Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULASKI COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551233001598
Hillcrest Elementary
4193 Hillcrest Rd, Oneida, WI 54155 · (920) 272-6900 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
80 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 65 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54% · 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 Pulaski Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 60.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 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 (64.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary this school | 434 | 18.4% | 64.9% |
| Northern Lights Elementary Superior | 453 | 15.2% | 43.5% |
| Greenwood Elementary River Falls | 409 | 19.8% | 71.0% |
| Forest Glen Elementary Green Bay | 446 | 18.4% | 70.7% |
| Woodview Elementary Grafton | 506 | 18.2% | 78.7% |
| North Elementary Hartland | 405 | 15.6% | N/A |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #305 of 982 | #16 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #218 of 992 ▲ 210 | #10 of 44 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #301 of 992 ▼ 121 | #14 of 44 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #277 of 1,157 | #19 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #717 of 901 | #37 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #436 of 901 | #28 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #906 of 1,064 | #42 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.5% | #35 of 240 | #5 of 13 |
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
434
+77 (+22%) vs 2020
+109% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 434 | 28.3 | 15.3:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 26.8 | 15.7:1 | 22% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 24.3 | 16.1:1 | 21% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 25% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 24.9 | 13.8:1 | 19% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 15% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 12 | 14.9:1 | 11% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 11 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (343 to 434); teachers up 14% (24.9 to 28.3).
About Hillcrest Elementary
Hillcrest Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Oneida, Wisconsin. Enrollment totals 434 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 34% larger than that mark.
Hillcrest Elementary is part of Pulaski Community School District, where 7 schools serve 3,848 students.
Of every 100 students at Hillcrest Elementary, about 77 are White. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial, 7% Native American, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among Brown County residents, the White share is about 79%. The diversity index for Hillcrest Elementary is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hillcrest Elementary reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hillcrest Elementary, 18% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Brown County is 21 points.
Hillcrest Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.9% and a predicted 66.3%.
Census data for Brown County show median household income comes to about $79,649, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 86 public schools and about 42,385 students.
Hillcrest Elementary's nearest public school is New Leaf Prep Academy (about 1.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.1%; Hillcrest Elementary's is 64.9%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Hillcrest Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 77 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
270,892
Census ACS
Median income
$79,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pulaski Community School District
- Pulaski HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Pulaski Community MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Glenbrook ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 497 students
- Lannoye ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Fairview ElementaryElementary · 99 students
Other Hillcrest Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 24 states are named Hillcrest Elementary. Hillcrest Elementary is the 20th largest of the 42.
- Hillcrest ElementaryChippewa Falls, WI · 344 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryWaukesha, WI · 239 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLake Stevens, WA · 842 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolEnterprise, AL · 753 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolNEDERLAND, TX · 717 students
Nearby schools
- New Leaf Prep Academy1.6 mi · 225
- Meadowbrook Elementary2.1 mi · 478
- King Elementary2.1 mi · 288
- Lombardi Middle2.2 mi · 664
- Southwest High2.3 mi · 1,025
- MacArthur Elementary2.6 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hillcrest Elementary?
Hillcrest Elementary enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hillcrest Elementary serve?
Hillcrest Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hillcrest Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Hillcrest Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hillcrest Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillcrest Elementary are roughly 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?
Hillcrest Elementary is part of Pulaski Community School District.
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