Is Hillside Elementary School a good school?

Hillside Elementary School ranks 850 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hillside Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 537 students attended Hillside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Elementary School?

Students at Hillside Elementary School are 35% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Not Specified, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hillside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hillside Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Middle School High : General William H. Harrison Preparatory School High : Lakes High School

Hillside Elementary School

Summary:

Hillside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fort Lewis, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 537. The school is part of the Clover Park School District, which is ranked 183 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillside Elementary faces several challenges, including a diverse student population with a higher percentage of Hispanic (34.26%) and Pacific Islander (4.1%) students compared to nearby schools, consistently low rankings and ratings, and student performance that is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 36.73% of Hillside students were proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 52.63% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.64% to 66.85% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

While Hillside's spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $11,395 to $17,899 over the past few years, this does not seem to translate into better student outcomes. Comparing Hillside to other schools in the Clover Park School District, such as Rainier Elementary and Meriwether Elementary, which have significantly higher student performance and rankings, suggests that there may be opportunities for Hillside to learn from and collaborate with these higher-performing schools within the district.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

61700 Garcia Blvd
Fort Lewis, WA 98433-1235

(253) 583-5280

District: Clover Park School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
850^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,899

Students who attend Hillside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Middle School
High:	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School
	Lakes High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 537

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.0%

Hispanic:

34.3%

African American:

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hillside Elementary School ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 8^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Clover Park School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.02. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Hillside Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35%), Hispanic (34.3%), African American (12.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.9% 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 School is 18. 15 elementary schools in the Clover Park School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillside Elementary School is $17,899. 9 elementary schools in the Clover Park School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hillside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillside Elementary School 850^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Hillside Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Clover Park School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clover Park School District 183^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hillside Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	16.85	904^th	1026	11.9%
2005	29.67	768^th	1031	25.5%
2006	12.83	979^th	1051	6.9%
2007	17.12	949^th	1069	11.2%
2008	7.15	1032^nd	1067	3.3%
2009	25.32	865^th	1072	19.3%
2010	33.48	790^th	1088	27.4%
2011	38.81	724^th	1092	33.7%
2012	26.83	882^nd	1097	19.6%
2013	34.77	776^th	1106	29.8%
2015	46.88	574^th	1067	46.2%
2016	51.75	512^th	1053	51.4%
2017	52.36	516^th	1056	51.1%
2018	33.99	712^th	1054	32.4%
2019	45.76	629^th	1130	44.3%
2021	20.53	880^th	1107	20.5%
2022	30.32	815^th	1169	30.3%
2023	26.31	887^th	1169	24.1%
2024	28.02	850^th	1168	27.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	16.36	224^th	252	11.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	13.66	470^th	478	1.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.23	348^th	835	58.3%
2019	69.56	210^th	979	78.5%
2021	38.83	519^th	854	39.2%
2022	54.80	401^st	1019	60.6%
2023	47.32	533^rd	1013	47.4%
2024	47.26	546^th	1024	46.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.68	521^st	1004	48.1%
2019	55.79	492^nd	1068	53.9%
2021	21.86	809^th	1008	19.7%
2022	35.54	707^th	1100	35.7%
2023	33.13	732^nd	1094	33.1%
2024	24.09	854^th	1093	21.9%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	24.22	45^th	50	10.0%
2021	5.83	32^nd	32	0.0%
2022	11.83	49^th	50	2.0%
2023	6.66	48^th	48	0.0%
2024	7.44	39^th	39	0.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.00	808^th	999	19.1%
2019	38.62	687^th	1075	36.1%
2021	26.38	753^rd	1025	26.5%
2022	25.44	853^rd	1113	23.4%
2023	20.94	911^th	1099	17.1%
2024	34.49	727^th	1099	33.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	39.20	61^st	108	43.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.31	218^th	540	59.6%
2019	66.87	181^st	697	74.0%
2021	38.84	287^th	501	42.7%
2022	64.15	172^nd	694	75.2%
2023	49.60	302^nd	633	52.3%
2024	41.20	407^th	651	37.5%

