Hillcrest Colony Elementary

Students in Power, Montana, attend Hillcrest Colony Elementary, a very small elementary school. Enrollment totals 11 students across pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 93% below the 167-student average for elementary schools in Montana.

Across its 3 schools, Vaughn Elem enrolls 136 students. Hillcrest Colony Elementary is one of those schools.

A large majority of enrollment at Hillcrest Colony Elementary is White, at 100%. Cascade County's residents are about 84% White, 16 points below the school's share.

For every teacher at Hillcrest Colony Elementary, there are about 10.9 students; the school has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Montana, 11.9:1, is higher.

In Cascade County, home to about 84,606 people, the median household earns about $67,690 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Cascade County number 45, with about 11,577 students.

A public school about 5.4 miles away, Vaughn Elementary, is the closest to Hillcrest Colony Elementary. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Hillcrest Colony Elementary.

NCES assigns Hillcrest Colony Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 8 to 11, a 38% rise. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.9:1) than in 2020-21 (8.0:1).

The Hillcrest Colony Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.