About Hilldale Lower Elementary School
Students in Muskogee, Oklahoma, attend Hilldale Lower Elementary School, a large elementary school. It has an enrollment of 952 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Oklahoma average about 366 students, which makes this school 160% above average.
The district for Hilldale Lower Elementary School is HILLDALE, with 3 schools and 2,008 students.
Of every 100 students at Hilldale Lower Elementary School, about 37 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 25% Native American, 24% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Muskogee County is roughly 56% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Hilldale Lower Elementary School has 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1. At Hilldale Lower Elementary School, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Muskogee County is similar, at 73%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hilldale Lower Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hilldale Lower Elementary School, the prediction is 30.4% and the result is 32.0%.
The county, Muskogee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $53,619 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hilldale Lower Elementary School, Muskogee County has 36 public schools.
The closest school to Hilldale Lower Elementary School is Hilldale High School, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hilldale Lower Elementary School. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Hilldale Lower Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 935 to 952, a small change.
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Muskogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,444
Census ACS
Median income
$53,619
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLDALE
- Hilldale High SchoolHigh · 626 students
- Hilldale Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
Other schools in Muskogee
- Muskogee High SchoolHigh · 1,045 students
- Hilldale High SchoolHigh · 626 students
- 8th and 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 595 students
- 6th and 7th Grade AcademyMiddle · 551 students
- Hilldale Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Hilldale High School0.9 mi · 626
- Hilldale Middle School0.9 mi · 430
- Muskogee Ec Center2.4 mi · 290
- 8th and 9th Grade Academy2.7 mi · 595
- Cherokee Elementary School2.8 mi · 340
- Tony Goetz Elementary School3.2 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Hilldale Lower Elementary SchoolHow large is Hilldale Lower Elementary School?
Hilldale Lower Elementary School enrolls approximately 952 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hilldale Lower Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hilldale Lower Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hilldale Lower Elementary School have?
Hilldale Lower Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Hilldale Lower Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hilldale Lower Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 24% Two or more.
What district is Hilldale Lower Elementary School in?
Hilldale Lower Elementary School is part of HILLDALE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.