Hillside Elementary School

Hillside Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in JBLM Lewis Main, Washington, overseen by Clover Park School District, with 567 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% larger than the state mean of about 380.

Hillside Elementary School is one of 32 schools operated by Clover Park School District, a district that enrolls 12,345 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hillside Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 28% White, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at Hillside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hillside Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 38.1%.

Around the school, census data for Pierce County shows median household earnings sit near $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Hillside Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Evergreen Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hillside Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hillside Elementary School's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 538 (now 567). Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 41% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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