Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT·NCES 160036000056
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2045 SOUTH POND STREET, BOISE, ID 83705 · (208) 854-5080 · Ada County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Idaho public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
295 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 46%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.4%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
20.6%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 299 | 98.7% | N/A |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 228 | 98.7% | N/A |
| KOELSCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 321 | 95.6% | N/A |
| MORLEY NELSON ELEMENTARY BOISE | 392 | 97.7% | N/A |
| GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 278 | 96.8% | N/A |
| GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY BOISE | 402 | 98.8% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #310 of 323 | #75 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #271 of 319 | #72 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #230 of 393 | #57 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #58 of 295 | #19 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #16 of 296 | #12 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #3 of 328 | #3 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #97 of 208 | #41 of 58 |
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
299
+37 (+14%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 299 | 19.4 | 15.4:1 | 99% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 17.8 | 15.4:1 | 70% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 19.4 | 14.4:1 | 71% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 71% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 21.4 | 16.6:1 | 71% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 71% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 65% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 38% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 21 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (356 to 299); teachers down 9% (21.4 to 19.4).
About HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A mid-sized elementary school in BOISE, Idaho, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. It has an enrollment of 299 students in pre-K through 6.
BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT is made up of 52 schools with 22,134 students in all.
About 60% of the student body at HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Ada County residents are about 83% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.4 students per teacher. The school's 15.4:1 compares with an average of 18.1:1 for elementary schools in Idaho. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in Ada County.
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of Idaho public elementary schools.
For Ada County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $91,502 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Ada County has 156 public schools.
WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.9 miles from HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 262 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 299.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- CAPITAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,170 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 886 students
- WEST JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in BOISE
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,290 students
- INSPIRE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,210 students
Other Hillcrest Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 24 states are named Hillcrest Elementary. HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 38th largest of the 42.
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMERICAN FALLS, ID · 357 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
- WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 469
- OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 167
- MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 206
- GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 402
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,308
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT in Ada County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.