Is Hillside Elementary a good school?

Hillside Elementary ranks 3802 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillside Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 101 students attended Hillside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Elementary?

Students at Hillside Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hillside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Florence Nightingale Middle High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Hillside Elementary

Summary:

Hillside Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 105 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Hillside Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 18.8% in 2017-2018 to 48.1% in 2021-2022, well above the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, Hillside Elementary's 3rd grade proficiency rate in ELA was 21.05%, compared to 41.21% for Los Angeles Unified and 42.8% for California. The school's performance is generally lower than nearby schools, such as Latona Avenue Elementary, Glen Alta Elementary, and Gates Street Elementary, which have higher test scores and better overall rankings.

However, Hillside Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15 students per teacher in 2022-2023, which is lower than the nearby schools. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 95.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. While the school's ranking for low socioeconomic status students has improved, addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and providing targeted support for students from low-income families could be important focus areas for Hillside Elementary to improve academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

120 East Avenue 35
Los Angeles, CA 90031-1938

(323) 222-2665

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3802^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,127

Students who attend Hillside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Florence Nightingale Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 101

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

Asian:

5.9%

African American:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hillside Elementary ranks worse than 64.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 321^st among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.53. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.1%), Asian (5.9%), African American (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hillside Elementary is 14.4, which is the 8^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Hillside Elementary employs 7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillside Elementary is $20,127, which is the 18^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hillside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillside Elementary 3802^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hillside Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hillside Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hillside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.62	4367^th	4809	9.2%
2005	11.30	4573^rd	4822	5.2%
2006	14.20	4401^st	4818	8.7%
2007	17.78	4454^th	5113	12.9%
2008	28.15	3736^th	5113	26.9%
2009	18.49	4539^th	5193	12.6%
2010	41.55	3076^th	5314	42.1%
2011	33.61	3709^th	5377	31.0%
2012	26.93	4168^th	5390	22.7%
2013	23.93	4465^th	5530	19.3%
2015	26.30	4001^st	5611	28.7%
2016	18.23	4777^th	5614	14.9%
2017	22.90	4438^th	5692	22.0%
2018	11.97	5321^st	5662	6.0%
2019	13.07	5377^th	5789	7.1%
2022	32.49	3657^th	5883	37.8%
2023	35.24	3481^st	5874	40.7%
2024	31.53	3802^nd	5862	35.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.63	4723^rd	5084	7.1%
2019	16.53	4758^th	5173	8.0%
2022	44.31	2659^th	5264	49.5%
2023	50.46	2338^th	5374	56.5%
2024	36.89	3370^th	5511	38.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Hillside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.90	4707^th	5413	13.0%
2019	18.93	4718^th	5492	14.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Hillside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.79	5284^th	5431	2.7%
2019	9.09	5382^nd	5510	2.3%
2024	12.84	5317^th	5636	5.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.99	4509^th	4830	6.6%
2019	18.36	4482^nd	4963	9.7%
2022	33.42	3420^th	5084	32.7%
2023	35.20	3299^th	5098	35.3%
2024	19.80	4465^th	5102	12.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hillside Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	4	4	253	545	0	n/a	n/a	0	806
1989	3	9	249	537	0	n/a	n/a	0	798
1990	1	12	233	578	0	n/a	n/a	0	824
1991	3	12	231	559	0	n/a	n/a	0	805
1992	5	13	229	544	0	n/a	n/a	0	791
1993	4	13	202	577	0	n/a	n/a	0	796
1994	5	10	202	528	1	n/a	n/a	0	746
1995	6	8	143	493	3	n/a	n/a	0	653
1996	6	8	143	493	3	n/a	n/a	0	653
1997	6	6	141	514	4	n/a	n/a	0	671
1998	7	6	140	507	3	n/a	n/a	0	663
1999	5	4	122	518	3	n/a	n/a	0	652
2000	3	4	107	531	3	n/a	n/a	0	648
2001	4	5	85	524	2	n/a	n/a	0	620
2002	3	4	84	527	1	n/a	n/a	0	619
2003	3	4	84	527	1	n/a	n/a	0	619
2004	1	4	65	498	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
2005	2	4	68	453	1	n/a	n/a	0	528
2006	1	5	57	424	1	n/a	n/a	0	488
2007	0	3	48	393	0	n/a	n/a	1	445
2008	2	3	53	397	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	455
2009	2	3	53	409	1	0	1	0	469
2010	4	4	52	367	0	0	0	0	427
2011	3	2	44	371	0	0	0	0	420
2012	3	8	42	338	0	0	1	0	392
2013	1	9	30	311	0	0	0	0	351
2014	1	7	27	258	0	0	0	0	293
2015	1	6	25	242	0	0	0	0	274
2016	2	6	23	209	0	0	0	0	240
2017	0	4	15	165	0	0	2	0	186
2018	0	2	12	134	0	0	1	0	149
2019	1	3	13	107	0	0	0	0	124
2020	2	4	11	97	0	0	0	0	114
2021	1	4	9	91	0	0	0	0	105
2022	1	2	7	82	0	0	2	0	94
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	105
2024	1	3	6	89	0	0	2	0	101

