1
What's the biggest difference between HILLCREST EL and what you expected?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEDERLAND ISD·NCES 483228003579
Hillcrest Elementary School
2611 AVE H, NEDERLAND, TX 77627 · (409) 722-3484 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
445 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 14.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hillcrest Elementary School
Hillcrest Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary School this school | 717 | 62.1% | 65.8% |
| E A Lawhon Elementary School PEARLAND | 816 | 59.9% | 58.7% |
| Blackshear Elementary School KLEIN | 722 | 54.3% | 60.5% |
| Gleason Elementary School HOUSTON | 940 | 64.1% | 51.5% |
| Parkway Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 571 | 66.9% | 36.6% |
| Abbett Elementary School GARLAND | 710 | 61.3% | 43.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hillcrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #472 of 4,401 | #1 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #507 of 4,466 ▼ 171 | #5 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #791 of 4,466 ▼ 200 | #3 of 34 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #617 of 3,998 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #814 of 4,938 | #5 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,979 of 4,622 | #17 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #1,058 of 4,628 | #5 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #3,006 of 4,789 | #28 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #469 of 1,307 | #9 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
717
+167 (+30%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 717 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 62% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 46.6 | 15.0:1 | 67% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 69% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 67% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 35.3 | 17.2:1 | 61% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 61% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 62% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 37% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 35 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (607 to 717); teachers up 30% (35.3 to 46).
About Hillcrest Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Hillcrest Elementary School serves students in NEDERLAND, Texas. The school's 717 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 38% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Hillcrest Elementary School is one of the 8 schools that make up NEDERLAND ISD (5,317 students in total).
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Hillcrest Elementary School combined. The school is also 20% White, 11% Asian, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 24%. The chance that two students picked at random at Hillcrest Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1 at Hillcrest Elementary School, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 62%. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 71%.
Hillcrest Elementary School scores 18.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 65.8% actual versus 47.2% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Jefferson County, median household income is about $60,026, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Federal data list 92 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,825.
The nearest other public school, Central Middle School, is about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillcrest Elementary School. By average proficiency, Hillcrest Elementary School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Hillcrest Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 550 in 2020-21 and 717 in 2024-25, a increase of 167 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.1:1 to 15.6:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEDERLAND ISD
- Nederland High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Helena Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 760 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Langham Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other schools in NEDERLAND
- Nederland High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Helena Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 760 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Langham Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other Hillcrest Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 24 states are named Hillcrest Elementary. Hillcrest Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 42.
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 400 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 376 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLake Stevens, WA · 842 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolEnterprise, AL · 753 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Central Middle School0.9 mi · 556
- Helena Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 760
- Wilson Middle School1.1 mi · 678
- Langham Elementary School1.3 mi · 553
- Highland Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 547
- Port Neches Primary School1.6 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest Elementary SchoolHow large is Hillcrest Elementary School?
Hillcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 717 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hillcrest Elementary School serve?
Hillcrest Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hillcrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hillcrest Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 54% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hillcrest Elementary School public or private?
Hillcrest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEDERLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.