Enrollment
188
Middle
DISTRICT 188 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530606000911
Hilltop Elementary School
314 Brumbach St NE, Ilwaco, WA 98624 · (360) 642-1234 · Pacific County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
118 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 55 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 37% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hilltop Elementary School→Ilwaco High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ocean Beach School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.7pp since 2014
Math
21.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 38.3% | 20.4% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 49.9% | 32.3% |
| 2017-18 | 44.6% | 29.4% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 41.1% | 21.7% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 29.8% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Schools most like Hilltop Elementary School
Hilltop Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Elementary School this school | 188 | 62.8% | 29.4% |
| Pioneer Middle School SHELTON | 250 | 64.0% | 23.4% |
| Mount Baker Junior High DEMING | 244 | 60.2% | 26.5% |
| Winlock Middle School WINLOCK | 160 | 68.1% | 25.5% |
| Kettle Falls Middle School KETTLE FALLS | 205 | 62.0% | 40.1% |
| Goldendale Middle School GOLDENDALE | 255 | 68.2% | 23.2% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Hilltop Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #227 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #277 of 357 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #287 of 357 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #185 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #342 of 377 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #94 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.5% | #5 of 192 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
188
-15 (-7%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 188 | 11.8 | 15.9:1 | 63% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 12.6 | 17.1:1 | 72% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 70% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 12 | 16.9:1 | 55% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 16.8 | 19.5:1 | 63% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 66% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 188 | 30 | 6.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 20 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilltop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (327 to 188); teachers down 30% (16.8 to 11.8).
About Hilltop Elementary School
Hilltop Elementary School is the name of a small middle school in Ilwaco, Washington. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 188 students. The school's enrollment is 67% smaller than the 577 average for middle schools in Washington.
Ocean Beach School District is responsible for 5 schools, Hilltop Elementary School included, with 942 students in all.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Hilltop Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Hilltop Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
The count of teachers at Hilltop Elementary School is 11.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.9:1. Among middle schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 18.9:1. The school counts 118 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 63%. Across public schools in Pacific County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Hilltop Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (29.4%) and its predicted rate (38.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
Census estimates describe Pacific County this way: median household income is about $67,081, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 21 public schools in Pacific County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,243.
Nearest public school: Ocean Beach Options Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.0%; Hilltop Elementary School's is 29.4%, ranking 5th of 6.
The federal government classifies Hilltop Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 203 in 2020-21 and 188 in 2024-25, a decrease of 15 students.
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Pacific County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,994
Census ACS
Median income
$67,081
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ocean Beach School District
- Ilwaco High SchoolHigh · 297 students
- Ocean Park ElementaryElementary · 212 students
- Long Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 189 students
- Ocean Beach Options AcademyCombined · 56 students
- Ocean Beach Early Childhood CenterElementary
Other Hilltop Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hilltop Elementary. Hilltop Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 18.
- Hilltop ElementaryLYNNWOOD, WA · 562 students
- Hilltop ElementarySeattle, WA · 519 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolARGYLE, TX · 788 students
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARYINVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN · 626 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolBonaire, GA · 590 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean Beach Options Academy0.0 mi · 56
- Ilwaco High School0.2 mi · 297
- Long Beach Elementary School2.7 mi · 189
- Warrenton Grade School11.7 mi · 405
- Warrior Academy11.7 mi · 13
- Naselle-Grays River Valley Elementary12.2 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Hilltop Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hilltop Elementary School?
Hilltop Elementary School enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hilltop Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hilltop Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hilltop Elementary School have?
Hilltop Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Hilltop Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hilltop Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hilltop Elementary School in?
Hilltop Elementary School is part of Ocean Beach School District.
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