Is Boulder Hill Elementary School a good school?

Boulder Hill Elementary School ranks 1321 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Boulder Hill Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 518 students attended Boulder Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Boulder Hill Elementary School?

Students at Boulder Hill Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 28% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Boulder Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Boulder Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thompson Junior High School High : Oswego High School

Boulder Hill Elementary School

Summary:

Boulder Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Montgomery, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 490 students. The school is part of the Cusd 308 district, which is ranked 322 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boulder Hill Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1116 and 1329 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 24% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45% in the district and 41.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois schools in these categories. Additionally, Boulder Hill Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.4% in 2019-2020 to 26.6% in 2022-2023, which is well above the district and state averages.

Nearby schools, such as Prairie Point Elementary, Fox Chase Elementary, and Southbury Elementary, consistently outperform Boulder Hill Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, Prairie Point Elementary, which is only 2.76 miles away, had a 43.2% proficiency rate in ELA and a 34.3% proficiency rate in Math, significantly higher than Boulder Hill Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

163 Boulder Hill Pass
Montgomery, IL 60538-2305

(630) 636-2900

District: Cusd 308

SchoolDigger Rank:
1321^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,942

Students who attend Boulder Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thompson Junior High School
High:	Oswego High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 518

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

White:

27.8%

African American:

13.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Boulder Hill Elementary School ranks worse than 63.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 12^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.75. (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 Student population at Boulder Hill Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.5%), White (27.8%), African American (13.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Boulder Hill Elementary School is 12, which is the 2^nd best among 13 elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District. (See more...)

Compare Boulder Hill Elementary School employs 43 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Boulder Hill Elementary School is $12,942. 12 elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Boulder Hill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Boulder Hill Elementary School 1321^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Boulder Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cusd 308:

SchoolDigger ranks Cusd 308 322^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Boulder Hill Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.17	809^th	2020	60.0%
2004	61.06	967^th	2030	52.4%
2005	42.70	1375^th	2022	32.0%
2006	55.14	1195^th	2086	42.7%
2007	61.00	1007^th	2095	51.9%
2008	68.86	767^th	2092	63.3%
2009	63.97	933^rd	2120	56.0%
2010	53.30	1216^th	2139	43.2%
2011	71.95	657^th	2147	69.4%
2012	64.64	916^th	2166	57.7%
2013	60.43	934^th	2167	56.9%
2014	63.83	790^th	2093	62.3%
2015	55.49	796^th	2052	61.2%
2016	65.40	640^th	2046	68.7%
2017	57.34	800^th	2044	60.9%
2018	52.47	901^st	2037	55.8%
2019	34.43	1329^th	2086	36.3%
2021	33.22	1220^th	1948	37.4%
2022	42.90	1116^th	2082	46.4%
2023	36.19	1256^th	2077	39.5%
2024	32.75	1321^st	2067	36.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.91	289^th	718	59.7%
2019	38.22	479^th	743	35.5%
2021	34.85	374^th	537	30.4%
2022	45.05	361^st	768	53.0%
2023	26.47	699^th	788	11.3%
2024	32.46	600^th	826	27.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	38.97	651^st	1194	45.5%
2021	45.94	300^th	640	53.1%
2022	27.93	828^th	1113	25.6%
2023	45.31	526^th	1156	54.5%
2024	30.03	838^th	1195	29.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.28	503^rd	1765	71.5%
2019	37.96	1163^rd	1816	36.0%
2021	36.99	936^th	1514	38.2%
2022	50.04	776^th	1763	56.0%
2023	31.62	1272^nd	1808	29.6%
2024	31.63	1271^st	1793	29.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.06	987^th	1964	49.7%
2019	31.96	1350^th	2019	33.1%
2021	32.62	1091^st	1680	35.1%
2022	44.13	993^rd	1970	49.6%
2023	35.12	1200^th	1957	38.7%
2024	32.68	1250^th	1942	35.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	25.18	724^th	886	18.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.04	765^th	1972	61.2%
2019	38.95	1177^th	2019	41.7%
2021	30.64	1126^th	1707	34.0%
2022	42.32	1042^nd	1977	47.3%
2023	37.77	1155^th	1984	41.8%
2024	32.94	1240^th	1959	36.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	55.17	205^th	655	68.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.82	422^nd	938	55.0%
2019	32.24	680^th	955	28.8%
2021	40.24	405^th	742	45.4%
2022	46.64	457^th	954	52.1%
2023	28.18	744^th	970	23.3%
2024	35.63	621^st	959	35.2%

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Rank History for White students at Boulder Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.49	607^th	1463	58.5%
2019	35.75	977^th	1462	33.2%
2021	38.41	818^th	1308	37.5%
2022	44.83	793^rd	1425	44.4%
2023	50.46	688^th	1419	51.5%
2024	33.10	982^nd	1392	29.5%

