Is Hillside Elementary School a good school?

Hillside Elementary School ranks 1259 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillside Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 462 students attended Hillside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Elementary School?

Students at Hillside Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 40% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Hillside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hillside Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Proviso East High School High : Proviso Math and Science Academy High : Proviso West High School

Hillside Elementary School

Summary:

Hillside Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Hillside, Illinois, with 462 students. The school is part of the Hillside School District 93, which is ranked 611 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hillside Elementary School struggles compared to the state and nearby schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 37% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 10.9% were proficient or better in mathematics, significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance is also below the Hillside School District 93 average. However, the school has some bright spots in its subgroup performance, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the state averages.

Hillside Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 26.2% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The nearby schools, such as McKinley Elementary (Bellwood School District 88) and Sunnyside Intermediate (Berkeley School District 87), also struggle academically and have lower performance than the state averages, suggesting that the challenges faced by Hillside Elementary School may be systemic within the broader region.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4804 Harrison St
Hillside, IL 60162-1601

(708) 449-6491

District: Hillside School District 93

SchoolDigger Rank:
1259^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,028

Students who attend Hillside Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Proviso East High School
	Proviso Math and Science Academy
	Proviso West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 462

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

African American:

40.5%

White:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hillside Elementary School ranks worse than 60.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.33. (See more...)

Compare Details Hillside Elementary School ranks worse than 57.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.88. (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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillside Elementary School is $25,028.

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Hillside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillside Elementary School 1259^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hillside Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hillside Elementary School 779^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Hillside Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Hillside School District 93:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillside School District 93 611^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	40.88	1369^th	2020	32.2%
2004	35.33	1491^st	2030	26.6%
2005	35.82	1477^th	2022	27.0%
2006	31.44	1650^th	2086	20.9%
2007	30.45	1678^th	2095	19.9%
2008	42.11	1419^th	2092	32.2%
2009	54.81	1157^th	2120	45.4%
2010	59.73	1063^rd	2139	50.3%
2011	57.03	1134^th	2147	47.2%
2012	54.01	1190^th	2166	45.1%
2013	41.56	1361^st	2167	37.2%
2014	30.69	1522^nd	2093	27.3%
2015	34.89	1265^th	2052	38.4%
2016	34.37	1315^th	2046	35.7%
2017	33.12	1331^st	2044	34.9%
2018	41.55	1130^th	2037	44.5%
2019	42.35	1145^th	2086	45.1%
2021	24.48	1429^th	1948	26.6%
2022	41.28	1145^th	2082	45.0%
2023	31.88	1347^th	2077	35.1%
2024	35.33	1259^th	2067	39.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.92	107^th	718	85.1%
2019	61.77	151^st	743	79.7%
2022	74.70	73^rd	768	90.5%
2023	39.11	460^th	788	41.6%
2024	52.12	278^th	826	66.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.28	595^th	1194	50.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.89	657^th	1765	62.8%
2019	55.46	666^th	1816	63.3%
2021	34.46	1010^th	1514	33.3%
2022	57.79	599^th	1763	66.0%
2023	44.38	947^th	1808	47.6%
2024	42.62	995^th	1793	44.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.21	1302^nd	1964	33.7%
2019	31.30	1370^th	2019	32.1%
2021	16.43	1474^th	1680	12.3%
2022	35.48	1191^st	1970	39.5%
2023	30.94	1302^nd	1957	33.5%
2024	35.88	1173^rd	1942	39.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.52	903^rd	1972	54.2%
2019	54.44	831^st	2019	58.8%
2021	30.27	1135^th	1707	33.5%
2022	46.10	962^nd	1977	51.3%
2023	32.40	1265^th	1984	36.2%
2024	35.54	1175^th	1959	40.0%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.68	168^th	698	75.9%
2019	61.25	182^nd	711	74.4%
2021	40.02	219^th	428	48.8%
2022	66.03	131^st	684	80.8%
2023	57.45	203^rd	692	70.7%
2024	53.99	220^th	655	66.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.14	315^th	938	66.4%
2019	56.76	325^th	955	66.0%
2021	39.54	414^th	742	44.2%
2022	62.82	242^nd	954	74.6%
2023	49.40	424^th	970	56.3%
2024	48.99	412^th	959	57.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	54.21	613^th	1185	48.3%
2004	55.47	624^th	1204	48.2%
2005	43.25	776^th	1209	35.8%
2006	34.65	931^st	1272	26.8%
2007	33.81	953^rd	1287	26.0%
2008	31.06	986^th	1293	23.7%
2009	29.54	1017^th	1318	22.8%
2010	39.11	938^th	1327	29.3%
2011	49.84	772^nd	1344	42.6%
2012	62.10	574^th	1365	57.9%
2013	44.17	783^rd	1367	42.7%
2014	44.97	750^th	1322	43.3%
2015	46.93	598^th	1302	54.1%
2016	52.08	566^th	1294	56.3%
2017	50.04	589^th	1293	54.4%
2018	36.05	798^th	1293	38.3%
2019	39.87	768^th	1356	43.4%
2021	23.06	966^th	1241	22.2%
2022	44.93	667^th	1369	51.3%
2023	39.74	776^th	1367	43.2%
2024	37.88	779^th	1363	42.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.96	464^th	480	3.3%
2024	39.80	265^th	486	45.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.57	779^th	792	1.6%
2022	34.61	488^th	781	37.5%
2024	30.48	539^th	802	32.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.12	544^th	1161	53.1%
2019	50.92	537^th	1217	55.9%
2021	30.59	726^th	1019	28.8%
2022	49.87	516^th	1221	57.7%
2023	50.58	530^th	1234	57.1%
2024	49.46	525^th	1219	56.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.64	724^th	1226	40.9%
2019	36.73	799^th	1276	37.4%
2021	15.15	922^nd	1017	9.3%
2022	35.75	769^th	1286	40.2%
2023	27.78	897^th	1275	29.6%
2024	39.62	709^th	1251	43.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.09	769^th	1223	37.1%
2019	41.62	702^nd	1296	45.8%
2021	34.79	641^st	1048	38.8%
2022	51.86	518^th	1286	59.7%
2023	51.61	536^th	1292	58.5%
2024	36.69	730^th	1264	42.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.89	138^th	511	73.0%
2019	55.11	181^st	565	68.0%
2021	38.18	219^th	385	43.1%
2022	64.43	121^st	573	78.9%
2023	45.35	259^th	569	54.5%
2024	62.74	131^st	548	76.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.64	339^th	590	42.5%
2019	53.70	255^th	639	60.1%
2021	34.58	346^th	517	33.1%
2022	56.08	214^th	662	67.7%
2023	56.89	216^th	661	67.3%
2024	45.78	302^nd	643	53.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Hillside Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	309	20	19	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	364
1989	290	21	22	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	353
1990	317	26	25	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	391
1991	361	40	23	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	446
1992	354	51	28	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1993	324	61	35	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	446
1994	286	59	29	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1995	253	105	29	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
1996	253	105	29	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
1997	221	143	25	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1998	211	160	24	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1999	203	217	23	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
2000	161	265	18	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
2001	138	263	22	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2002	75	302	24	116	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2003	75	302	24	116	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2004	61	316	23	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
2005	52	285	16	143	0	n/a	n/a	4	500
2006	43	271	14	194	0	n/a	n/a	6	528
2007	36	272	11	189	0	n/a	n/a	8	516
2008	27	253	5	193	0	n/a	n/a	14	492
2009	27	255	4	191	0	n/a	n/a	19	496
2010	28	233	8	194	0	n/a	n/a	25	488
2011	23	230	7	190	1	0	24	0	475
2012	20	217	9	219	1	0	9	0	475
2013	31	223	11	218	1	0	11	0	495
2015	20	241	4	250	1	0	13	0	529
2016	22	225	6	218	1	0	12	0	484
2017	15	217	9	226	2	0	11	0	480
2018	14	176	9	233	1	0	13	0	446
2019	10	174	7	205	3	0	11	0	410
2020	13	182	8	218	4	0	10	0	435
2021	13	185	7	231	6	0	13	0	455
2022	12	175	8	215	6	0	10	0	426
2023	12	187	6	240	5	0	12	0	462

