Hills Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Mingo Junction, Ohio

Hills Elementary School in Mingo Junction, Ohio enrolled 377 students in 2024-25 with 21.9 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 73-77% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

378 students in 2022-23, 371 students in 2023-24, 377 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.3 to 21.9.

Students enrolled at Hills Elementary School by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 37701002003004002022-233782023-243712024-25377
Students enrolled at Hills Elementary School by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 37701002003004002022-233782023-243712024-25377
Students enrolled at Hills Elementary School by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 37701002003004002022-233782023-243712024-25377
Students enrolled at Hills Elementary School by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 37701002003004002022-233782023-243712024-25377
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337821.317.7
2023-2437120.518.1
2024-2537721.917.2

17.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools

Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 17.2; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 17.2; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 17.2; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 17.2; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 17.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 378 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hills Elementary School enrolled 378 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 378 of the 378 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent39.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.6% of students were White, 6.9% of two or more races, 5.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White84.6%
  2. Two or more races6.9%
  3. Black5.3%
  4. Hispanic3.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hills Elementary School scored proficient or above: 73-77% in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2273‑77%58‑62%59%
Math, 2022-2385‑89%42‑46% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Hills Elementary School

  1. McKinley STEM AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 175 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Wells AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 336 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Hills Elementary School with McKinley STEM AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Indian Creek Local School District spends per student$12,193 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,193
  5. The largest public schools in OhioHills Elementary School is the number 925 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#925 of 1,715
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.17.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hills Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Hills Elementary School?
    377 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 378 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mingo Junction, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hills Elementary School?
    17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hills Elementary School a Title I school?
    Hills Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hills Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hills Elementary School scored proficient or above: 73-77% in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hills Elementary School in?
    Indian Creek Local School District, NCES district ID 3904780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390478002999 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22