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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANON-MCMILLAN SD·NCES 420489004938

Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School

50 Mayview Rd, Canonsburg, PA 15317 · (724) 745-8390 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
  • 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
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
66 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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
Kindergarten4115%
Grade 15420%
Grade 25320%
Grade 35822%
Grade 46123%

This year's kindergarten class (41) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (61).

Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
21480%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
135%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
135%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
124%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
145%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
12045%
Female
14755%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
67.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.8pp since 2023

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.2%67.2%
2023-2476.0%73.0%
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
74.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School this school26724.7%74.7%
Borland Manor Elementary School
Canonsburg
27322.0%77.0%
Linntown Elementary School
Lewisburg
27025.2%78.8%
Conewago Elementary School
Elizabethtown
23928.5%71.8%
Middle Paxton Elementary School
Dauphin
28930.4%59.4%
Eisenhower Elementary School
Camp Hill
26019.2%77.2%
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn 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
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
267
+35 (+15%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526717.615.2:125% (66)
2023-2425315.416.4:126% (66)
2022-2325815.416.8:124% (62)
2020-212321121.1:115% (35)
2017-1825013.718.3:116% (40)
2015-162331317.9:119% (44)
2010-112221415.9:117% (37)
2000-012351416.8:120% (48)
1990-911921216.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School.

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.

Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Washington County at a glance

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Population
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students

Quick facts

School name
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School
District
Canon-McMillan SD
Address
50 Mayview Rd, Canonsburg, PA 15317
Phone
(724) 745-8390
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
267
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
66 (25%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
420489004938
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School
How many students attend Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School?
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-04.
Is Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School have?
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School?
At Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School public or private?
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canon-McMillan SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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