Hillcrest Elementary School

Hillcrest Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Turners Fall, Massachusetts. Enrollment is 122 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.

Gill-Montague operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 858 students.

At Hillcrest Elementary School, White students make up 70% of the student body. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. The school's White share is 19 points below the 89% share among Franklin County residents. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The count of teachers at Hillcrest Elementary School is 14.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 8.6:1. That is lower than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, the median household income is $74,907, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Franklin County is home to 36 public schools and about 8,666 public school students.

The school nearest to Hillcrest Elementary School is Sheffield Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The federal government classifies Hillcrest Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 122, starting from 120. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.0:1 in 2020-21 to 8.6:1 in 2024-25.

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