Hilltop Elementary

Summary:

Hilltop Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, serving grades K-4 with a student population of 262. It is part of the Rice Lake Area School District, which is ranked 252 out of 428 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hilltop Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 310 out of 1076 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2014-2015 (rated 4 stars) to 640 out of 1061 in 2023-2024 (rated 2 stars), suggesting it may be underperforming relative to other elementary schools in the state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with higher rankings for female students and English Language Learners, but lower rankings for white students and male students. Hilltop Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.6% in 2018-2019 to 23.2% in 2020-2021, before declining to 8.4% in 2022-2023.

While Hilltop Elementary's test scores on the Forward Exam show a mixed performance compared to the district and state averages, with some strengths in 3rd-grade math but weaknesses in 4th-grade English Language Arts, the school's overall ranking and performance suggest opportunities for improvement. When compared to nearby schools, such as Birchwood Elementary and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary, Hilltop's performance appears to be relatively weaker, despite having a comparable or slightly higher spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio.


Detail:

Public K-4

 202 Cameron Rd
       Rice Lake, WI  54868-1899


(715) 234-4998

District: Rice Lake Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
640th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,602 Help


Students who attend Hilltop Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rice Lake Middle
High:    Rice Lake High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.8 Help
Number of students:  264

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.3%
Hispanic:
14.0%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hilltop Elementary ranks worse than 60.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Rice Lake Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.19. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.3%), Hispanic (14%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hilltop Elementary is 10.8, which is the 2nd best among 3 elementary schools in the Rice Lake Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hilltop Elementary is $13,602. 2 elementary schools in the Rice Lake Area School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hilltop Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hilltop Elementary 640th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Hilltop Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rice Lake Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Rice Lake Area School District 252nd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hilltop Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hilltop Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 72.19 187th 632 70.4%
2008 65.94 370th 1021 63.8%
2009 69.12 292nd 1030 71.7%
2010 63.99 399th 1045 61.8%
2011 57.11 537th 1046 48.7%
2012 42.63 784th 1045 25.0%
2013 38.48 775th 1053 26.4%
2014 62.65 388th 1061 63.4%
2015 68.53 310th 1076 71.2%
2016 66.33 347th 1075 67.7%
2017 61.46 416th 1071 61.2%
2018 64.76 352nd 1025 65.7%
2019 60.88 416th 1037 59.9%
2021 54.90 510th 1050 51.4%
2022 48.58 612th 1067 42.6%
2023 66.68 347th 1067 67.5%
2024 48.19 640th 1061 39.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hilltop Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.50 60th 287 79.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hilltop Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.74 91st 721 87.4%
2019 60.30 232nd 742 68.7%
2021 42.11 425th 746 43.0%
2022 12.27 746th 748 0.3%
2023 56.89 272nd 770 64.7%
2024 52.85 324th 790 59.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hilltop Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.41 130th 854 84.8%
2019 68.16 200th 874 77.1%
2021 30.04 650th 847 23.3%
2022 46.53 480th 859 44.1%
2023 60.51 294th 871 66.2%
2024 49.60 453rd 866 47.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Hilltop Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.11 509th 997 48.9%
2019 63.61 363rd 1002 63.8%
2021 43.03 630th 1004 37.3%
2022 40.81 671st 1017 34.0%
2023 70.61 271st 1010 73.2%
2024 49.93 596th 1011 41.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Hilltop Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.30 197th 997 80.2%
2019 57.50 437th 1002 56.4%
2021 64.57 341st 1003 66.0%
2022 54.83 489th 1017 51.9%
2023 62.95 384th 1011 62.0%
2024 46.63 621st 1012 38.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hilltop Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.90 108th 271 60.1%
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Rank History for White students at Hilltop Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.15 336th 686 51.0%
2019 45.08 422nd 718 41.2%
2021 46.93 383rd 699 45.2%
2023 48.90 401st 715 43.9%
2024 30.07 556th 727 23.5%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Hilltop Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Hilltop Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 324 n/a 9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 333
1990 414 1 12 1 1 n/a n/a 0 429
1991 430 1 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1992 458 2 8 3 2 n/a n/a 0 473
1993 427 1 12 1 2 n/a n/a 0 443
1994 431 1 8 3 1 n/a n/a 0 444
1995 328 6 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1996 328 6 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1997 310 4 5 5 2 n/a n/a 0 326
1998 329 0 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1999 305 1 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 315
2000 287 3 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2001 310 2 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2002 292 1 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2003 292 1 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2004 318 2 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 329
2005 306 3 6 5 1 n/a n/a 0 321
2006 295 4 7 5 3 n/a n/a 0 314
2007 294 3 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 307
2008 276 4 7 6 1 n/a n/a 0 294
2009 287 7 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 308
2010 304 7 8 10 0 n/a n/a 0 329
2011 322 0 5 14 0 0 11 0 352
2012 302 2 4 18 0 0 13 0 339
2013 318 0 2 16 0 0 15 0 351
2014 290 0 3 17 1 0 16 0 327
2015 290 1 4 23 0 0 15 0 333
2016 234 0 5 19 0 0 13 0 271
2017 226 1 5 18 0 0 11 0 261
2018 218 1 6 21 2 0 11 0 259
2019 229 2 5 22 1 0 6 0 265
2020 232 1 4 14 1 0 6 0 258
2021 228 1 4 19 3 0 6 0 261
2022 213 1 2 24 3 0 5 0 248
2023 218 2 3 31 2 0 6 0 262
2024 212 2 5 37 0 0 8 0 264

