HILLCREST ELEMENTARY

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY is an average-sized elementary-level community in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, part of Bloomington Public Schools. The school enrolls 373 students in grades K through 5.

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY is one of 22 schools operated by Bloomington Public Schools, a district that hosts 10,442 students overall.

Looking at the student body, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY records that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

On the resource side, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 21% of students at HILLCREST ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) reports that median household earnings sit near $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), HILLCREST ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Choice Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HILLCREST ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, HILLCREST ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HILLCREST ELEMENTARY has edged down 8%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.