Enrollment
159
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510348001533
Hilton Elementary
303 Academy Rd., Hiltons, VA 24258 · (276) 386-7430 · Scott County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
122 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 66%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Scott County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
159
+20 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.2:1
% White
97%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hilton Elementary
Hilton Elementary, an one-room-style K-5 school in Hiltons, Virginia, run under Scott County Public Schools, educates 159 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 68% below typical.
Hilton Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Scott County Public Schools, a district that educates 4,166 students overall.
On demographics, Hilton Elementary records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Hilton Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Hilton Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hilton Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 86.0%, a residual of +18.8 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Scott County put median household income runs about $46,349, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Scott County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,166 students), of which Hilton Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Ketron Elementary School, around 5.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Hilton Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 81.2%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 14%: 139 students in 2018 compared to 159 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,479
Census ACS
Median income
$46,349
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,166 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County Public Schools
- Virginia Connections AcademyHigh · 728 students
- Gate City HighHigh · 592 students
- Shoemaker ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Weber City ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Duffield-Pattonsville PrimaryElementary · 308 students
- Nickelsville ElementaryElementary · 302 students
Nearby schools
- Ketron Elementary School5.1 mi · 508
- Weber City Elementary5.5 mi · 380
- Gate City High5.9 mi · 592
- Gate City Middle6.0 mi · 276
- Shoemaker Elementary6.2 mi · 419
- Virginia Connections Academy6.3 mi · 728
Frequently asked questions
About Hilton ElementaryHow large is Hilton Elementary?
Hilton Elementary enrolls approximately 159 students in grades PK-06.
Is Hilton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hilton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Hilton Elementary have?
Hilton Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is Hilton Elementary?
Hilton Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hilton Elementary?
Hilton Elementary is overseen by Scott County Public Schools in Scott County.
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