Hilltop Heritage Elementary School

Hilltop Heritage Elementary School is one of the heavily attended elementary campuss in Renton, Washington, operated by Renton School District, with 576 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Hilltop Heritage Elementary School sits 52% above that benchmark.

Across the 29 schools in Renton School District (14,873 students total), Hilltop Heritage Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Hilltop Heritage Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Asian, 20% White, 11% multiracial, 6% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, Hilltop Heritage Elementary School lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hilltop Heritage Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.7%; this one delivers 49.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for King County put median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Hilltop Heritage Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hazen Senior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hilltop Heritage Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.1%.

Hilltop Heritage Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

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