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Hillsborough Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

402 North Nash Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278 · (919) 732-6137 · Part of Orange County Schools

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

Students
435
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hillsborough Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Hillsborough kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency58%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts68%
State average 47.2%

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

402 North Nash Street, Hillsborough

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten71
Grade 173
Grade 273
Grade 371
Grade 473
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
420’20
422’21
425’22
434’23
435’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillsborough 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
River Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsborough
B
523 students14:1
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.