North Hill Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 19835 8th Ave S
       Des Moines, WA  98148-2246


(206) 631-4600

District: Highline School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
336th of 1,169 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,409 Help


Students who attend North Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Sylvester Middle School
High:    Mount Rainier High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  495

Racial breakdown:

White:
35.2%
Hispanic:
26.7%
Two or more races:
16.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.6% Help


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Compare Details North Hill Elementary ranks better than 71.3% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Highline School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.05. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at North Hill Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.2%), Hispanic (26.7%), two or more races (16.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Hill Elementary is 17.6, which is the 7th best among 17 elementary schools in the Highline School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Hill Elementary is $20,409, which is the 8th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Highline School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

North Hill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks North Hill Elementary 336th of 1169 Washington public elementary schools. (See North Hill Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Highline School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Highline School District 198th of 249 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for North Hill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 56.37 470th 1051 55.3%
2007 53.88 509th 1069 52.4%
2008 40.37 675th 1067 36.7%
2009 39.52 709th 1072 33.9%
2010 45.11 625th 1088 42.6%
2011 48.71 583rd 1092 46.6%
2012 55.10 514th 1097 53.1%
2013 55.64 518th 1106 53.2%
2015 71.12 277th 1067 74.0%
2016 69.51 315th 1053 70.1%
2017 74.64 256th 1056 75.8%
2018 83.65 157th 1054 85.1%
2019 68.79 345th 1130 69.5%
2021 64.61 361st 1107 67.4%
2022 65.09 376th 1169 67.8%
2023 69.05 336th 1169 71.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.13 30th 303 90.1%
2021 34.57 79th 128 38.3%
2022 33.32 181st 252 28.2%
2023 42.17 118th 194 39.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 49.25 82nd 213 61.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.24 138th 637 78.3%
2022 54.61 160th 478 66.5%
2023 39.99 185th 308 39.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.91 43rd 835 94.9%
2019 78.09 114th 979 88.4%
2021 52.82 341st 854 60.1%
2022 67.70 226th 1019 77.8%
2023 74.21 187th 1013 81.5%
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Rank History for Female students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.43 132nd 1004 86.9%
2019 71.78 292nd 1068 72.7%
2021 55.48 412th 1008 59.1%
2022 49.96 520th 1100 52.7%
2023 55.74 451st 1094 58.8%
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Rank History for Male students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.70 176th 999 82.4%
2019 62.39 394th 1075 63.3%
2021 66.77 309th 1025 69.9%
2022 75.20 266th 1113 76.1%
2023 78.88 207th 1099 81.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.14 111th 169 34.3%
2019 42.83 121st 201 39.8%
2022 43.20 120th 187 35.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.00 47th 540 91.3%
2019 67.87 173rd 697 75.2%
2021 61.13 123rd 501 75.4%
2022 71.44 120th 694 82.7%
2023 87.80 35th 633 94.5%
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Rank History for White students at North Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.84 116th 833 86.1%
2019 65.13 359th 1027 65.0%
2021 67.52 294th 943 68.8%
2022 72.70 269th 1031 73.9%
2023 69.90 297th 1011 70.6%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Open Quote My daughter had gone to this school from 1st grade thru 6th grade and enjoyed her time there. She is in the ILC special education program this school had great staff and work so GOOD well my daughter. There are some improvements needed and I would agree the front office needs some more friendly tone in their voice and yes the counsolers should work with both the parents and student more. As for the special needs classroom, there are some teachers who could do better in working with the parents, but they could do better in preparing the students for middle school. Otherwise it was a friendly school, that works hard at making sure each student learns the best they can. I so wish there were more teachers and school like this... Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, August 29, 2011

Open Quote The staff is great at north hill. There are areas to improve, mostly their office staff(rude on the phone!) and the counselors are very nice but need to listen to parents more. The principal is amazing!!!! I think they are improving. I have had several kids go through this school. They are pretty good at a lot of things and as long as they keep improving at the things they need to they will be just fine. The office staff needs some work too! Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Open Quote This school has excellent staff and counselors, offers half and full day kindergarten and has music, physical education and reading programs. They also have many opportunities to visit the library and computer rooms. They are working on go green program, achieving a level 2 in the 2009-2010 school year. They offer a girls softball program for 3rd-6th grade. Close Quote