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Rank History for White students at Hillside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.02	707^th	833	15.1%
2019	38.14	705^th	1027	31.4%
2022	39.92	639^th	1031	38.0%
2023	32.00	735^th	1011	27.3%
2024	18.26	894^th	1009	11.4%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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	269	201	70	46	11	n/a	n/a	0	597
1989	241	206	88	50	9	n/a	n/a	0	594
1990	265	165	74	57	10	n/a	n/a	0	571
1991	240	164	58	58	12	n/a	n/a	0	532
1992	248	154	58	63	14	n/a	n/a	0	537
1993	201	146	44	45	8	n/a	n/a	0	444
1994	197	172	32	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
1995	239	168	32	54	9	n/a	n/a	0	502
1996	239	168	32	54	9	n/a	n/a	0	502
1997	190	119	18	54	9	n/a	n/a	0	390
1998	260	152	32	52	16	n/a	n/a	0	512
1999	275	154	22	51	9	n/a	n/a	0	511
2000	255	145	19	57	10	n/a	n/a	0	486
2001	274	139	29	56	10	n/a	n/a	0	508
2002	272	118	27	61	6	n/a	n/a	0	484
2003	272	118	27	61	6	n/a	n/a	0	484
2004	306	110	21	47	10	n/a	n/a	0	494
2005	273	70	27	47	8	n/a	n/a	0	425
2006	266	85	25	50	6	n/a	n/a	1	433
2007	215	93	14	44	11	n/a	n/a	12	389
2008	256	86	25	52	10	n/a	n/a	42	471
2009	316	98	41	51	7	n/a	n/a	60	573
2010	329	78	44	51	6	n/a	n/a	77	585
2011	251	78	5	78	6	30	22	0	470
2012	228	66	8	83	4	26	20	0	435
2013	235	59	13	96	3	16	21	0	443
2014	204	58	11	122	8	14	34	0	451
2015	214	75	17	144	7	16	56	0	529
2016	190	84	18	160	9	18	51	0	530
2017	237	80	14	165	3	24	35	0	558
2018	212	82	14	147	4	23	56	0	538
2019	208	65	12	152	2	24	56	0	519
2020	205	67	10	161	3	19	58	0	523
2021	147	63	13	149	4	15	43	2	436
2022	141	73	9	170	4	21	51	12	481
2023	188	67	6	184	1	22	49	20	537

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	597	28.0	21.3	0
1989	594	28.0	21.2	n/a
1990	571	26.1	21.8	0
1991	532	27.2	19.5	n/a
1992	537	24.3	22.0	n/a
1993	444	24.5	18.1	n/a
1994	450	24.7	18.2	n/a
1995	502	24.9	20.2	n/a
1996	502	24.9	20.2	n/a
1997	390	20.2	19.3	n/a
1998	512	23.7	21.6	n/a
1999	511	24.5	20.9	n/a
2000	486	23.5	20.7	n/a
2001	508	24.0	21.2	n/a
2002	484	25.2	19.2	70.7
2003	484	25.2	19.2	70.7
2004	494	24.0	20.6	72.5
2005	425	24.3	17.5	64.5
2006	433	20.8	20.8	68.1
2007	389	21.5	18.1	84.4
2008	471	23.0	20.5	89.3
2009	573	27.0	21.2	94.5
2010	585	29.0	20.1	98.6
2011	470	24.0	19.5	71.1
2012	435	22.0	19.7	68.5
2013	443	22.0	20.1	68.4
2014	451	n/a	n/a	67.8
2015	529	35.0	15.1	69.6
2016	530	30.0	17.6	74.3
2017	558	31.0	17.9	65.6
2018	538	31.0	17.3	68.2
2019	519	30.0	17.2	64.7
2020	523	29.7	17.5	75.5
2021	436	25.3	17.2	61.7
2022	481	28.1	17.0	53.6
2023	537	29.7	18.0	66.9

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	597	28.0	21.3	0
1989	594	28.0	21.2	n/a
1990	571	26.1	21.8	0
1991	532	27.2	19.5	n/a
1992	537	24.3	22.0	n/a
1993	444	24.5	18.1	n/a
1994	450	24.7	18.2	n/a
1995	502	24.9	20.2	n/a
1996	502	24.9	20.2	n/a
1997	390	20.2	19.3	n/a
1998	512	23.7	21.6	n/a
1999	511	24.5	20.9	n/a
2000	486	23.5	20.7	n/a
2001	508	24.0	21.2	n/a
2002	484	25.2	19.2	70.7
2003	484	25.2	19.2	70.7
2004	494	24.0	20.6	72.5
2005	425	24.3	17.5	64.5
2006	433	20.8	20.8	68.1
2007	389	21.5	18.1	84.4
2008	471	23.0	20.5	89.3
2009	573	27.0	21.2	94.5
2010	585	29.0	20.1	98.6
2011	470	24.0	19.5	71.1
2012	435	22.0	19.7	68.5
2013	443	22.0	20.1	68.4
2014	451	n/a	n/a	67.8
2015	529	35.0	15.1	69.6
2016	530	30.0	17.6	74.3
2017	558	31.0	17.9	65.6
2018	538	31.0	17.3	68.2
2019	519	30.0	17.2	64.7
2020	523	29.7	17.5	75.5
2021	436	25.3	17.2	61.7
2022	481	28.1	17.0	53.6
2023	537	29.7	18.0	66.9

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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