HILLSBORO EL

HILLSBORO EL is a primary school of mid-sized scale in HILLSBORO, Texas, part of HILLSBORO ISD, instructing 649 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

HILLSBORO ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,984 students; HILLSBORO EL is among them.

Demographically, HILLSBORO EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hill County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hill County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HILLSBORO EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.0%; actual is 61.0%, +20.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hill County indicate median household income runs about $64,591, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HILLSBORO EL is one of 34 public schools in Hill County (combined enrollment of about 6,430 students).

The closest other public school is HILLSBORO H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HILLSBORO EL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 54.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

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