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    DEMOGRAPHICS
    YEAR SCHOOL OPENED
    1970
    ATTENDANCE RATE (%)
    94.0
    student Enrollment
    708
    Race/Ethnicity (%)
    African American....................... 34.5
    Hawaii/Pac. Islander.......................... -
    White.............................. 29.6
    Multiracial...................... 7.3
    Hispanic......................... 25
    American Indian/AK....................... -
    Asian.............................. 3.3
    GENDER (%)
    Male................................ 47.9Ā 
    Female........................... 52.1
    Special Services** (%)
    FARMS........................... 78.2
    504.................................. 2
    Special Ed..................... 10.3
    LEP................................. 17.3
    Title 1............................. Yes

    Ā **Special Services Terms Glossary

    School Renovation Details - 1996, 2000, 2010, 2018 K addition, walls to close the open space design in phases.

Hilltop Elementary School

Key Challenges to Student Success

  • The students who attend Hilltop Elementary School are influenced daily by events, situations, and circumstances that occur at home and in their neighborhood.  While there are numerous factors that contribute to student achievement at Hilltop Elementary, the school leadership team has narrowed its focus to the following challenges to student success, with the acknowledgement that this is not an all-inclusive list and that some students may be affected by other opportunities or issues in their young lives. 

    This school's key challenges to student success are also noted in the boxes shown below. 
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  • Traditional MSDE and/or school-based student challenges

    • PARCC Scores - English/Language Arts (Elementary grades 3, 4, 5) [Reading team]
    • PARCC Scores - Mathematics (Elementary grades 3, 4,5) [Math team]
    • Title I Status - School-wide School
    • Discipline Rates

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  • Non-Traditional Socio-Economic Challenges

    • Limited English proficiency for students
    • Inclusion of Triple E (EEE) - STEM in Society
    • Inclusion of Support Staff

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  • HISTORICAL SCHOOL & COMMUNITY CHALLENGES THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE WRITING OF THIS SCHOOL'S STORY

    • Significant increase in student enrollment numbers

    Hilltop Elementary Data Impacting Student Enrollment:

    • At the end of the 2018-19 SY, 752 students were enrolled at Hilltop ES. This is an increase of over 150 students since 2013.
    • With a school building that should house roughly 650 students, Hilltop ES is at nearly 112% capacity as of the end of the 2018-19 SY.
    • To create more space for instruction, Hilltop ES has 7 portable learning spaces on our school grounds.
    • For the 2019-20 SY, Hilltop ES is projected to serve 830 students. As a result, we have added 3 additional classrooms in order to continue providing small class sizes.

    Hilltop Elementary School believes that our building is growing along with our students. As more students enroll, we welcome them with open arms and warm smiles. Hilltop ES recognizes that we are all better together, and every student has a place here. Hilltop ES will continue to do the good work necessary to grow our students academically, socially and emotionally. We will continue to help students reach grade-level standards, and we will provide the additional supports and interventions that students require.

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