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What advice would you give to incoming students at Hillcrest Elementary?
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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBLIN CITY·NCES 130187004061
Hillcrest Elementary
1100 Edgewood Dr, Dublin, GA 31021 · (478) 353-8200 · Laurens County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- 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 Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
546 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (90).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Dublin City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
36.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.2% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.9% | 39.3% |
| 2022-23 | 18.7% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.5% | 26.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Elementary
Hillcrest Elementary's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary this school | 546 | 100.0% | 31.8% |
| Susie Dasher Dublin | 554 | 100.0% | 42.6% |
| Waddell Elementary School Columbus | 520 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
| Deer Chase Elementary School Hephzibah | 555 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School College Park | 516 | 100.0% | 14.6% |
| Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts Jonesboro | 518 | 100.0% | 39.7% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Laurens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #753 of 1,208 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #707 of 1,215 ▼ 89 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #840 of 1,215 ▲ 79 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #234 of 1,183 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #748 of 1,324 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,292 of 1,301 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #1,065 of 1,301 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #209 of 1,312 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #292 of 386 | N/A |
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
546
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 546 | 29.3 | 18.6:1 | 100% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 29.2 | 18.9:1 | 100% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 31.3 | 17.0:1 | 100% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 100% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 99% (450) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (525 to 546); teachers up 1% (29 to 29.3).
About Hillcrest Elementary
Hillcrest Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Dublin, Georgia. The school's enrollment of 546 students covers pre-K through 4.
Dublin City has 2,370 students spread across 5 schools.
Hillcrest Elementary enrolls a student body that is 83% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Laurens County overall, about 37% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Hillcrest Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
With 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Hillcrest Elementary was 18.6:1. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. Hillcrest Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. It compares with 91% for public schools in Laurens County.
allk12 grades Hillcrest Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hillcrest Elementary is 6.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 31.8%. Predicted: 25.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Laurens County, median household income is about $55,010, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Hillcrest Elementary is among the 14 public schools in Laurens County.
The school nearest to Hillcrest Elementary is Moore Street Facility, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Hillcrest Elementary is 5th among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Hillcrest Elementary enrolled 537; in 2024-25, 546.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Laurens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,798
Census ACS
Median income
$55,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dublin City
- Dublin Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Dublin High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Susie DasherElementary · 554 students
- Moore Street FacilityHigh · 40 students
Other schools in Dublin
- West Laurens Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Dublin Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- East Laurens Primary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Dublin High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Susie DasherElementary · 554 students
- East Laurens Middle SchoolMiddle · 536 students
Other Hillcrest Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 24 states are named Hillcrest Elementary. Hillcrest Elementary is the 12th largest of the 42.
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLagrange, GA · 390 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLake Stevens, WA · 842 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolEnterprise, AL · 753 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolNEDERLAND, TX · 717 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Moore Street Facility0.9 mi · 40
- Dublin Middle School1.2 mi · 634
- Dublin High School1.4 mi · 596
- Susie Dasher2.1 mi · 554
- West Laurens Middle School4.2 mi · 898
- East Laurens Middle School6.0 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest ElementaryHow many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?
Hillcrest Elementary enrolls approximately 546 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Hillcrest Elementary serve?
Hillcrest Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Hillcrest Elementary have?
Hillcrest Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillcrest Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillcrest Elementary are roughly 9% White, 4% Hispanic, 83% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hillcrest Elementary public or private?
Hillcrest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dublin City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.