In 2010-2011, the decision to close Hillside Elementary was made in 2010-11. At the time, total elementary enrollment was 2815 students. At the start of the 2015-2016 school year, enrollment totaled 2825, an increase of just 10 students from five years ago. Despite the small increase, two factors trigger a need to balance enrollment across the District.
1. The 2010 elementary enrollment included many non-resident students while today’s total is almost exclusively residents. This suggests there has been significant resident student growth in the past five years, a trend which may continue.
2. After Hillside was closed, students and families were redistricted somewhat evenly across the five remaining elementary schools. The recent resident growth has largely occurred within the Swanson Elementary and Brookfield Elementary school boundaries. This has created an imbalance in enrollment distribution across the district and some facility pressure at Swanson Elementary.
