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Hillsdale Elementary

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Hillsdale Elementary ranks 3751 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hillsdale Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 234 students in North Highlands, CA, as part of the Twin Rivers Unified district, operating in a high-need community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's academic performance has been notably volatile, with its statewide ranking dropping significantly in the most recent year, driven by a sharp decline in math proficiency; however, it demonstrates a remarkable and consistent strength in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the top tier statewide for their success. Compared to nearby schools like Ridgepoint TK-8, which has similar demographics, Hillsdale spends significantly more per student but achieves lower and less consistent results in core subjects like math and science, highlighting a key area for potential improvement.

Despite the challenges, Hillsdale has a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the district average and shows pockets of excellence, such as in fifth-grade English. The school's story is one of contrasts: it has the resources and proven success with specific student groups, suggesting that targeted adjustments to instruction and learning from higher-performing neighbors like Foothill Oaks Elementary could help stabilize and improve outcomes for all students.

234

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,201

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6469 Guthrie Way
North Highlands, CA 95660-3995

(916) 566-1860

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Hillsdale Elementary usually attend:

High:

Highlands High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

White:

21.8%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

California avg41%

3,751^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1107^th of 1,543Twin Rivers Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3751 of 5857	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	2516 of 5869	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2443 of 5859	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	3166 of 5883	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	3057 of 5789	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4296 of 5662	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	3696 of 5692	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.3	3745 of 5614	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.8	3415 of 5611	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	3156 of 5530	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	3244 of 5390	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	3262 of 5377	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.3	2503 of 5314	52.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.0	104 of 3162	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	116 of 3245	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	72.8	434 of 3311	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	1685 of 3275	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	1593 of 3246	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3678 of 5597	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	2393 of 5612	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	2036 of 5609	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	2772 of 5635	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	2331 of 5492	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.8	4031 of 5413	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2639 of 5107	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.8	1323 of 5107	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	1593 of 5087	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1951 of 5084	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	2061 of 4963	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.6	3448 of 4830	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	2954 of 5460	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.3	1543 of 5517	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	1479 of 5363	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	1988 of 5264	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	1661 of 5173	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	3230 of 5084	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3605 of 5628	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	2458 of 5643	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	2747 of 5638	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	3389 of 5663	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3444 of 5510	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4156 of 5431	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	15.3	2502 of 2834	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2469 of 2737	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2019)12th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillsdale Elementary	Public	K-6	6469 Guthrie Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1860	234	11	22.2	87.6%	51 (21.8%)	17 (7.3%)	123 (52.6%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.1%)	32.7	3751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%		50.9	2516^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.1%	1235	19.4		19.4	27.8	46.7	50.0	35.1			39.6	19.4	23.3	32.4	24.3			25.0	93.8			93.8	93.8	93.8	$30,201	$27,060	$3,141
Warren A. Allison Elementary	Public	K-6	4315 Don Julio Blvd.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1810	391	17	23.0	91.3%	72 (18.4%)	57 (14.6%)	167 (42.7%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	60 (15.3%)	20.2	4814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		40.3	3160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	1654	16.0		16.0	16.1	37.3	24.0	34.6			27.4	16.1	29.4	12.2	21.2			19.6	88.3	95.0			95.0		$23,397	$21,178	$2,219
Kohler Tk-8	Public	K-8	4004 Bruce Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1850	400	17	23.1	87.3%	58 (14.5%)	49 (12.3%)	237 (59.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (9.8%)	32.4	3772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%		25.4	4332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	560	3.1	12.0	8.5	39.0	48.5	29.0	50.0	34.0	29.2	37.5	29.3	38.2	9.4	21.9	21.7	14.0	22.1	93.2	93.2	93.2		93.2		$22,292	$19,820	$2,472
Frontier Elementary	Public	K-6	6691 Silverthorne Cir.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1840	379	15	25.2	86.0%	82 (21.6%)	45 (11.9%)	155 (40.9%)	30 (7.9%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	56 (14.8%)	44	2950^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%		43.2	2979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	29	20.6		20.6	51.8	39.0	42.2	48.3			45.2	43.6	35.0	28.1	33.3			34.7							$21,923	$19,432	$2,491
Village Tk-8	Public	K-8	6845 Larchmont Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1970	463	19	24.3	89.0%	78 (16.8%)	35 (7.6%)	264 (57.0%)	34 (7.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	18.7	4944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		15.1	5299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	355	15.0	13.4	14.0	20.9	13.2	41.5	27.9	22.4	28.4	25.8	20.9	18.4	24.4	11.6	20.6	6.0	16.3	94.3			94.3			$21,883	$19,610	$2,273
Woodridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5761 Brett Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1650	814	32	25.4	95.8%	136 (16.7%)	108 (13.3%)	210 (25.8%)	235 (28.9%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	108 (13.3%)	14.8	5282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%		16.1	5208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	74	7.5		7.5	16.7	29.3	24.1	14.6			21.5	20.7	24.8	7.4	19.8			18.6	92.0	96.0	97.0	98.0	93.0	98.0	$20,547	$18,488	$2,059
Ridgepoint Tk-8	Public	K-8	4680 Monument Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1950	650	27	23.9	86.9%	182 (28.0%)	77 (11.8%)	233 (35.8%)	73 (11.2%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	70 (10.8%)	63.3	1913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		52.7	2420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	507	36.2	34.9	35.6	47.1	55.6	54.4	52.6	57.6	50.0	52.9	47.4	41.7	55.7	44.4	33.8	31.8	42.8	89.8	93.2	96.6	94.9	93.2	94.9	$19,810	$18,112	$1,698
Pioneer Tk-8	Public	K-8	5816 Pioneer Way	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1940	648	25	25.4	86.6%	183 (28.2%)	55 (8.5%)	222 (34.3%)	95 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.6%)	44.5	2919^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%		42.8	3015^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.6%	96	19.2	30.5	24.1	31.4	41.0	53.4	48.1	70.0	53.7	50.0	52.7	31.3	28.8	35.0	41.7	39.0	37.2	90.4	96.4	95.2	92.8	91.6	96.4	$19,275	$17,248	$2,027
Foothill Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	5520 Lancelot Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1830	508	21	24.1	83.1%	154 (30.3%)	57 (11.2%)	202 (39.8%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.4%)	61.9	1971^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		61.4	2015^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	44	17.5		17.5	56.9	57.9	58.7	54.7			57.0	53.7	55.9	38.1	35.4			45.7	94.0	95.2			95.2		$23,158	$20,394	$2,764
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	3638 Bainbridge Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1960	318	14	22.1	87.4%	68 (21.4%)	22 (6.9%)	157 (49.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.1%)	36.6	3437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		32	3783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	346	11.6		11.6	29.6	38.9	16.7	51.1			34.3	47.7	27.8	23.3	42.6			35.9	91.9			91.9			$25,724	$23,156	$2,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsdale Elementary

How many students attend Hillsdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Hillsdale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hillsdale Elementary?

Students at Hillsdale Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hillsdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillsdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Highlands High

Is Hillsdale Elementary a good school?

Hillsdale Elementary ranks 3751^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillsdale Elementary in?

Twin Rivers Unified

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