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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Hillcrest Drive Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003084
Hillcrest Drive Elementary
4041 Hillcrest Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90008 · (323) 296-6867 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
473 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.1pp since 2014
Math
21.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 15.8% | 26.1% | 50.9% |
| Math | 8.5% | 13.1% | 28.4% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 18.1% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 10.3% | 8.8% |
| 2021-22 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
| 2018-19 | 18.1% | 17.8% |
| 2017-18 | 20.8% | 21.5% |
| 2016-17 | 15.7% | 13.4% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hillcrest Drive Elementary
Hillcrest Drive Elementary's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Drive Elementary this school | 486 | 97.3% | 20.8% |
| Captain Raymond Collins Long Beach | 522 | 94.4% | 22.8% |
| Watts Learning Center Los Angeles | 368 | 100.0% | N/A |
| La Salle Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 330 | 95.8% | 26.4% |
| KIPP Ignite Academy Los Angeles | 448 | 87.1% | N/A |
| Highland Elementary Inglewood | 323 | 95.7% | 30.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hillcrest Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #4,513 of 5,151 | #1,071 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #4,148 of 5,172 ▼ 43 | #1,021 of 1,129 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #4,641 of 5,172 ▲ 225 | #1,081 of 1,129 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.7pp | #250 of 5,116 | #99 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #2,621 of 5,915 | #527 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #265 of 5,352 | #75 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #2,016 of 5,354 | #306 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #167 of 5,625 | #99 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #1,530 of 3,837 | #525 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
486
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 1,266
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 486 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 97% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 95% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 97% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 98% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 92% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 31 | 22.9:1 | 88% (624) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | N/A | N/A | 64% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 1,241 | 63 | 19.7:1 | 100% (1,237) |
| 1990-91 | 1,266 | 49 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest Drive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (600 to 486); teachers down 7% (29 to 27).
About Hillcrest Drive Elementary
Hillcrest Drive Elementary is an elementary school in Los Angeles, California, and it is part of Los Angeles Unified. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 486 students in 2024-25.
Hillcrest Drive Elementary is part of a district of 784 schools: Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students.
The student body at Hillcrest Drive Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 50%. Enrollment also includes 41% Black and 8% multiracial. In Los Angeles County overall, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
A staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.0:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 97%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Hillcrest Drive Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.5%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Hillcrest Drive Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Stella Middle Charter Academy sits about 0.3 miles from Hillcrest Drive Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 29.4% proficiency; Hillcrest Drive Elementary posts 20.8%.
For locale, NCES codes Hillcrest Drive Elementary as City: Large.
A 3% decline took enrollment from 503 in 2020-21 to 486 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Hillcrest Drive Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest Drive ElementaryHow many students attend Hillcrest Drive Elementary?
Hillcrest Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 486 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hillcrest Drive Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillcrest Drive Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Drive Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Drive Elementary is approximately 18.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hillcrest Drive Elementary?
Hillcrest Drive Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 50% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Hillcrest Drive Elementary public or private?
Hillcrest Drive Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.