Hillcrest School

Hillcrest School, a small primary school in MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, one of the schools within Morris School District, educates 251 students, covering grades K through 2. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Hillcrest School sits 38% below that benchmark.

Morris School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,138 students; Hillcrest School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hillcrest School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 32% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Hillcrest School records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 56% of students at Hillcrest School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Morris County runs at roughly 19%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Morris County reports that median household income runs about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Hillcrest School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

Nearest neighbor: Alexander Hamilton, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 47% to 59% across the same window.

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