Hillside Elementary

Hillside Elementary is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Ashburn, Virginia, overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools, with 656 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Hillside Elementary sits 31% above that benchmark.

Across the 98 schools in Loudoun County Public Schools (81,486 students total), Hillside Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hillside Elementary reports that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 37% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Loudoun County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hillside Elementary has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Loudoun County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hillside Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.6%; this one delivers 86.9%.

In the area at large, Loudoun County reports that median household earnings sit near $181,765, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Loudoun County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), of which Hillside Elementary is one.

Eagle Ridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hillside Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 84.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hillside Elementary has decreased 16%, going from 785 students in 2018 to 656 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 50% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.