Hillcrest Elementary School

Located at 10335 CROKE DRIVE, in NORTHGLENN, Colorado, Hillcrest Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school that hosts 338 students (grades K through 5), run under Adams 12 Five Star Schools.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 34,466 students. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hillcrest Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder consists of 12% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the resource side, Hillcrest Elementary School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Adams County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hillcrest Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.6%; this one delivers 14.8%.

Across the wider county, Adams County reports that median household income runs about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

The closest other public school is Northglenn High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hillcrest Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.8%.

Hillcrest Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Hillcrest Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 338). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 71% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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