Summary:
ZIP code 42553 has one elementary school, Science Hill Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8 and enrolling 498 students. Its 2025–2026 results are above state averages in each reported subject grouping: by 20 points in mathematics, 21 in science, 12 in reading, 6 in editing and mechanics, 5 in grade 8 writing, and 2 in social studies. The most important finding is that strong overall comparisons with the state mask sharply different results from grade to grade.
Science Hill is the only school in the local list, so there is no top or bottom school to compare; its clearest standouts are grade 7 mathematics and reading, at 80% versus 39% statewide and 82% versus 50%. Grade 7 science also leads the state, 56% to 28%. The clearest weaker result is grade 5 reading: 31%, compared with 51% statewide. Across grades, reading ranges from 31% in grade 5 to 82% in grade 7, a 51-point spread. Social studies is similarly uneven: grade 5 is 24% versus 38% statewide, while grade 8 is 56% versus 39%. The state suppressed the school’s grade 5 writing score, so it is not available for comparison.
Results changed in mixed ways from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: average science proficiency rose 16 points and reading rose 3, while mathematics fell 1 point, social studies fell 4, and editing and mechanics fell 9; grade 8 writing fell 9 points, from 62% to 53%. SchoolDigger ranked Science Hill 202 out of 684 schools in 2025–2026, at the 70th percentile with 4 stars; its 2024–2025 rank was 191 out of 685, at the 72nd percentile with 4 stars. The student-teacher ratio is 16:1, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these are context, not explanations for test results.
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