Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004275
Hillcrest
30 Marguerite Dr., Oakland, CA 94618 · (510) 879-5127 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
21.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
117 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 60% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
74.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.4pp since 2014
Math
63.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.3% | 28.3% | 14.6% | 10.8% |
| Math | 41.3% | 22.1% | 18.3% | 18.3% |
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 | 74.6% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 64.1% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 69.4% |
| 2021-22 | 81.9% | 79.5% |
| 2018-19 | 87.8% | 82.5% |
| 2017-18 | 82.7% | 77.1% |
| 2016-17 | 79.4% | 78.2% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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
Hillcrest's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest this school | 393 | 29.8% | 67.8% |
| Peralta Elementary Oakland | 355 | 30.4% | 71.5% |
| Washington Elementary Berkeley | 401 | 33.4% | 71.1% |
| Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier Berkeley | 407 | 29.2% | 75.5% |
| Rosa Parks Environmental Science Berkeley | 393 | 33.8% | 72.5% |
| Thornhill Elementary Oakland | 370 | 27.6% | 66.3% |
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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #750 of 5,151 | #62 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #908 of 5,172 ▼ 63 | #76 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #512 of 5,172 ▲ 60 | #41 of 192 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.8pp | #76 of 5,116 | #10 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #3,781 of 5,915 | #141 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,709 of 5,352 | #45 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #216 of 5,354 | #28 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #4,766 of 5,625 | #145 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #1,004 of 1,139 | #40 of 48 |
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
393
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 393 | 18.4 | 21.3:1 | 30% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 16.9 | 22.2:1 | 26% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 16.3 | 21.1:1 | 14% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 15.8 | 24.5:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 14 | 26.1:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | N/A | N/A | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 14 | 19.2:1 | 5% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 210 | 9 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (387 to 393); teachers up 17% (15.8 to 18.4).
About Hillcrest
Hillcrest, located in Oakland, California, is a low-enrollment elementary school. It had 393 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8.
Hillcrest is part of Oakland Unified, where 84 schools serve 33,973 students.
The biggest share of students at Hillcrest, 39%, is White. The next largest groups are 25% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 10% Black. In Alameda County overall, about 30% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
There are 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hillcrest, giving a ratio of 21.3:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. A total of 117 students, or 30%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Alameda County report 49%.
Hillcrest earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hillcrest is 62.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.8%.
In the surrounding county, Alameda County, median household income comes to about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 394, with about 210,511 students.
The closest school to Hillcrest is Kaiser Early Childhood Center, located about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillcrest. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Hillcrest ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Hillcrest inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 393, starting from 394. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.2:1 in 2020-21 to 21.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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Other Hillcrest schools
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- Hillcrest SchoolLOGAN, UT · 521 students
- HILLCREST SCHOOLPEEKSKILL, NY · 520 students
- Hillcrest SchoolSomerset, NJ · 439 students
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- Hillcrest SchoolMORRISTOWN, NJ · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Kaiser Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 118
- Chabot Elementary0.9 mi · 576
- Havens Elementary1.1 mi · 464
- Claremont Middle1.1 mi · 487
- Piedmont High1.2 mi · 733
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Frequently asked questions
About HillcrestHow large is Hillcrest?
Hillcrest enrolls approximately 393 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Hillcrest serve?
Hillcrest serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillcrest?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillcrest is approximately 21.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hillcrest?
Student demographics at Hillcrest are roughly 39% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 25% Two or more.
What district is Hillcrest in?
Hillcrest is part of Oakland Unified.
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