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River Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

240 St. Mary's Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278 · (919) 732-9326 · Part of Orange County Schools

Hillsborough’s School Grade B− better than 50% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
523
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about River Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Next stop for Hillsborough kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Hillsborough kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5River Park ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

240 St. Mary's Road, Hillsborough

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten75
Grade 178
Grade 284
Grade 381
Grade 4102
Grade 5103
Enrollment over time
530’20
548’21
559’22
555’23
523’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 8%Black 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about River Park Elementary from Hillsborough families.

Other schools in Orange County Schools

The district →
Efland Cheeks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Efland
C−
532 students15:1
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
C−
528 students12:1
Hillsborough Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
A−
435 students15:1
Grady Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
C−
406 students13:1
Pathways Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
C
371 students14:1
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
D
261 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Hillsborough’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.