Hillcrest Elementary School

Hillcrest Elementary School operates as a small K-5 school in Lagrange, Georgia, run under Troup County. Current enrollment sits at 390 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Troup County runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 12,262 students. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hillcrest Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 15% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Troup County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hillcrest Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Troup County's rate of about 92%.

After controlling for student poverty, Hillcrest Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.7%; this one delivers 69.1%, a residual of +34.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Troup County shows median household earnings sit near $56,776, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Troup County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,262 students), Hillcrest Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Franklin Forest Elementary, roughly 3.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hillcrest Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Hillcrest Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 390). Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 8% to 1%.

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