Hillcrest El Sch

Located at 2601 Bond Ave, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, Hillcrest El Sch is a mid-sized primary school that instructs 551 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Upper Darby SD. Enrollment runs roughly 24% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 13 schools in Upper Darby SD (12,173 students total), Hillcrest El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hillcrest El Sch logs that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 23% White, 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hillcrest El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 103% of students at Hillcrest El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Delaware County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hillcrest El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

In the area at large, Delaware County reports that median household income runs about $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Hillcrest El Sch is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students).

Nearest neighbor: Drexel Hill MS, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hillcrest El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hillcrest El Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

Hillcrest El Sch operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hillcrest El Sch has decreased 24%, going from 721 students in 2018 to 551 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 57% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Hillcrest El Sch community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.