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If you could change one rule at Hillside Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530141000256
Hillside Elementary School
61700 Garcia Blvd, JBLM Lewis Main, WA 98433 · (253) 583-5280 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
365 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 61 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 10% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 68% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.3pp since 2014
Math
37.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 27.4% |
| 2022-23 | 36.9% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 35.7% |
| 2018-19 | 56.4% | 48.6% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.1% | 57.1% |
| 2015-16 | 55.6% | 58.9% |
| 2014-15 | 52.6% | 52.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Hillside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #663 of 936 | #107 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #713 of 1,103 | #99 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #789 of 1,102 | #111 of 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #468 of 928 | #68 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #145 of 1,268 | #22 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #624 of 1,085 | #73 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #222 of 1,088 | #66 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #367 of 1,169 | #45 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #167 of 257 | #30 of 43 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
567
+131 (+30%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 567 | 35.2 | 16.1:1 | 64% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 32.5 | 16.8:1 | 79% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 29.7 | 18.1:1 | 67% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 68% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 74% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 71% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 24 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillside Elementary School.
About Hillside Elementary School
Hillside Elementary School is an elementary school in JBLM Lewis Main, Washington, according to federal school records. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 567 students enrolled. It has 49% more students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Clover Park School District oversees Hillside Elementary School and 31 other schools, with 12,345 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Hillside Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, and 5% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Pierce County, the Hispanic share is about 13%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
Its ratio of 16.1:1 is based on 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Washington have an average ratio of 17.3:1. In all, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Pierce County averages 50%, lower than here.
Hillside Elementary School scores 38.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.0%.
Census data for Pierce County show the median household earns about $99,564 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pierce County number 287, with about 138,462 students.
Hillside Elementary School's nearest public school is Evergreen Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Hillside Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Hillside Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 30%. The ratio was 17.4:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clover Park School District
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hudtloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Other schools in JBLM Lewis Main
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary School0.8 mi · 442
- Beachwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 397
- Tillicum Elementary School1.7 mi · 272
- Rainier Elementary School2.1 mi · 576
- Meriwether Elementary School2.4 mi · 240
- Carter Lake Elementary School2.9 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Hillside Elementary SchoolHow large is Hillside Elementary School?
Hillside Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hillside Elementary School serve?
Hillside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hillside Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Hillside Elementary School.
How diverse is Hillside Elementary School?
Hillside Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 41% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Hillside Elementary School in?
Hillside Elementary School is part of Clover Park School District.
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