Enrollment information for North Hill Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 291 8 64 8 6 n/a n/a 0 377
1992 290 10 71 17 5 n/a n/a 0 393
1993 295 10 65 19 6 n/a n/a 0 395
1994 299 11 55 19 5 n/a n/a 0 389
1995 300 26 52 25 8 n/a n/a 0 411
1996 300 26 52 25 8 n/a n/a 0 411
1997 278 31 49 38 12 n/a n/a 0 408
1998 269 53 51 51 11 n/a n/a 0 435
1999 274 33 41 51 10 n/a n/a 0 409
2000 227 27 56 61 5 n/a n/a 0 376
2001 229 43 54 57 3 n/a n/a 0 386
2002 192 25 65 76 4 n/a n/a 0 362
2003 192 25 65 76 4 n/a n/a 0 362
2004 207 30 51 69 5 n/a n/a 0 362
2005 190 23 39 58 7 n/a n/a 0 317
2006 335 49 97 108 9 n/a n/a 0 598
2007 306 40 83 119 10 n/a n/a 0 558
2008 298 50 76 124 10 n/a n/a 1 559
2009 300 69 82 114 13 n/a n/a 1 579
2010 264 71 84 108 14 n/a n/a 9 550
2011 321 17 47 87 12 10 53 0 547
2012 238 47 56 127 13 11 60 0 552
2013 251 46 61 122 12 8 56 0 556
2014 253 53 49 124 12 8 54 0 553
2015 280 60 44 116 10 6 71 0 587
2016 275 63 45 118 10 8 82 0 601
2017 278 62 47 123 5 14 69 0 598
2018 282 60 55 113 6 14 75 0 605
2019 266 59 66 118 4 15 87 0 615
2020 235 49 48 125 2 9 79 0 547
2021 189 46 59 122 6 5 91 0 518
2022 182 44 51 112 5 4 87 0 485
2023 174 45 53 132 5 4 81 1 495

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Hill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 377 1.0 377.0 n/a
1992 393 18.0 21.8 n/a
1993 395 17.5 22.6 n/a
1994 389 18.0 21.6 n/a
1995 411 18.5 22.2 n/a
1996 411 18.5 22.2 n/a
1997 408 19.0 21.5 n/a
1998 435 18.0 24.2 n/a
1999 409 22.0 18.6 n/a
2000 376 20.3 18.5 n/a
2001 386 18.0 21.4 n/a
2002 362 19.0 19.1 42.5
2003 362 19.0 19.1 42.5
2004 362 18.0 20.1 50.3
2005 317 17.6 18.0 44.5
2006 598 26.5 22.6 45.5
2007 558 n/a n/a 43.4
2008 559 30.4 18.4 42.5
2009 579 30.4 19.0 44.8
2010 550 27.7 19.8 50.1
2011 547 27.7 19.7 44.2
2012 552 27.7 19.9 58
2013 556 27.6 20.1 56.3
2014 553 n/a n/a 53
2015 587 33.0 17.7 42.8
2016 601 31.0 19.3 50.9
2017 598 31.7 18.8 46.2
2018 605 31.8 18.9 44.5
2019 615 29.9 20.5 42
2020 547 30.8 17.7 38.8
2021 518 31.5 16.4 37.5
2022 485 28.8 16.8 39.8
2023 495 27.9 17.6 42.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Hill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 377 1.0 377.0 n/a
1992 393 18.0 21.8 n/a
1993 395 17.5 22.6 n/a
1994 389 18.0 21.6 n/a
1995 411 18.5 22.2 n/a
1996 411 18.5 22.2 n/a
1997 408 19.0 21.5 n/a
1998 435 18.0 24.2 n/a
1999 409 22.0 18.6 n/a
2000 376 20.3 18.5 n/a
2001 386 18.0 21.4 n/a
2002 362 19.0 19.1 42.5
2003 362 19.0 19.1 42.5
2004 362 18.0 20.1 50.3
2005 317 17.6 18.0 44.5
2006 598 26.5 22.6 45.5
2007 558 n/a n/a 43.4
2008 559 30.4 18.4 42.5
2009 579 30.4 19.0 44.8
2010 550 27.7 19.8 50.1
2011 547 27.7 19.7 44.2
2012 552 27.7 19.9 58
2013 556 27.6 20.1 56.3
2014 553 n/a n/a 53
2015 587 33.0 17.7 42.8
2016 601 31.0 19.3 50.9
2017 598 31.7 18.8 46.2
2018 605 31.8 18.9 44.5
2019 615 29.9 20.5 42
2020 547 30.8 17.7 38.8
2021 518 31.5 16.4 37.5
2022 485 28.8 16.8 39.8
2023 495 27.9 17.6 42.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

