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Hillside Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8177 Hillside Tr S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Phone
(651) 425-4001
District
South Washington County Schools
County
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
425
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.2% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Hillside Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
53%
47%
48%
63%
59%
55%
53%
47%
48%
63%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
42%
53%
35%
48%
49%
57%
42%
53%
35%
48%
49%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
52%
53%
59%
50%
45%
52%
52%
53%
59%
50%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
13
21
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 66 15.5%
Grade 1 59 13.9%
Grade 2 69 16.2%
Grade 3 73 17.2%
Grade 4 73 17.2%
Grade 5 85 20.0%
Total 425 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.0% 65.8% 66.2%
Black 7.4% 10.3% 12.6%
Hispanic 15.1% 10.2% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.2% 13.4% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.6% 25.8% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 32.2% 20.2% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.4% 5.6% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 110,159 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,504.4 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.8% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.8% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,834 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.4% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.1% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.6% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.7% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.8% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.0% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 3.5% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,570 $164,189,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $520 $9,955,000 3.3%
Staff $542 $10,379,000 3.5%
General Administration $476 $9,119,000 3.0%
School Administration $564 $10,812,000 3.6%
Operation $938 $17,970,000 6.0%
Transportation $822 $15,755,000 5.3%
Other $123 $2,365,000 0.8%
Total Support $3,985 $76,355,000 25.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,077 $58,954,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $15,632 $299,498,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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