Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (61).
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School's state test result (74.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School this school | 267 | 24.7% | 74.7% |
| Borland Manor Elementary School Canonsburg | 273 | 22.0% | 77.0% |
| Linntown Elementary School Lewisburg | 270 | 25.2% | 78.8% |
| Conewago Elementary School Elizabethtown | 239 | 28.5% | 71.8% |
| Middle Paxton Elementary School Dauphin | 289 | 30.4% | 59.4% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Camp Hill | 260 | 19.2% | 77.2% |
Where Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #205 of 1,396 | #8 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #340 of 1,511 ▼ 149 | #8 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #265 of 1,511 ▼ 72 | #9 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #1,357 of 1,638 | #21 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,292 of 1,528 | #19 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #888 of 1,531 | #6 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #1,393 of 1,600 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #253 of 450 | #5 of 8 |
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 | 267 | 17.6 | 15.2:1 | 25% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 15.4 | 16.4:1 | 26% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 15.4 | 16.8:1 | 24% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 11 | 21.1:1 | 15% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 13.7 | 18.3:1 | 16% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 19% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 17% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 14 | 16.8:1 | 20% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 12 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (250 to 267); teachers up 28% (13.7 to 17.6).
About Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School, located in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, is a small elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 4, with a total enrollment of 267 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Canon-McMillan SD is the local district for Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School. It runs 9 schools with 5,390 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School is 80% White. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 10 points below the 90% share among Washington County residents. Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 17.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.2:1. That is higher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 25%. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 49%.
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School is 7.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 74.7%. Predicted: 67.0%.
Washington County has these Census figures: the median household income is $78,958, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County is home to 56 public schools and about 26,079 public school students.
The closest public school, Boyce Middle School, is about 1.9 miles from Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 267, a 15% gain from 232 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.1:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
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