North Hill Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201695.2%0.0%0.0%1.2%100.0%97.6%100.0%97.6%98.8%97.6%
201795.0%0.0%0.0%2.5%2.5%97.5%97.5%97.5%96.3%97.5%97.5%
201890.3%0.0%0.0%1.1%5.4%94.6%94.6%94.6%94.6%94.6%94.6%
201989.7%0.0%0.0%2.3%3.5%92.0%93.1%94.3%90.8%92.0%93.1%
202195.2%1.2%0.0%1.2%1.2%98.8%97.6%98.8%96.4%97.6%98.8%98.8%98.8%97.6%
202296.9%1.6%0.0%1.6%1.6%96.9%96.9%98.4%98.4%96.9%98.4%98.4%98.4%96.9%
202393.2%1.1%0.0%1.1%0.0%95.5%96.6%95.5%95.5%96.6%94.3%94.3%94.3%96.6%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

6th Grade Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201888.6%1.4%0.0%0.0%4.3%95.7%95.7%94.3%95.7%95.7%95.7%
201992.2%1.3%0.0%0.0%2.6%96.1%92.2%96.1%96.1%96.1%92.2%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

North Hill Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201996.4%0.2%0.0%1.5%98.7%98.7%98.5%98.5%98.7%98.7%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for North Hill Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $874 (5.8%) $14,266 (94.2%) $15,140
2020 $315 (2.7%) $11,311 (97.3%) $11,626
2021 $977 (5.3%) $17,406 (94.7%) $18,383
2022 $2,282 (11.2%) $18,127 (88.8%) $20,409

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Hill Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 345th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 336th of 1169 Elementary schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Hill Elementary)52.444.2
 8.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Highline School District)39.130.1
 9.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (North Hill Elementary)61.555.8
 5.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Highline School District)38.732.4
 6.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (North Hill Elementary)69.958.4
 11.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Highline School District)42.132.6
 9.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (North Hill Elementary)67.465.6
 1.8%
   4th Grade Math (Highline School District)39.532
 7.5%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (North Hill Elementary)82.765.4
 17.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Highline School District)46.531.4
 15.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (North Hill Elementary)66.754.3
 12.4%
   5th Grade Math (Highline School District)34.922.8
 12.1%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (North Hill Elementary)70.467.9
 2.5%
   5th Grade Science (Highline School District)36.133
 3.2%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (North Hill Elementary)68.355.9
 12.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Highline School District)48.636.3
 12.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (North Hill Elementary)58.958.8
 0.2%
   All Grades Math (Highline School District)35.724.4
 11.3%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (North Hill Elementary)70.467.9
 2.5%
   All Grades Science (Highline School District)37.933.3
 4.6%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students615495
 19.5%
African American5945
 23.7%
American Indian45
 25%
Asian6653
 19.7%
Hispanic118132
 11.9%
Pacific Islander154
 73.3%
White266174
 34.6%
Two or More Races8781
 6.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42%42.6%
 0.7%


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Students who attend North Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sylvester Middle School
High : Mount Rainier High School

North Hill Elementary ranks 336th of 1169 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at North Hill Elementary are 35% White, 27% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 9% African American, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 495 students attended North Hill Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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