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Hillsborough Elementary School

402 North Nash Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278

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Serving 434 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Hillsborough Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in North Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).

The percentage of students achieving is 73% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 51%). The percentage of students achieving is 75% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 50%).

The student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the North Carolina state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 57% (majority Black).

Quick Facts (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 434 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 26%
: Top 10% in NC
: 73% (Top 20%)
: 75% (Top 10%)
: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Hillsborough Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in North Carolina for:

School Overview

Hillsborough Elementary School's student population of 434 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 33 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Hillsborough Elementary School
Kind	73
1	72
2	71
3	73
4	74
5	71

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Total Students

434 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School
2023	425
2022	422
2021	420
2020	431
2019	431
2018	472
2017	472
2016	473
2015	462
2014	450
2013	452
2012	429
2011	412
2010	410
2009	407
2008	417
2007	385
2006	381
2005	397
2004	396
2003	389
2002	391
2001	402
2000	398
1999	378

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

33 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1998-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School
2023	32
2022	31
2021	31
2020	31
2019	31
2018	34
2017	34
2016	34
2015	33
2014	32
2013	33
2012	30
2011	29
2010	30
2009	28
2008	31
2006	28
2005	28
2004	26
2003	26
2002	26
2001	26
2000	26
1999	26
1998	26

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Year Founded

1905

Last Day of School

Mon. May 25, 2026

School Rankings

Hillsborough Elementary School ranks within the top 10% of all 2,617 schools in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Hillsborough Elementary School is 0.44, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.71. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (NC)

#258 out of 2617 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School
2023	#258
2022	#258
2021	#393
2019	#445
2018	#317
2017	#386
2016	#285
2015	#255
2014	#293
2013	#196
2012	#257

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(21-22)

73%

51%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2022	73%	51%	49%
2021	58%	42%	35%
2019	54%	42%	43%
2018	61%	48%	44%
2017	63%	47%	53%
2016	67%	47%	52%
2015	70%	44%	49%
2014	67%	43%	45%
2013	70%	42%	46%
2012	92%	82%	85%
2011	90%	82%	85%

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75%

50%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2022	75%	50%	46%
2021	68%	47%	44%
2019	63%	46%	46%
2018	61%	47%	44%
2017	62%	46%	49%
2016	64%	47%	49%
2015	62%	46%	52%
2014	59%	46%	51%
2013	62%	45%	52%
2012	87%	73%	77%
2011	81%	70%	74%

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85-89%

63%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2022	87%	63%	61%
2021	82%	61%	58%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1998-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	13:1	15:1	15:1
2022	14:1	14:1	14:1
2021	14:1	14:1	14:1
2020	14:1	15:1	14:1
2019	14:1	15:1	14:1
2018	14:1	16:1	14:1
2017	14:1	15:1	14:1
2016	14:1	16:1	14:1
2015	14:1	16:1	14:1
2014	14:1	15:1	14:1
2013	14:1	15:1	14:1
2012	14:1	15:1	14:1
2011	14:1	15:1	13:1
2010	14:1	15:1	14:1
2009	15:1	15:1	13:1
2008	13:1	15:1	13:1
2006	14:1	14:1	14:1
2005	14:1	14:1	14:1
2004	15:1	15:1	13:1
2003	15:1	15:1	13:1
2002	15:1	15:1	13:1
2001	15:1	15:1	14:1
2000	15:1	15:1	14:1
1999	15:1	15:1	14:1
1998	13:1	15:1	13:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	2%	4%	2%
2022	2%	4%	3%
2021	2%	4%	2%
2020	2%	3%	2%
2019	2%	3%	2%
2018	1%	3%	1%
2017	1%	3%	1%
2016	1%	3%	1%
2015	2%	3%	1%
2014	2%	3%	1%
2013	2%	3%	2%
2012	2%	3%	2%
2009	1%	2%	2%
2002	1%	2%	1%
1999	1%	2%

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Hispanic

21%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	6%	20%	27%
2022	5%	20%	26%
2021	4%	19%	26%
2020	4%	18%	24%
2019	4%	18%	24%
2018	3%	17%	22%
2017	3%	17%	22%
2016	4%	16%	20%
2015	2%	16%	18%
2014	4%	15%	17%
2013	4%	14%	16%
2012	4%	13%	14%
2011	5%	13%	13%
2010	3%	11%	11%
2009	2%	11%	9%
2008	4%	11%	10%
2007	3%	10%	9%
2006	1%	8%	7%
1998	1%	3%	3%

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Black

25%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	7%	25%	14%
2022	8%	25%	14%
2021	7%	25%	14%
2020	9%	25%	15%
2019	9%	25%	15%
2018	13%	26%	15%
2017	13%	26%	15%
2016	11%	26%	16%
2015	12%	26%	16%
2014	10%	26%	16%
2013	10%	26%	16%
2012	9%	26%	16%
2011	11%	26%	17%
2010	15%	31%	21%
2009	14%	31%	21%
2008	12%	29%	20%
2007	12%	29%	21%
2006	15%	32%	23%
2005	17%	31%	24%
2004	19%	31%	24%
2003	19%	31%	24%
2002	21%	31%	25%
2001	23%	31%	25%
2000	24%	31%	24%
1999	29%	31%	24%

