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Hillcrest Elementary School

7500 N VERNON ST, DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 48127 · (313) 278-0425 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
256 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 55%
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
Kindergarten
68
Grade 1
61
Grade 2
52
Grade 3
55
Grade 4
73
Student demographics
White
25382%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 63%
Hispanic
124%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9%
Black
3210%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 18%
Asian
83%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16252%
Female
14748%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hillcrest Elementary School→Riverside Middle School→Crestwood High School
Based on grade levels within Crestwood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
45.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.3%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
309
-31 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.4:1
% White
82%
was 85%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
10%
was 11%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Hillcrest Elementary School

As an intimate K-5 school in DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan, Hillcrest Elementary School enrolls 309 students from grades K through 4, operated by Crestwood School District.

Hillcrest Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Crestwood School District, a district that teaches 3,690 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Hillcrest Elementary School shows that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 10% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hillcrest Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 29.6%; Hillcrest Elementary School posts 47.7%, +18.1 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Hillcrest Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Crestwood Accelerated Program, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillcrest Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hillcrest Elementary School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

Hillcrest Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 340 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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Wayne County at a glance

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Population
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students

Quick facts

School name
Hillcrest Elementary School
District
Crestwood School District
Address
7500 N VERNON ST, DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 48127
Phone
(313) 278-0425
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
309
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
256 (83%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260001603913
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Hillcrest Elementary School
How large is Hillcrest Elementary School?
Hillcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 309 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.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hillcrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hillcrest Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hillcrest Elementary School in?
Hillcrest Elementary School is part of Crestwood School District.
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