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Hilltop Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 333 17.0 19.5 8.7
1990 429 21.5 19.9 13.3
1991 441 21.5 20.5 15.6
1992 473 25.0 18.9 20.1
1993 443 23.4 18.9 19.4
1994 444 21.9 20.3 18.9
1995 342 18.8 18.2 17.8
1996 342 18.8 18.2 17.8
1997 326 18.6 17.5 16.6
1998 341 19.6 17.4 16.7
1999 315 19.6 16.1 24.4
2000 296 19.7 15.0 22
2001 317 20.7 15.3 21.5
2002 302 19.9 15.2 21.9
2003 302 19.9 15.2 21.9
2004 329 20.5 16.0 23.1
2005 321 20.7 15.5 n/a
2006 314 19.7 15.9 n/a
2007 307 19.6 15.7 28.3
2008 294 18.6 15.8 25.5
2009 308 19.8 15.6 30.8
2010 329 19.4 16.8 29.8
2011 352 22.0 16.0 31.8
2012 339 20.1 16.8 35.7
2013 351 22.9 15.3 32.2
2014 327 22.6 14.4 37.6
2015 333 n/a n/a 38.4
2016 271 21.0 12.9 41.7
2017 261 21.2 12.3 40.6
2018 259 21.2 12.2 37.5
2019 265 22.2 11.9 43.8
2020 258 22.9 11.2 45
2021 261 23.3 11.1 48.7
2022 248 24.4 10.1 40.7
2023 262 23.1 11.3 45.4
2024 264 24.2 10.8 48.9

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 Hilltop Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 333 17.0 19.5 8.7
1990 429 21.5 19.9 13.3
1991 441 21.5 20.5 15.6
1992 473 25.0 18.9 20.1
1993 443 23.4 18.9 19.4
1994 444 21.9 20.3 18.9
1995 342 18.8 18.2 17.8
1996 342 18.8 18.2 17.8
1997 326 18.6 17.5 16.6
1998 341 19.6 17.4 16.7
1999 315 19.6 16.1 24.4
2000 296 19.7 15.0 22
2001 317 20.7 15.3 21.5
2002 302 19.9 15.2 21.9
2003 302 19.9 15.2 21.9
2004 329 20.5 16.0 23.1
2005 321 20.7 15.5 n/a
2006 314 19.7 15.9 n/a
2007 307 19.6 15.7 28.3
2008 294 18.6 15.8 25.5
2009 308 19.8 15.6 30.8
2010 329 19.4 16.8 29.8
2011 352 22.0 16.0 31.8
2012 339 20.1 16.8 35.7
2013 351 22.9 15.3 32.2
2014 327 22.6 14.4 37.6
2015 333 n/a n/a 38.4
2016 271 21.0 12.9 41.7
2017 261 21.2 12.3 40.6
2018 259 21.2 12.2 37.5
2019 265 22.2 11.9 43.8
2020 258 22.9 11.2 45
2021 261 23.3 11.1 48.7
2022 248 24.4 10.1 40.7
2023 262 23.1 11.3 45.4
2024 264 24.2 10.8 48.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hilltop Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $517 (4.3%) $11,508 (95.7%) $12,024
2020 $1,290 (10.0%) $11,653 (90.0%) $12,943
2021 $1,247 (9.2%) $12,356 (90.8%) $13,602

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hilltop Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 416th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 347th of 1067 Elementary schools
 7.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hilltop Elementary)32.128.3
 3.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rice Lake Area School District)40.637
 3.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hilltop Elementary)60.456.5
 3.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rice Lake Area School District)6351.5
 11.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hilltop Elementary)53.560.7
 7.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Rice Lake Area School District)47.956.8
 8.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hilltop Elementary)5055.4
 5.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rice Lake Area School District)53.554.7
 1.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Hilltop Elementary)62.167.9
 5.8%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Rice Lake Area School District)52.867.6
 14.8%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Hilltop Elementary)62.167.9
 5.8%
   4th Grade Science (Rice Lake Area School District)58.562.8
 4.4%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students265262
 1.1%
African American22
American Indian12
 100%
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic2231
 40.9%
Pacific Islander00
White229218
 4.8%
Two or More Races66
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.8%45.4%
 1.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 264 students attended Hilltop Elementary.

Hilltop Elementary ranks 640th of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Hilltop Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rice Lake Middle
High : Rice Lake High

Students at Hilltop Elementary are 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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