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Hillandale Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hillandale Elementary is a public elementary school located in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 529. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillandale Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 1001 and 1375 out of around 1500 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Hillandale Elementary consistently underperforms the Durham Public Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with particularly low performance for Hispanic and English Language Learner students. The school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.07% to 99.43% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Hillandale Elementary's academic performance lags behind most of the nearby schools, including Morehead Montessori, Eno Valley Elementary, E.K. Powe Elementary, and Easley Elementary, which are also part of the Durham Public Schools district. These nearby schools generally have higher test scores, higher school rankings, and lower percentages of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch.

586

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,529

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2730 Hillandale Road
Durham, NC 27705-2076

(919) 560-3924

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Hillandale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brogden Middle
High:	Riverside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.1%

African American:

31.6%

White:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,375^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Durham Public Schools

163^rd of 242Durham Public Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1375 of 1490	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1356 of 1505	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1153 of 1502	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1190 of 1514	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1101 of 1489	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1176 of 1473	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1084 of 1434	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	1001 of 1429	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	925 of 1425	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.7	862 of 1440	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.2	762 of 1390	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.5	836 of 1403	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.2	810 of 1388	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	777 of 1381	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.3	485 of 1363	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.3	741 of 1354	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.0	634 of 1324	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.1	938 of 1293	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.9	843 of 1276	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	758 of 918	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	633 of 924	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	533 of 933	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	548 of 927	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	387 of 896	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	717 of 949	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	527 of 927	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	390 of 634	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	182 of 878	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	220 of 897	75.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	475 of 563	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	523 of 533	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	424 of 514	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	390 of 485	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	315 of 497	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	374 of 421	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1342 of 1451	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1350 of 1455	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1249 of 1459	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1227 of 1458	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1217 of 1440	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1167 of 1424	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1150 of 1405	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	533 of 710	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	522 of 582	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	472 of 500	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	471 of 494	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	568 of 612	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	82.6	1 of 69	98.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	884 of 961	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	841 of 951	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	648 of 915	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	787 of 893	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	763 of 843	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	504 of 865	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	624 of 851	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1328 of 1437	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1282 of 1450	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1092 of 1437	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1165 of 1366	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	945 of 1329	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1074 of 1361	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1082 of 1332	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1325 of 1450	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1229 of 1464	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	984 of 1461	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1094 of 1464	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	951 of 1444	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1112 of 1430	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1002 of 1413	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	657 of 801	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	569 of 1172	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	663 of 1166	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	432 of 1183	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	601 of 1194	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	499 of 1172	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	540 of 1183	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	675 of 1178	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)51st percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-23 vs state

Science36%-26 vs state

Reading34%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 11, 2016

This was a great school before the exodus of our families to charter and private schools. There are still great things happening at Hillandale, however as students and families try to escape other lower performing schools by enrolling their kids in Hillandale they have effectively bottomed out a once excellent school. The test results and population prove this progression towards failure. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Hillandale Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3924	586	40	14.7	99.5%	99 (16.9%)	185 (31.6%)	235 (40.1%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	13.4	1375^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.5	1356^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.9%	19	45.7	35.4	32.9				25.9	41.7	34.1				36.5		$11,529	$1,010	$10,519
Holt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4019 Holt School Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3928	587	42	13.8	99.5%	23 (3.9%)	144 (24.5%)	344 (58.6%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	22.4	1237^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.0%		17.5	1318^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.4%	81	51.5	43.0	41.2				36.6	35.5	42.4				44.7		$11,913	$1,480	$10,433
Easley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	302 Lebanon Circle	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3913	490	38	12.8	99.4%	202 (41.2%)	93 (19.0%)	153 (31.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	83.5	194^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.3	148^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.2%	46	66.7	75.0	76.7				64.4	84.7	69.9				82.2		$12,062	$830	$11,231
Eno Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3915	440	34	13.0	99.3%	32 (7.3%)	215 (48.9%)	154 (35.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	22.2	1240^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.2	1300^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.6%	60	49.4	52.3	27.1				34.6	47.7	35.0				38.3		$11,447	$1,613	$9,835
E K Powe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 9th Street	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3963	454	36	12.7	99.3%	170 (37.4%)	81 (17.8%)	161 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	41.8	884^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%		50.5	736^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.1%	148	61.3	54.2	40.8				50.0	51.7	47.2				54.8		$12,287	$1,073	$11,214
Club Boulevard Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 W Club Boulevard	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3918	364	25	14.6	99.2%	141 (38.7%)	73 (20.1%)	128 (35.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	51.6	717^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.9%		75.5	320^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.7%	397	57.9	48.1	66.7				57.9	50.6	59.4				58.0		$12,570	$1,172	$11,398
George Watts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Watts Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3947	358	25	14.2	99.2%	176 (49.2%)	55 (15.4%)	90 (25.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	76.9	299^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.9%		83.4	196^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.0%	103	72.0	60.0	68.2				62.0	70.0	75.0				75.0		$15,158	$1,151	$14,007
Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1417 Old Oxford Highway	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2695	589	33	17.8	99.5%	43 (7.3%)	310 (52.6%)	188 (31.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	30.3	1086^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.1%		69.7	411^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.7%	675	51.8	46.0	50.0				32.7	55.2	48.9				38.9		$11,793	$1,182	$10,611
Central Park School For Children	Public, Charter	K-8	724 Foster Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Central Park School For Children	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-1200	585	47	12.4	35.6%	284 (48.5%)	133 (22.7%)	108 (18.5%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	55.6	642^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.9%		63.1	522^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	65.3%	120	63.5	55.2	47.1	61.8	53.4	61.1	50.8	72.4	48.5	67.6	72.4	61.1	54.4	61.1
Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	311 Dowd St	Durham	27701	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	201	17	11.8	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	77 (38.3%)	121 (60.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	16.8	1328^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%		10.4	1420^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.6%	92	28.6	45.8	47.4	45.5	64.3	33.3	21.4	29.2	42.1	40.9	57.1	50.0	21.1	50.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillandale Elementary

What district is Hillandale Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

Is Hillandale Elementary a good school?

Hillandale Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hillandale Elementary?

Students at Hillandale Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 32% African American, 17% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hillandale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillandale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brogden Middle
High : Riverside High

How many students attend Hillandale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Hillandale Elementary.

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