The top reported proficiency rate is 94% in Science. The lowest is 75% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Hillview Elementary School
Hillview Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Newark, a county seat in Licking County, Ohio undergoing steady growth and industrial development. The school enrolls a school-sized population for its grade band, with just under two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with substantial economic need. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students identifying as multiracial, Black, or Hispanic.
On state testing, Hillview's proficiency rates position it well within its county peer group. In math, a majority of tested students in grades three through five reached proficiency. English language arts proficiency was somewhat lower, though still solidly in the mid-to-upper range for the county. Science showed notably strong results, with proficiency well above the county median. The school tested all eligible students, indicating full participation. Trend data for this school spans a single year, so longer-term growth patterns are not available.
When measured against other districts in Licking County, Hillview's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile of county schools, a clear strength. The school's science performance particularly stands out.
Hillview sits on Horns Hill Road, in a Newark neighborhood that reflects the city's character as a mixed community of manufacturing corridors, retail areas, and residential blocks. The broader Newark area is experiencing meaningful economic momentum, anchored by a planned Intel semiconductor fabrication facility expected to reshape the region's employment base and by downtown revitalization centered on Courthouse Square. Housing values in the zip code are moderate relative to national benchmarks and have appreciated modestly in recent years. Rental costs are similarly accessible. The area's unemployment rate is low, and median household income is healthy.
The school is part of Newark City Schools, the district that encompasses the city. No recent major district-wide changes, curriculum shifts, or referendums emerged from available public sources, suggesting relative stability in district governance and operations during the past several years.
Specifics on special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, discipline policy, and school-level attendance or staffing were not available in the data provided. A parent may want to ask the school directly about those topics if they are priorities in your family's decision-making. Similarly, state testing data does not include grades pre-K through two, which Hillview serves; those younger grades are not assessed under state accountability systems, so academic attainment information for early elementary learners would need to come from school-level or classroom observations.
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