Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MOLINE SD 37·NCES 171317001562
Hillcrest Elementary School
451 22nd Ave, East Moline, IL 61244 · (309) 755-7621 · Rock Island County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
334 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 56%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (78).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 69% · 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
Hillcrest Elementary School→Glenview Middle School
Based on grade levels within East Moline SD 37. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
18.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.4% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 School
Hillcrest Elementary School's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary School this school | 353 | 94.6% | 12.5% |
| Graham A Elementary School Chicago | 344 | 89.2% | 14.5% |
| Pleasant Acres Elementary School Rantoul | 293 | 94.5% | 13.7% |
| Chopin Elementary School Chicago | 323 | 90.4% | 14.3% |
| Taft Elementary School Joliet | 424 | 94.6% | 28.6% |
| Forrestal Elementary School Great Lakes | 386 | 99.2% | 17.7% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #1,828 of 1,925 | #26 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #1,888 of 2,077 ▼ 85 | #25 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #1,960 of 2,077 ▲ 34 | #24 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #1,247 of 2,419 | #12 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,429 of 2,035 | #15 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #401 of 2,042 | #19 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #165 of 2,132 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #558 of 615 | #10 of 10 |
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
353
0 (0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 354
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 | 353 | 24.3 | 14.6:1 | 95% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 22.3 | 14.7:1 | 97% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 25.4 | 12.2:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 23.2 | 15.0:1 | 99% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 59% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 75% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (348 to 353); teachers up 5% (23.2 to 24.3).
About Hillcrest Elementary School
Hillcrest Elementary School is one of the public schools in East Moline, Illinois. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 353 students in kindergarten through 4.
The district, East Moline SD 37, has 2,641 students enrolled across 6 schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Hillcrest Elementary School, at 52%. The next largest groups are 24% White, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Rock Island County overall, about 14% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Hillcrest Elementary School total 24.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 95%. Compared with the 65% average for public schools in Rock Island County, the school's rate is higher.
Hillcrest Elementary School scores 12.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 16.9%.
In Rock Island County (population about 142,757), the median household income is $67,159, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of 57 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Ridgewood Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Hillcrest Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 28.1%, higher than Hillcrest Elementary School's 12.5%.
NCES assigns Hillcrest Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 353 in 2020-21 and 353 in 2024-25.
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Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Moline SD 37
- Glenview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Bowlesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
- East Moline Early Learning CenterElementary · 158 students
- East Moline Education CenterMiddle
Other schools in East Moline
- United Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,862 students
- Glenview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Ridgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Northeast Jr High SchoolMiddle · 186 students
- East Moline Early Learning CenterElementary · 158 students
Other Hillcrest Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 24 states are named Hillcrest Elementary. Hillcrest Elementary School is the 30th largest of the 42.
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolAntioch, IL · 614 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElgin, IL · 509 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolDowners Grove, IL · 382 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLake Stevens, WA · 842 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolEnterprise, AL · 753 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgewood Elementary School0.8 mi · 407
- Glenview Middle School0.9 mi · 1,092
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School0.9 mi · 290
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School1.3 mi · 860
- Wells Elementary School1.5 mi · 307
- United Twp High School1.6 mi · 1,862
Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hillcrest Elementary School?
Hillcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-04.
Is Hillcrest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillcrest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Hillcrest Elementary School have?
Hillcrest Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillcrest Elementary School?
At Hillcrest Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 52% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hillcrest Elementary School public or private?
Hillcrest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Moline SD 37.
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