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Hillsborough Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hillsborough Elementary is a public elementary school in Hillsborough, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the Orange County Schools district, which is ranked 87 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillsborough Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past 5 school years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 98th out of 1,490 elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in EOG (End-of-Grade) assessments for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88.9% of 3rd graders, 75% of 4th graders, and 74.3% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 64.1%, 58.9%, and 59.3%, respectively.

Hillsborough Elementary also stands out for its strong performance across various student groups, including female, male, and special education students, often placing in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools. The school's performance for African American and low socioeconomic status (SES) students is also noteworthy, with rankings in the top 25% and top 35% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively. Interestingly, the nearby Expedition School, a public charter school, also demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with students scoring significantly higher than the state averages on EOG assessments.

435

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,531

Per pupil spending ?

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

402 North Nash Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278

(919) 732-6137

District: Orange County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (80% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg57%

98^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Orange County Schools

87^th of 242Orange County 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	90.8	98 of 1490	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	108 of 1505	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	107 of 1502	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	106 of 1514	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	166 of 1489	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	183 of 1473	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	240 of 1434	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	249 of 1429	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	216 of 1425	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	302 of 1440	79.0%	★★★★☆
2014	84.0	182 of 1390	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	88.7	119 of 1403	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	81.8	171 of 1388	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	281 of 1381	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	207 of 1363	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	188 of 1354	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	180 of 1324	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.6	165 of 1293	87.2%	★★★★☆
2006	87.0	82 of 1276	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	58.3	332 of 949	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	118 of 927	87.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	51.4	346 of 878	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	191 of 897	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	105 of 1451	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	91 of 1455	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	61 of 1459	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	130 of 1458	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	77.3	265 of 1440	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	218 of 1424	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	133 of 1405	90.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	156 of 710	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	170 of 669	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	255 of 582	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	417 of 500	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.7	255 of 494	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	242 of 612	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	465 of 1437	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	291 of 1450	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	247 of 1437	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	251 of 1366	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	770 of 1361	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1134 of 1332	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	105 of 1450	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	126 of 1464	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	174 of 1461	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	120 of 1464	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	109 of 1444	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	167 of 1430	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	372 of 1413	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	47 of 821	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	39 of 801	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	255 of 1172	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	205 of 1166	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	182 of 1183	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	204 of 1194	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	281 of 1172	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	295 of 1183	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	435 of 1178	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)78th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2019)65th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2019)61st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science88%+26 vs state

Mathematics79%+19 vs state

Reading77%+25 vs state

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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
Hillsborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 North Nash Street	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6137	435	30	14.6	17.5%	337 (77.5%)	28 (6.4%)	30 (6.9%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	90.8	98^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.6	108^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.8%	10	88.9	75.0	74.3				68.1	80.6	82.4				87.8		$11,531	$386	$11,145
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	154 Hayes St	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-3622	261	23	11.1	98.9%	105 (40.2%)	72 (27.6%)	63 (24.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	34.1	1017^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.7%		29.8	1102^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	26.8%	85	54.0	58.1	52.7				36.0	41.9	45.5				50.9		$14,465	$1,168	$13,297
The Expedition School	Public, Charter	K-8	437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Ste 33	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	The Expedition School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 245-8432	380	29	13.1		282 (74.2%)	14 (3.7%)	37 (9.7%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.4%)	95.1	52^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.3	56^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.3%	4	95.4	69.8	81.8	88.4	88.4	92.1	88.6	95.4	88.6	93.0	86.0	94.7	97.7	94.7
River Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 St. Mary's Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9326	523	36	14.4	37.5%	309 (59.1%)	27 (5.2%)	131 (25.0%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	81	234^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.3%		70.7	390^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.1%	156	78.2	71.3	76.0				56.4	70.6	71.0				73.0		$10,994	$454	$10,540
Pathways Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Strouds Creek Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9136	371	27	13.7	54.4%	204 (55.0%)	66 (17.8%)	57 (15.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.0%)	80.8	238^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.0%		52	715^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.5%	477	82.5	78.0	74.6				62.5	70.0	56.7				79.1		$14,700	$1,138	$13,561
Grady Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 New Grady Brown Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-6138	406	31	13.2	59.6%	170 (41.9%)	46 (11.3%)	146 (36.0%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	49.3	757^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.2%		30.2	1094^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.3%	337	65.7	58.6	51.5				49.3	55.7	50.0				55.9		$12,441	$1,012	$11,429
Efland Cheeks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Fuller Rd	Efland	27243	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 245-4042	532	36	14.7	99.4%	175 (32.9%)	129 (24.2%)	154 (28.9%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.8%)	61.9	533^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	64.2%		42.1	884^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.3%	351	75.0	78.7	56.1				50.6	67.4	54.1				52.0		$11,292	$882	$10,410
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 New Hope Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-9696	528	46	11.5	99.1%	142 (26.9%)	62 (11.7%)	273 (51.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	47.4	791^st of 1490 public elementary schools	46.9%		42.9	872^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	42.1%	81	67.8	65.4	58.5				36.8	56.8	39.4				58.5		$13,203	$1,160	$12,043
Morris Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Eubanks Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-4800	383	32	12.1	22.5%	211 (55.1%)	30 (7.8%)	54 (14.1%)	56 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	93.5	67^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.1	46^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.9%	21	86.2	83.3	89.8				79.3	72.7	83.0				86.4		$12,863	$298	$12,565
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	662	51	13.0	99.5%	205 (31.0%)	149 (22.5%)	227 (34.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	34.8	1007^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.4%		31.1	1081^st of 1505 public elementary schools	28.2%	74	52.5	51.0	43.3				36.6	51.0	48.1				57.7		$11,776	$1,086	$10,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsborough Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hillsborough Elementary?

Students at Hillsborough Elementary are 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Hillsborough Elementary in?

Orange County Schools

How many students attend Hillsborough Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Hillsborough Elementary.

Is Hillsborough Elementary a good school?

Yes. Hillsborough Elementary ranks in the top 6.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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