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How has Hillpoint Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
780
Elementary
DISTRICT 635 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510371002777
Hillpoint Elementary
1101 Hillpoint Rd, Suffolk, VA 23434 · (757) 925-6750 · Suffolk city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
540 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 66%
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 | 58 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Hillpoint Elementary
Hillpoint Elementary's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillpoint Elementary this school | 780 | 69.2% | 59.9% |
| Mack Benn Jr. Elementary Suffolk | 713 | 69.3% | 59.1% |
| Elephant's Fork Elementary Suffolk | 653 | 69.1% | 55.8% |
| Creekside Elementary Suffolk | 764 | 69.4% | 70.4% |
| Georgetown Primary Chesapeake | 804 | 72.6% | 60.0% |
| Ettrick Elementary Ettrick | 560 | 75.2% | 65.4% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Hillpoint Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Suffolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #841 of 1,101 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #774 of 1,111 ▲ 49 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #822 of 1,111 ▼ 3 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #104 of 1,176 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #1,098 of 1,105 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #632 of 1,106 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #705 of 1,157 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #272 of 324 | 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
780
+88 (+13%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 780 | 39 | 20.0:1 | 69% (540) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 68% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 65% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 46 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 48.5 | 15.7:1 | 60% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 58% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 36 | 21.3:1 | 55% (421) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillpoint Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (762 to 780); teachers down 20% (48.5 to 39).
About Hillpoint Elementary
Hillpoint Elementary is a large elementary school serving families in Suffolk, Virginia. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 780 students enrolled. It has 56% more students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
The Suffolk City Public Schools system has 19 schools and 14,565 students.
The share of Black students at Hillpoint Elementary is 61%, a majority. The remaining students are 18% White, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Suffolk city is about 42% Black. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Hillpoint Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 39 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. Roughly 69% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 69% average for public schools in Suffolk city.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hillpoint Elementary is 9.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.9% actual, 69.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
For the population of Suffolk city, the median household earns about $92,666 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Suffolk city, 22 public schools serve about 14,565 students.
Measured in a straight line, Elephant's Fork Elementary is about 1.5 miles from Hillpoint Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Hillpoint Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.0:1 to 20.0:1.
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Suffolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,796
Census ACS
Median income
$92,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
14,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Suffolk City Public Schools
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Other schools in Suffolk
- King's Fork HighHigh · 1,686 students
- Nansemond River HighHigh · 1,683 students
- Lakeland HighHigh · 1,045 students
- King's Fork MiddleMiddle · 986 students
- Florence Bowser ElementaryElementary · 926 students
- Northern Shores ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Nearby schools
- Elephant's Fork Elementary1.5 mi · 653
- King's Fork High1.8 mi · 1,686
- Mack Benn Jr. Elementary1.9 mi · 713
- King's Fork Middle2.0 mi · 986
- Nansemond Parkway Elementary2.5 mi · 456
- John F. Kennedy Middle2.9 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Hillpoint ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hillpoint Elementary?
Hillpoint Elementary enrolls approximately 780 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hillpoint Elementary serve?
Hillpoint Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hillpoint Elementary?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Hillpoint Elementary.
How diverse is Hillpoint Elementary?
Hillpoint Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 10% Hispanic, 61% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillpoint Elementary?
Hillpoint Elementary is overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools in Suffolk city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.