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What's something Hillcrest Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530594002264
Hillcrest Elementary
1500 NW 2nd Ave., Oak Harbor, WA 98277 · (360) 279-5200 · Island County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
157 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Oak Harbor School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +19.7pp since 2014
Math
75.7%
WA avg 51.2% . +19.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 75.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 68.8% |
| 2022-23 | 67.2% | 68.7% |
| 2021-22 | 61.1% | 61.8% |
| 2018-19 | 65.8% | 65.5% |
| 2017-18 | 63.5% | 61.3% |
| 2016-17 | 57.9% | 56.7% |
| 2015-16 | 66.4% | 66.8% |
| 2014-15 | 54.3% | 56.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Washington 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 14 points, placing it in Washington'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
Hillcrest Elementary's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary this school | 460 | 34.1% | 71.6% |
| Shadow Lake Elementary Maple Valley | 479 | 35.5% | 60.7% |
| Victor Falls Elementary Bonney Lake | 513 | 32.9% | 65.2% |
| Emerald Heights Elementary SILVERDALE | 466 | 32.2% | 73.1% |
| Black Diamond Elementary Black Diamond | 414 | 34.3% | 51.2% |
| Chinook Elementary School VANCOUVER | 440 | 32.3% | N/A |
Matched among Washington 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #122 of 936 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #77 of 1,103 ▲ 67 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #105 of 1,102 ▲ 73 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.4pp | #39 of 928 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #412 of 1,268 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #282 of 1,085 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #579 of 1,088 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #880 of 1,169 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #329 of 778 | N/A |
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
460
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 460 | 31.2 | 14.7:1 | 34% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 31.4 | 16.2:1 | 35% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 31.5 | 16.0:1 | 30% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 25% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 31.4 | 18.0:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 31% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 28 | 21.6:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 26 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 667 | 28 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (566 to 460); teachers down 1% (31.4 to 31.2).
About Hillcrest Elementary
Hillcrest Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Oak Harbor, Washington. The school offers kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 460 students. That puts enrollment 21% larger than the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
Hillcrest Elementary belongs to Oak Harbor School District, a district of 11 schools and 5,635 students.
The student body at Hillcrest Elementary is 62% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Hillcrest Elementary has 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The school's 14.7:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. The school has 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hillcrest Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Washington are predicted to post 57.3%, so the school is 14.3 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
The school is in Island County, where median household income comes to about $90,551, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Island County counts 26 public schools with about 8,561 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Oak Harbor High School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hillcrest Elementary ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Hillcrest Elementary is Town: Distant.
Enrollment went from 456 in 2020-21 to 460 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Hillcrest Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,836
Census ACS
Median income
$90,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oak Harbor School District
- Oak Harbor High SchoolHigh · 1,562 students
- Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- North Whidbey Middle SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Crescent Harbor ElemElementary · 419 students
- Oak Harbor ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Olympic View ElemElementary · 411 students
Other schools in Oak Harbor
- Oak Harbor High SchoolHigh · 1,562 students
- Oak Harbor Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- North Whidbey Middle SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- Crescent Harbor ElemElementary · 419 students
- Oak Harbor ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Olympic View ElemElementary · 411 students
Other Hillcrest Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 24 states are named Hillcrest Elementary. Hillcrest Elementary is the 17th largest of the 42.
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLake Stevens, WA · 842 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolEnterprise, AL · 753 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolNEDERLAND, TX · 717 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 678 students
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WALES, FL · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Harbor High School0.4 mi · 1,562
- iGrad Academy0.4 mi · 11
- Broad View Elementary0.7 mi · 369
- Oak Harbor Intermediate School0.9 mi · 767
- Homeconnection1.0 mi · 385
- Special Education1.0 mi · 135
Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest ElementaryHow large is Hillcrest Elementary?
Hillcrest Elementary enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Hillcrest Elementary serve?
Hillcrest Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Hillcrest Elementary have?
Hillcrest Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillcrest Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillcrest Elementary are roughly 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?
Hillcrest Elementary is part of Oak Harbor School District.
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