📍 404 Main Cross St, Taylorsville, Spencer County, 40071
Hillview Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Taylorsville, Spencer County. The school has 51 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spencer County school district. It serves grades 1–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hillview Academy enrolls 51 students across grades 1–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 9.8% Two or more races and 2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 43 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
36 of the school's 51 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 35 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillview Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-40, state senate district 14, state house district 53.
Hillview Academy is one of 6 schools in Spencer County, based in Taylorsville, Kentucky. The district serves 3,341 students district-wide and employs 185 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 51 students, Hillview Academy is smaller than the district average of about 557 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant