Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530723003910
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School
1075 Duvall Ave NE, Renton, WA 98059 · (425) 204-3000 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
279 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 47.6% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Heritage Elementary School
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Heritage Elementary School this school | 576 | 48.4% | 49.2% |
| Martha Lake Elementary LYNNWOOD | 545 | 50.8% | 38.9% |
| Kennydale Elementary School Renton | 511 | 39.3% | 55.4% |
| Evergreen Heights Elementary AUBURN | 457 | 54.0% | 49.1% |
| Hazelwood Elementary School AUBURN | 502 | 52.2% | 47.8% |
| Oak Heights Elementary LYNNWOOD | 526 | 48.3% | 42.1% |
Matched among Washington 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 Hilltop Heritage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #445 of 936 | #167 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #343 of 1,103 ▲ 140 | #141 of 281 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #493 of 1,102 ▲ 107 | #160 of 280 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #138 of 1,268 | #35 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #935 of 1,085 | #239 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #147 of 1,088 | #87 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #673 of 1,169 | #119 of 292 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 576 | 32.6 | 17.7:1 | 48% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 30.3 | 16.8:1 | 44% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilltop Heritage Elementary School.
About Hilltop Heritage Elementary School
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Renton School District, located in Renton, Washington. It enrolled 576 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.
Renton School District has 14,873 students in 29 schools, and Hilltop Heritage Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Hilltop Heritage Elementary School, 35% of enrollment. Next come 26% Asian, 20% White, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. That compares with about 11% Hispanic among all King County residents. By the diversity index, Hilltop Heritage Elementary School comes in at 75%.
Its teaching staff equals 32.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Washington average about 17.3:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 48%. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 10 points lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hilltop Heritage Elementary School, the prediction is 47.7% and the result is 49.2%.
Among King County residents, median household income is about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 544 public schools in King County, with a combined enrollment of about 278,492.
Nearby, Hazen Senior High School is about 0.2 miles away. Hilltop Heritage Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hilltop Heritage Elementary School's average proficiency of 49.2% compares with 42.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
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King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Renton School District
- Hazen Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,796 students
- Renton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Lindbergh Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Nelsen Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- McKnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Vera Risdon Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
Other schools in Renton
- Hazen Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,796 students
- Liberty Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- Renton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Lindbergh Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Nelsen Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
Nearby schools
- Hazen Senior High School0.2 mi · 1,796
- Honey Dew Elementary0.4 mi · 276
- Apollo Elementary0.9 mi · 496
- Sierra Heights Elementary School1.0 mi · 323
- YouthSource and RTC1.2 mi · 296
- Renton Technical High School1.2 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Hilltop Heritage Elementary SchoolHow large is Hilltop Heritage Elementary School?
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hilltop Heritage Elementary School serve?
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hilltop Heritage Elementary School have?
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hilltop Heritage Elementary School?
At Hilltop Heritage Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 35% Hispanic, 6% Black, 26% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Hilltop Heritage Elementary School?
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School is overseen by Renton School District in King County.
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