Enrollment
220
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550648000702
Hillsboro Elementary
853 Hillsborough Ave, Hillsboro, WI 54634 · (608) 489-2225 · Vernon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
98 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 54% · 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
Hillsboro Elementary→Hillsboro High
Based on grade levels within Hillsboro School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 42.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Hillsboro Elementary
Hillsboro Elementary's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Elementary this school | 220 | 44.5% | 48.6% |
| Turtle Lake Elementary Turtle Lake | 215 | 47.4% | 58.8% |
| Eagle Elementary Eagle | 234 | 40.2% | 52.4% |
| Parkview Elementary New London | 264 | 47.0% | 71.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Monroe | 267 | 43.8% | 61.0% |
| Winkler Elementary Burlington | 207 | 49.3% | 68.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Hillsboro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vernon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #639 of 982 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #676 of 992 ▲ 42 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #619 of 992 ▲ 113 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #851 of 1,157 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #193 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #584 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #507 of 1,064 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #307 of 664 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
220
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 220 | 19.1 | 11.5:1 | 45% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 19.1 | 11.4:1 | 50% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 19.1 | 12.0:1 | 46% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 48% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 22.8 | 11.5:1 | 52% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 54% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 43% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 28% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 17 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsboro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (262 to 220); teachers down 16% (22.8 to 19.1).
About Hillsboro Elementary
Hillsboro Elementary is an elementary school in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, reachable at (608) 489-2225. The school reports 220 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
The district for Hillsboro Elementary is Hillsboro School District, with 2 schools and 472 students.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Hillsboro Elementary. Next come 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 95% White among all Vernon County residents. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 11.5:1 comes from the school's 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 45% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Hillsboro Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hillsboro Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.6%, compared with a predicted 50.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Vernon County show that the median household income is $71,893, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Vernon County is home to 23 public schools and about 3,669 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Hillsboro High, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hillsboro Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 28 fewer students in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Hillsboro Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Vernon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,049
Census ACS
Median income
$71,893
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Hillsboro Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Hillsboro Elementary. Hillsboro Elementary is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Hillsboro Elementary SchoolHILLSBORO, TX · 649 students
- HILLSBORO ELEM.HILLSBORO, MO · 459 students
- Hillsboro ElementaryHillsboro, TN · 424 students
- Hillsboro ElemHillsboro, KS · 286 students
- HILLSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHillsboro, ND · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro High0.1 mi · 252
- Wonewoc-Center Virtual Academy6.4 mi · 5
- Wonewoc-Center High6.4 mi · 114
- Wonewoc-Center Junior High6.4 mi · 68
- Wonewoc-Center Elementary6.4 mi · 175
- Royall Intermediate7.5 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro ElementaryHow many students attend Hillsboro Elementary?
Hillsboro Elementary enrolls approximately 220 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hillsboro Elementary serve?
Hillsboro Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillsboro Elementary?
At Hillsboro Elementary, the student body is approximately 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillsboro Elementary?
Hillsboro Elementary is overseen by Hillsboro School District in Vernon County.
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