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Schools in Hilltop

Hilltop’s public schools

McDonald Local School District and Weathersfield Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hilltop. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 9% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Weathersfield Local
Students per teacher
15.3
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,608 students on the public path
In brief

Hilltop’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hilltop’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Seaborn Elementary School places highest (better than 88%); Mineral Ridge High School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hilltop, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Mineral Ridge High School and McDonald High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hilltop, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McDonald Local School District.

Two districts serve Hilltop

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

McDonald Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 721 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,181OH $16,610 · FY2024
A
Weathersfield Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 887 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$15,171OH $16,610 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, McDonald Local School District72%
State average 59.5% · 397 students tested
Math · K–12, McDonald Local School District71%
State average 52.2% · 400 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Weathersfield Local School District75%
State average 59.5% · 511 students tested
Math · PK–12, Weathersfield Local School District70%
State average 52.2% · 510 students tested

Hilltop vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Hilltop’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hilltop—Weathersfield Local PK–12 · McDonald Local K–12
WeathersfieldB−Weathersfield Local PK–12 · Niles City PK–12
McDonaldAMcDonald Local
NilesC+Niles City

Every school in Hilltop

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hilltopin other towns
Seaborn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mineral Ridge
A
478 students17:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mc Donald
B
383 students15:1Rate it →
Mineral Ridge High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mineral Ridge
B−
409 students14:1Rate it →
McDonald High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mc Donald
B
338 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Hilltop’s schools

Are Hilltop’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hilltop. McDonald Local School District and Weathersfield Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hilltop. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hilltop in?

McDonald Local School District and Weathersfield Local School District.

Where do Hilltop kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mineral Ridge High School and McDonald High School.

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What Hilltop families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.