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Hillview Elementary School

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Hillview Elementary School ranks 370 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hillview Elementary School is a K–5 school serving 407 students in Newark, Ohio, part of Newark City Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 370 of 1,560 Ohio schools — the 76th percentile, or 4 stars — far above its district's overall standing of 497 of 773 (36th percentile, 2 stars). The school has climbed steadily over the past decade, from 987 of 1,636 (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2017–2018 to its current level, moving from below-average to solidly above-average statewide.

Academically, Hillview outperformed both the district and the state in every tested subject and grade in 2025–2026. Fourth grade math reached 92.5, versus 62.1 for the district and 67.3 statewide; fifth grade math scored 83.3 versus 58.9 and 59.1; and fifth grade science hit 85.0 versus 72.2 and 62.7. Averaged across subjects, Hillview's proficiency of roughly 79.4% sits about 15 points above both the district (about 64.4) and the state (about 63.8). Among nearby schools, only Legend Elementary (about 77.3) comes close. Hillview is also unusually effective with specific groups: its special education students have ranked in the top 5% of Ohio schools for three consecutive years, and its low-income students rose to the 94th percentile (top 6%) in 2025–2026 — notable given that 66.32% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2023–2024.

Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 34.7% in 2021–2022 to 19.0% in 2025–2026, better than the district's 28.0%, though Legend Elementary (13.9%), John Clem Elementary (13.6%) and Newton Elementary (10.1%) post lower rates. Hillview achieves its results with a higher student–teacher ratio (18:1 in 2024–2025) than most nearby schools and per-student spending of $8,972 (2018–2019). Its third grade results (66.1 ELA, 69.5 math) are its lowest, yet still above district and state. Overall, Hillview is a strong, improving school that significantly outperforms its district and most neighbors.

407

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,912

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1927 Horns Hill Rd
Newark, OH 43055-9602

(740) 670-7310

District: Newark City Schools

Students who attend Hillview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Newark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Two or more races:

12.0%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (79% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg64%

Ohio avg64%

370^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Newark City Schools

497^th of 773Newark City Schools among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	370 of 1560	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	399 of 1558	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	545 of 1577	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	551 of 1596	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	642 of 1588	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	611 of 1610	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	767 of 1676	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	987 of 1636	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.3	821 of 1651	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.6	859 of 1678	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.2	762 of 1684	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.6	703 of 1687	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.9	688 of 1701	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	757 of 1709	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	582 of 1686	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.2	626 of 1662	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	250 of 824	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.1	99 of 765	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	270 of 956	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	36.7	660 of 1021	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	492 of 1452	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.1	503 of 1452	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	654 of 1466	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	756 of 1483	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	850 of 1488	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	697 of 1467	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	752 of 1502	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	911 of 1518	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	150 of 759	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	84 of 1467	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.1	103 of 1473	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	66.3	494 of 1484	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	367 of 1447	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	524 of 1419	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	358 of 1404	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	379 of 1465	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	917 of 1465	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	279 of 1467	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	159 of 1466	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	501 of 1485	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	347 of 1498	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	376 of 1518	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	491 of 1499	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	621 of 1535	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	946 of 1536	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	40 of 914	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	46 of 935	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	43 of 900	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	31 of 856	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	349 of 1181	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.1	497 of 1175	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	527 of 1190	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	513 of 1215	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	651 of 1242	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	628 of 1249	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	712 of 1271	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	988 of 1309	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)96th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)80th percentile+41 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science85%+22 vs state

Mathematics82%+19 vs state

English Language Arts75%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Hillview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1927 Horns Hill Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7310	407	23	18.0	66.3%	327 (80.3%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	77.3	370^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.3%		76.6	399^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.4%	29	85.0	69.5	92.5	83.3		66.1	79.1	80.0		$11,912
John Clem Elementary School	Public	K-5	475 Jefferson Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7130	386	26	14.9	68.6%	296 (76.7%)	21 (5.4%)	17 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.4%)	51	873^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.1	1061^st of 1558 public elementary schools	31.9%	188	75.0	67.3	59.4	41.7		65.5	53.1	66.7		$11,699
Legend Elementary	Public	K-5	1075 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7100	475	30	15.8	53.5%	362 (76.2%)	18 (3.8%)	25 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.3%)	76.1	408^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.8%		78.2	361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	76.8%	47	76.8	72.3	70.1	82.6		78.3	75.3	85.5		$12,785
Newton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6645 Mount Vernon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 745-5982	347	22	15.9	47.7%	325 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	49.1	902^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	42.2%		47.4	934^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.1%	32	72.4	53.6	59.1	32.8		51.8	66.7	79.3		$13,145
Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 E Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7300	414	26	16.0	86.2%	334 (80.7%)	16 (3.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.1%)	51.4	868^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.4%		42.2	1001^st of 1558 public elementary schools	35.8%	133	79.6	53.7	51.4	65.3		56.7	53.4	73.5		$12,207
McGuffey Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Green Wave Dr	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7140	415	29	14.1	82.2%	351 (84.6%)	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	34.7	1086^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.4%		44.9	969^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.8%	117	66.1	50.0	46.2	37.1		54.8	42.4	61.3		$11,643
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1350 Granville Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 344-7279	187	14	13.8		129 (69.0%)	13 (7.0%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	34 (18.2%)	42.9	995^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.2%		56.4	792^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	49.2%	203	64.5	68.8	40.6	58.1	46.7	62.5	31.3	77.4	26.7	$12,425
Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1040 W Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7330	346	21	16.7	63.7%	275 (79.5%)	12 (3.5%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)	49.6	898^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.4%		57.7	767^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.8%	131	62.2	69.8	52.5	51.1		64.2	55.0	66.7		$12,673
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 Beacon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7340	265	18	14.3	90.5%	198 (74.7%)	24 (9.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	46.8	938^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.5	1056^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.2%	118	57.1	42.5	63.2	51.4		70.0	55.3	68.6		$14,312
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	3-5	152 Cynthia St	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 522-8442	388	20	19.4	43.0%	320 (82.5%)	16 (4.1%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	73.3	478^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.4%		73.6	463^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	70.3%	15	65.1	71.8	82.1	67.4		85.4	71.0	81.7		$12,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillview Elementary School

Is Hillview Elementary School a good school?

Hillview Elementary School ranks 370^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillview Elementary School in?

Newark City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hillview Elementary School?

Students at Hillview Elementary School are 80% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Hillview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Hillview Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hillview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hillview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Newark High School

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