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hillside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	806	39.0	20.6	n/a
1989	798	37.0	21.5	n/a
1990	824	38.0	21.6	n/a
1991	805	36.0	22.3	n/a
1992	791	36.6	21.6	94.9
1993	796	32.0	24.9	95
1994	746	29.0	25.7	94.9
1995	653	27.0	24.2	94.9
1996	653	27.0	24.2	94.9
1997	671	32.0	21.0	94.9
1998	663	37.0	17.9	94.9
1999	652	36.0	18.1	94.9
2000	648	35.0	18.5	98.8
2001	620	36.0	17.2	97.3
2002	619	37.0	16.7	94.5
2003	619	37.0	16.7	94.5
2004	569	33.0	17.2	93.7
2005	528	29.0	18.2	90.9
2006	488	26.0	18.8	93.4
2007	445	25.0	17.8	86.5
2008	455	26.5	17.2	93.2
2009	469	25.0	16.8	91.7
2010	427	20.0	21.3	96.7
2011	420	n/a	n/a	48.3
2012	392	17.5	22.4	99.2
2013	351	16.0	21.9	54.7
2014	293	13.0	22.5	85.3
2015	274	12.0	22.8	93.8
2016	240	11.0	21.8	93.3
2017	186	9.0	20.6	90.9
2018	149	8.0	18.6	96
2019	124	7.0	17.7	91.1
2020	114	n/a	n/a	93
2021	105	5.0	21.0	93.3
2022	94	6.0	15.6	94.7
2023	105	7.0	15.0	95.2
2024	101	7.0	14.4	91.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hillside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	806	39.0	20.6	n/a
1989	798	37.0	21.5	n/a
1990	824	38.0	21.6	n/a
1991	805	36.0	22.3	n/a
1992	791	36.6	21.6	94.9
1993	796	32.0	24.9	95
1994	746	29.0	25.7	94.9
1995	653	27.0	24.2	94.9
1996	653	27.0	24.2	94.9
1997	671	32.0	21.0	94.9
1998	663	37.0	17.9	94.9
1999	652	36.0	18.1	94.9
2000	648	35.0	18.5	98.8
2001	620	36.0	17.2	97.3
2002	619	37.0	16.7	94.5
2003	619	37.0	16.7	94.5
2004	569	33.0	17.2	93.7
2005	528	29.0	18.2	90.9
2006	488	26.0	18.8	93.4
2007	445	25.0	17.8	86.5
2008	455	26.5	17.2	93.2
2009	469	25.0	16.8	91.7
2010	427	20.0	21.3	96.7
2011	420	n/a	n/a	48.3
2012	392	17.5	22.4	99.2
2013	351	16.0	21.9	54.7
2014	293	13.0	22.5	85.3
2015	274	12.0	22.8	93.8
2016	240	11.0	21.8	93.3
2017	186	9.0	20.6	90.9
2018	149	8.0	18.6	96
2019	124	7.0	17.7	91.1
2020	114	n/a	n/a	93
2021	105	5.0	21.0	93.3
2022	94	6.0	15.6	94.7
2023	105	7.0	15.0	95.2
2024	101	7.0	14.4	91.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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