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
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Virginia public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 230% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
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.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 88.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Hilton Elementary
Hilton Elementary's state test result (86.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Elementary this school | 159 | 76.7% | 86.0% |
| Woolwine Elementary Woolwine | 153 | 76.5% | 85.8% |
| Dungannon Elementary Dungannon | 131 | 74.0% | 77.4% |
| Yuma Elementary Gate City | 199 | 80.4% | 88.6% |
| Springfield Elementary Rileyville | 208 | 75.5% | 82.3% |
| Fulks Run Elementary Fulks Run | 198 | 76.3% | 57.3% |
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 Hilton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #138 of 1,101 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #175 of 1,111 ▼ 127 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #129 of 1,111 ▼ 64 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #1,139 of 1,176 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #543 of 1,157 | #2 of 7 |
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
159
+12 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 159 | 16 | 10.0:1 | 77% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 13.7 | 11.2:1 | 71% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 13.8 | 9.4:1 | 81% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 13 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 11.4 | 12.2:1 | 47% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 169 | 12 | 14.1:1 | 51% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 12 | 13.2:1 | 69% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 44% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 9 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (139 to 159); teachers up 40% (11.4 to 16).
About Hilton Elementary
A small elementary school in Hiltons, Virginia, Hilton Elementary is part of Scott County Public Schools. The school serves 159 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Virginia is roughly 499 students; this school is 68% smaller than that.
Scott County Public Schools is made up of 13 schools with 4,166 students in all.
The large majority of students at Hilton Elementary, 97%, are White. That is close to the 96% White share among all Scott County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Hilton Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
Hilton Elementary counts 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.0 students for each one. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. About 77% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 76% average for public schools in Scott County.
allk12 grades Hilton Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hilton Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 18.8 points (86.0% versus 67.2%), a top-10% result in Virginia on BeatsExpectations.
Scott County census figures show that median household income is about $46,349, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Hilton Elementary is among the 17 public schools in Scott County.
The next-closest public school is Ketron Elementary School, about 5.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Hilton Elementary's average proficiency of 86.0% compares with 81.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Hilton Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Hilton Elementary had 147 students in 2020-21 and 159 in 2024-25, an 8% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.3:1 in 2020-21, and 10.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hilton Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Hilton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hilton Elementary. Hilton Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Hilton ElementaryNewport News, VA · 368 students
- Hilton Elementary SchoolZillah, WA · 305 students
- Hilton ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 258 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.