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	364	31.6	11.5	n/a
1989	353	30.6	11.5	n/a
1990	391	30.7	12.7	n/a
1991	446	34.0	13.1	n/a
1992	449	33.7	13.3	n/a
1993	446	32.9	13.6	n/a
1994	400	33.8	11.8	n/a
1995	435	35.5	12.3	n/a
1996	435	35.5	12.3	n/a
1997	444	35.5	12.5	n/a
1998	450	38.5	11.7	n/a
1999	509	38.5	13.2	n/a
2000	537	38.1	14.1	n/a
2001	515	40.0	12.9	n/a
2002	517	40.0	12.9	33.5
2003	517	40.0	12.9	33.5
2004	540	40.0	13.5	36.5
2005	500	39.0	12.8	45.6
2006	528	40.0	13.2	50.2
2007	516	38.0	13.6	50.8
2008	492	35.0	14.1	50.8
2009	496	40.9	12.1	56.2
2010	488	39.9	12.2	55.7
2011	475	39.8	11.9	57.3
2012	475	36.9	12.8	64.8
2013	495	52.4	9.4	70.9
2015	529	39.0	13.5	75.4
2016	484	40.0	12.1	69.6
2017	480	40.5	11.8	72.9
2018	446	42.0	10.6	57.6
2019	410	44.0	9.3	62.7
2020	435	42.6	10.1	54.5
2021	455	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	426	41.5	10.2	55.2
2023	462	42.5	10.8	61.7

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	364	31.6	11.5	n/a
1989	353	30.6	11.5	n/a
1990	391	30.7	12.7	n/a
1991	446	34.0	13.1	n/a
1992	449	33.7	13.3	n/a
1993	446	32.9	13.6	n/a
1994	400	33.8	11.8	n/a
1995	435	35.5	12.3	n/a
1996	435	35.5	12.3	n/a
1997	444	35.5	12.5	n/a
1998	450	38.5	11.7	n/a
1999	509	38.5	13.2	n/a
2000	537	38.1	14.1	n/a
2001	515	40.0	12.9	n/a
2002	517	40.0	12.9	33.5
2003	517	40.0	12.9	33.5
2004	540	40.0	13.5	36.5
2005	500	39.0	12.8	45.6
2006	528	40.0	13.2	50.2
2007	516	38.0	13.6	50.8
2008	492	35.0	14.1	50.8
2009	496	40.9	12.1	56.2
2010	488	39.9	12.2	55.7
2011	475	39.8	11.9	57.3
2012	475	36.9	12.8	64.8
2013	495	52.4	9.4	70.9
2015	529	39.0	13.5	75.4
2016	484	40.0	12.1	69.6
2017	480	40.5	11.8	72.9
2018	446	42.0	10.6	57.6
2019	410	44.0	9.3	62.7
2020	435	42.6	10.1	54.5
2021	455	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	426	41.5	10.2	55.2
2023	462	42.5	10.8	61.7

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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