Enrollment
6
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Bagdad, AZ
Hillside Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Hillside Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040846000800
👥 S:T ratio 96
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hillside Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Arizona schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Arizona.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 1:1
- small classes for Arizona
- 6
- students enrolled
Hillside Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Hillside Elementary District (4482) · Arizona
NCES ID 040846000800 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
1:1
vs 17:1 Arizona avg
-94% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hillside Elementary School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hillside Elementary School
Hillside Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Bagdad, Arizona, enrolling 6 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 1:1, Hillside Elementary School is leaner than roughly 99% of Arizona schools and 94% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Arizona schools, with 6 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).
The surrounding Hillside Elementary District (4482) spends $68,000 per pupil, 417% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 16.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Bagdad's public schools, it stands alongside Bagdad Elementary School (286 students): Hillside Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (1:1 vs 16.8:1).
Hillside Elementary District (4482) operates only this one school, so Hillside Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 6 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Arizona's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Hillside Elementary School compares
Hillside Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 1:1 | ▼ 94% | 17:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 6 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
1:1
Leaner classes than 100% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
6
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
1:1
students per teacher
- 94% below state mean
Top 1% in Arizona - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$68,000
per pupil, district-wide
- above Arizona avg of $13,145
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 83.3%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%
Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 27.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Hillside Elementary School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hillside Elementary District (4482), which includes Hillside Elementary School.
$68,000
Per student
+417%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+310%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 79.2%
State 4.6%
Federal 16.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools in Bagdad
3 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~6 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~1:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Hillside Elementary School
How many students attend Hillside Elementary School?
Hillside Elementary School has 6 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bagdad, AZ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillside Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Hillside Elementary School is 1:1, which is 94% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 94% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hillside Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Hillside Elementary School is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Bagdad, AZ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hillside Elementary School?
Hillside Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Hillside Elementary School a good school?
Hillside Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Arizona schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Arizona. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Hillside Elementary District (4482)?
None reported; Hillside Elementary District (4482) operates only Hillside Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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