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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hillview El Sch administration to hear?
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Enrollment
768
Elementary
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROVE CITY AREA SD·NCES 421122006844
Hillview Elementary School
482 E Main Street Ext, Grove City, PA 16127 · (724) 458-7570 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
336 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 59% · 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 Grove City Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.8pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 65.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Hillview Elementary School
Hillview Elementary School's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview Elementary School this school | 768 | 43.8% | 65.6% |
| Blackhawk Intermediate School Beaver Falls | 708 | 40.4% | 67.0% |
| Alloway Creek Elementary School Littlestown | 746 | 41.4% | 49.4% |
| Riverside Elementary School Ellwood City | 667 | 46.3% | 61.6% |
| Central Columbia Elementary School Bloomsburg | 705 | 38.3% | 73.9% |
| Mohawk Elementary School New Castle | 709 | 36.2% | 66.7% |
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 Hillview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #433 of 1,396 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #414 of 1,511 ▼ 75 | #4 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #584 of 1,511 ▼ 144 | #5 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #88 of 1,638 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #801 of 1,528 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #1,224 of 1,531 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #1,098 of 1,600 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.4% | #35 of 450 | N/A |
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
768
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 768 | 58.5 | 13.1:1 | 44% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 60.4 | 12.8:1 | 44% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 782 | 58.7 | 13.3:1 | 42% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 100% (771) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 38.9 | 14.9:1 | 29% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 36% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 28% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 22% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (580 to 768); teachers up 50% (38.9 to 58.5).
About Hillview Elementary School
Hillview Elementary School is an elementary school located in Grove City, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. The school had 768 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Grove City Area SD has 3 schools and 1,859 students, and Hillview Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at Hillview Elementary School, with 90% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial. The White share in Mercer County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. The chance that two students picked at random at Hillview Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
Teachers at Hillview Elementary School total 58.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. The school counts 336 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%. Among public schools in Mercer County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
The allk12 Grade for Hillview Elementary School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Pennsylvania, Hillview Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 65.6% actual against a predicted 58.9%.
In Mercer County (population about 109,257), median household income is about $59,976, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 37 public schools operate in Mercer County, serving about 12,815 students.
Grove City Area Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Hillview Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 58.2% proficiency; Hillview Elementary School posts 65.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 774 in 2020-21, 768 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Hillview Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,257
Census ACS
Median income
$59,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grove City Area SD
- Grove City Area High SchoolHigh · 649 students
- Grove City Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 442 students
- Grove City Area George Jr Elementary SchoolCombined
- Grove City Area George Jr High SchoolCombined
- Grove City Area George Jr Middle SchoolCombined
Other schools in Grove City
- Grove City Area High SchoolHigh · 649 students
- Grove City Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 442 students
- Grove City Area George Jr Elementary SchoolCombined
- Grove City Area George Jr High SchoolCombined
- Grove City Area George Jr Middle SchoolCombined
Other Hillview Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hillview Elementary. Hillview Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLANCASTER, NY · 451 students
- HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMMON, ID · 417 students
- Hillview Elementary SchoolNewark, OH · 407 students
- HILLVIEW ELEM.HARVIELL, MO · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Grove City Area Middle School0.2 mi · 442
- Grove City Area High School1.4 mi · 649
- Slippery Rock Area Elementary School5.6 mi · 453
- Slippery Rock Area Middle School6.6 mi · 404
- Slippery Rock Area High School6.8 mi · 627
- Victory Elementary School8.2 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Hillview Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hillview Elementary School?
Hillview Elementary School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hillview Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillview Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Hillview Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Hillview Elementary School.
How diverse is Hillview Elementary School?
Hillview Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillview Elementary School?
Hillview Elementary School is overseen by Grove City Area SD in Mercer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.