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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 Boulder Hill Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	421	6	1	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	438
1989	457	2	4	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	470
1990	476	2	5	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	498
1991	492	2	7	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1992	501	5	10	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1993	511	8	11	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	555
1994	569	12	10	23	10	n/a	n/a	0	624
1995	592	14	9	33	11	n/a	n/a	0	659
1996	592	14	9	33	11	n/a	n/a	0	659
1997	598	15	6	39	6	n/a	n/a	0	664
1998	445	13	7	44	6	n/a	n/a	0	515
1999	455	21	10	44	4	n/a	n/a	0	534
2000	459	17	4	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	542
2001	527	22	9	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
2002	452	37	9	128	3	n/a	n/a	0	629
2003	452	37	9	128	3	n/a	n/a	0	629
2004	384	28	8	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	503
2005	357	28	21	108	3	n/a	n/a	0	517
2006	366	37	10	174	3	n/a	n/a	23	613
2007	355	40	13	173	4	n/a	n/a	25	610
2008	319	49	17	171	0	n/a	n/a	37	593
2009	330	54	20	190	0	n/a	n/a	49	643
2010	299	41	20	175	0	n/a	n/a	60	595
2011	263	41	22	130	0	0	52	0	508
2012	277	45	14	129	1	0	43	0	509
2013	274	36	13	137	1	0	47	0	508
2014	279	40	12	157	1	0	39	0	528
2015	289	60	10	198	8	1	46	0	612
2016	295	64	10	239	9	1	30	0	648
2017	261	51	7	270	7	1	32	0	629
2018	199	37	4	295	3	1	27	0	566
2019	187	55	7	333	3	0	22	0	607
2020	184	56	6	344	5	0	21	0	616
2021	170	42	6	387	4	0	20	0	629
2022	169	48	6	408	3	0	21	0	655
2023	145	54	5	261	2	0	23	0	490
2024	144	68	8	272	2	0	24	0	518

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 Boulder Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	438	23.1	18.9	n/a
1989	470	24.1	19.5	n/a
1990	498	24.7	20.1	n/a
1991	517	25.0	20.6	n/a
1992	543	25.3	21.4	n/a
1993	555	27.0	20.6	n/a
1994	624	27.5	22.7	n/a
1995	659	31.5	20.9	n/a
1996	659	31.5	20.9	n/a
1997	664	33.0	20.1	n/a
1998	515	22.0	23.4	n/a
1999	534	23.5	22.7	n/a
2000	542	23.7	22.9	n/a
2001	646	26.4	24.5	n/a
2002	629	33.6	18.7	8.7
2003	629	33.6	18.7	8.7
2004	503	28.5	17.6	10.5
2005	517	29.1	17.8	12.8
2006	613	30.5	20.1	19
2007	610	32.0	19.1	25
2008	593	31.0	19.1	30.9
2009	643	32.7	19.7	26.6
2010	595	35.8	16.5	45
2011	508	36.5	13.9	36
2012	509	34.4	14.7	40.3
2013	508	45.3	11.1	46.7
2014	528	32.5	16.2	48.5
2015	612	34.0	18.0	50
2016	648	42.0	15.4	43.7
2017	629	44.9	14.0	38.3
2018	566	38.1	14.8	50.2
2019	607	41.3	14.6	47.1
2020	616	41.8	14.7	46.4
2021	629	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	655	37.8	17.3	47.2
2023	490	42.0	11.6	59.8
2024	518	43.0	12.0	55.6

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 Boulder Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	438	23.1	18.9	n/a
1989	470	24.1	19.5	n/a
1990	498	24.7	20.1	n/a
1991	517	25.0	20.6	n/a
1992	543	25.3	21.4	n/a
1993	555	27.0	20.6	n/a
1994	624	27.5	22.7	n/a
1995	659	31.5	20.9	n/a
1996	659	31.5	20.9	n/a
1997	664	33.0	20.1	n/a
1998	515	22.0	23.4	n/a
1999	534	23.5	22.7	n/a
2000	542	23.7	22.9	n/a
2001	646	26.4	24.5	n/a
2002	629	33.6	18.7	8.7
2003	629	33.6	18.7	8.7
2004	503	28.5	17.6	10.5
2005	517	29.1	17.8	12.8
2006	613	30.5	20.1	19
2007	610	32.0	19.1	25
2008	593	31.0	19.1	30.9
2009	643	32.7	19.7	26.6
2010	595	35.8	16.5	45
2011	508	36.5	13.9	36
2012	509	34.4	14.7	40.3
2013	508	45.3	11.1	46.7
2014	528	32.5	16.2	48.5
2015	612	34.0	18.0	50
2016	648	42.0	15.4	43.7
2017	629	44.9	14.0	38.3
2018	566	38.1	14.8	50.2
2019	607	41.3	14.6	47.1
2020	616	41.8	14.7	46.4
2021	629	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	655	37.8	17.3	47.2
2023	490	42.0	11.6	59.8
2024	518	43.0	12.0	55.6

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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