HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in BOISE, Idaho, part of BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, with 299 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 52 schools operated by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, a district that instructs 22,134 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ada County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ada County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,502, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 156 public schools in Ada County (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students).

Nearest neighbor: WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 67% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.