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White

74%

43%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	77%	44%	49%
2022	77%	45%	50%
2021	79%	46%	52%
2020	78%	48%	54%
2019	78%	48%	54%
2018	78%	49%	58%
2017	78%	49%	58%
2016	79%	50%	60%
2015	80%	50%	62%
2014	80%	51%	63%
2013	79%	52%	63%
2012	81%	53%	65%
2011	80%	53%	67%
2010	81%	54%	66%
2009	83%	54%	68%
2008	84%	55%	68%
2007	85%	56%	68%
2006	84%	56%	69%
2005	83%	57%	69%
2004	81%	58%	70%
2003	81%	59%	71%
2002	78%	60%	71%
2001	77%	61%	71%
2000	76%	61%	72%
1999	70%	62%	72%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	8%	6%	8%
2022	8%	5%	7%
2021	8%	5%	6%
2020	7%	5%	5%
2019	7%	5%	5%
2018	5%	4%	4%
2017	5%	4%	4%
2016	5%	4%	3%
2015	4%	4%	3%
2014	4%	4%	3%
2013	5%	4%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.44

0.71

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	0.40	0.71	0.66
2022	0.40	0.70	0.66
2021	0.37	0.69	0.65
2020	0.38	0.68	0.63
2019	0.38	0.68	0.63
2018	0.37	0.67	0.59
2017	0.37	0.67	0.59
2016	0.36	0.66	0.58
2015	0.35	0.66	0.57
2014	0.35	0.65	0.56
2013	0.37	0.65	0.55
2012	0.34	0.64	0.53
2011	0.35	0.64	0.51
2010	0.32	0.61	0.51
2009	0.29	0.61	0.49
2008	0.30	0.61	0.48
2007	0.28	0.60	0.48
2006	0.27	0.58	0.47
2005	0.29	0.58	0.46
2004	0.31	0.57	0.45
2003	0.31	0.56	0.44
2002	0.35	0.55	0.44
2001	0.36	0.53	0.44
2000	0.37	0.53	0.42
1999	0.43	0.52	0.42

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

18%

68%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	16%	57%	46%
2022	14%	47%	39%
2021	10%	49%	33%
2020	10%	52%	36%
2019	10%	52%	36%
2018	12%	53%	38%
2017	12%	53%	38%
2016	11%	52%	37%
2015	12%	52%	37%
2014	14%	47%	37%
2013	9%	47%	36%
2012	12%	45%	35%
2011	14%	43%	33%
2010	13%	40%	31%
2009	12%	28%	25%
2008	11%	25%	22%
2007	10%	35%	26%
2006	9%	35%	24%
2005	9%	37%	25%
2004	9%	36%	23%
2003	9%	27%	23%
2002	10%	30%	21%
2001	13%	29%	21%
2000	16%	31%	21%
1999	16%	31%	21%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hillsborough Elementary School	North Carolina	Orange County Schools School District
2023	1%	3%	3%
2022	2%	2%	4%
2021	2%	3%	2%
2020	3%	4%	5%
2019	3%	4%	5%
2018	5%	4%	4%
2017	5%	4%	4%
2016	5%	5%	4%
2015	4%	5%	4%
2014	3%	7%	5%
2013	4%	7%	5%
2012	4%	8%	5%
2011	2%	8%	4%
2010	6%	9%	6%
2009	4%	6%	5%
2008	7%	6%	5%
2007	4%	8%	5%
2006	2%	7%	6%
2005	3%	8%	6%
2004	3%	8%	7%
2003	3%	7%	8%
2002	5%	8%	6%
2001	6%	7%	6%
2000	6%	8%	5%
1999	6%	7%	5%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Orange County Schools School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hillsborough Elementary School's ranking?

Hillsborough Elementary School is ranked #258 out of 2,617 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in North Carolina.

What schools are Hillsborough Elementary School often compared to?

Hillsborough Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like River Park Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

73% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 51% NC state average), while 75% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 50% NC state average).

How many students attend Hillsborough Elementary School?

434 students attend Hillsborough Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

74% of Hillsborough Elementary School students are White, 8% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Two or more races, 7% of students are Black, and 3% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Hillsborough Elementary School?

Hillsborough Elementary School has a student ration of 13:1, which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 15:1.

What grades does Hillsborough Elementary School offer ?

Hillsborough Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Hillsborough Elementary School part of?

Hillsborough Elementary School is part of Orange County Schools School District.

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Quick Facts (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 434 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 26%
: Top 10%
: 73% (Top 20%)
: 75% (Top 10%)
: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education