Hillcrest Elementary

Set in Burlington, North Carolina, Hillcrest Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, run under Alamance-Burlington Schools. It serves 556 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Hillcrest Elementary is one of 37 schools operated by Alamance-Burlington Schools, a district that works with 22,661 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hillcrest Elementary shows that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 39% Black, 12% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Alamance County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hillcrest Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 35.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Alamance County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,651 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Hillcrest Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Alamance County (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students).

Turrentine Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillcrest Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hillcrest Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.1%.

Hillcrest Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hillcrest Elementary has shrank 14%, going from 650 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 30% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Hillcrest Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.