HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus in AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho, overseen by AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DISTRICT. The school hosts 357 students in grades pre-K through 2.

AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,514 students. HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 45% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the income-and-resources front, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, Power County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,146 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Power County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,699 students), of which HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is AMERICAN FALLS ACADEMY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.