Elementary Schools in Hilliard City

The Hilliard City district includes 14 elementary schools serving grades K–2, 3–5, and K–5, enrolling 6,778 students total, with an average of about 484 students per school and a district-wide rank of 238 of 773 in Ohio (69th percentile, 3 stars). Ten schools serve K–5, Alton Darby Elementary School and Britton Elementary School serve K–2 and have no current state test scores, and Darby Creek Elementary School and Norwich Elementary School serve grades 3–5.

Academically, Ridgewood Elementary School leads with an 84.8 average proficiency across the seven reported 2025–2026 state tests and an 89th percentile rank, followed by Brown Elementary School (80.6), Washington Elementary School (80.1), Scioto Darby Elementary School (78.5), and Hoffman Trails Elementary School (77.8). At the other end, Hilliard Horizon Elementary School (57.2), J W Reason Elementary School (59.2), and Beacon Elementary School (62.9) fall well below the district average of about 73.7% and the state average of about 63.8%.

Patterns worth noting: higher free/reduced lunch generally tracks with lower scores, though Brown and Scioto Darby outperform what their poverty rates would suggest. Chronic absenteeism is below the district's listed 12.2% at every school, ranging from 3.3% at Washington to 10.2% at J W Reason, and top performers tend to have the lowest rates. Per-student spending and student/teacher ratios show no simple relationship to achievement, and school size is not destiny—Ridgewood and Hilliard Horizon are nearly identical in enrollment (598 vs. 596) yet 27.6 points apart in average proficiency. Ridgewood, Brown, Scioto Darby, and Avery Elementary School have improved their rank percentiles in recent years, while Washington has slipped slightly and Beacon has declined.