Hilltop EL Sch

Hilltop Elementary School serves 306 students in kindergarten through fourth grade in Aston, Pennsylvania. It earns a composite score of 9.3 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — placing it 22nd among 2,842 public schools statewide. That puts Hilltop ahead of 99% of Pennsylvania schools, a standing that holds across every school type in the commonwealth.

The scores that drive that rank are consistent across categories. Academic performance comes in at 8.7 out of 10. Growth — measuring how much students actually improve year over year — scores 9.5 out of 10, the strongest component of Hilltop's profile.

Growth matters most at the elementary level, where wide variation in starting points makes gains harder to predict, and Hilltop's 9.5 signals reliable, measurable progress. An 8.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio keeps individual attention high throughout the KG–4 span. Among Aston's five public schools, Hilltop ranks first.

Narrowed to elementary schools specifically, it sits 19th out of 1,625 in Pennsylvania — a comparison that filters out middle and high schools and still puts Hilltop near the top of the state. For families with kindergarten through fourth grade children, that combination of academic strength, exceptional growth, and a low ratio is difficult to match anywhere in Pennsylvania.

With a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1, Hilltop EL Sch offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.