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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