Hillcrest Elementary

Summary:

Hillcrest Elementary is a public elementary school in Burlington, North Carolina, serving 582 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 174 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillcrest Elementary stands out from nearby schools like Marvin B. Smith Elementary and Elon Elementary in several key ways. The school has a significantly higher percentage of minority students, with 42.96% African American and 33.51% Hispanic students, compared to a lower percentage of White students. Academically, Hillcrest Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, with test scores well below the district and state averages. Additionally, over 99% of Hillcrest students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Hillcrest Elementary's persistent low performance suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to address the school's challenges. The racial and socioeconomic disparities between Hillcrest and the surrounding schools raise questions about equity and access to educational resources within the Alamance-Burlington Schools district. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive approach that goes beyond just increasing staffing levels.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1714 W Davis Street
       Burlington, NC  27215-3841


(336) 570-6120

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1354th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,901 Help


Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Turrentine Middle
High:    Walter M Williams High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  522

Racial breakdown:

African American:
42.0%
Hispanic:
36.4%
White:
11.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hillcrest Elementary ranks worse than 90% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 15th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.56. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (42%), Hispanic (36.4%), White (11.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hillcrest Elementary is 14.3, which is the 5th best among 20 elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillcrest Elementary is $9,901. 10 elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hillcrest Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillcrest Elementary 1354th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Hillcrest Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alamance-Burlington Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Alamance-Burlington Schools 174th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hillcrest Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 39.44 872nd 1276 31.7%
2007 36.11 952nd 1293 26.4%
2008 30.11 1007th 1324 23.9%
2009 30.24 1027th 1354 24.2%
2010 23.18 1135th 1363 16.7%
2011 22.73 1165th 1381 15.6%
2012 43.96 871st 1388 37.2%
2013 36.93 903rd 1403 35.6%
2014 22.83 1116th 1390 19.7%
2015 21.51 1192nd 1440 17.2%
2016 16.31 1253rd 1425 12.1%
2017 5.49 1384th 1429 3.1%
2018 4.69 1402nd 1434 2.2%
2019 8.50 1402nd 1473 4.8%
2021 9.52 1392nd 1489 6.5%
2022 8.67 1446th 1514 4.5%
2023 12.11 1385th 1502 7.8%
2024 15.56 1354th 1505 10.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.86 99th 103 3.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.38 331st 421 21.4%
2019 26.10 421st 497 15.3%
2021 23.33 337th 385 12.5%
2022 28.00 393rd 485 19.0%
2023 21.63 454th 514 11.7%
2024 34.71 361st 533 32.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 13.53 786th 801 1.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.59 1303rd 1332 2.2%
2019 11.90 1302nd 1361 4.3%
2021 15.80 1230th 1329 7.4%
2022 12.92 1309th 1366 4.2%
2023 18.04 1293rd 1437 10.0%
2024 20.23 1297th 1450 10.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.80 1354th 1405 3.6%
2019 12.14 1328th 1424 6.7%
2021 10.73 1352nd 1440 6.1%
2022 6.98 1427th 1458 2.1%
2023 11.03 1375th 1459 5.8%
2024 17.25 1295th 1455 11.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.31 519th 897 42.1%
2019 23.87 768th 878 12.5%
2021 36.97 389th 646 39.8%
2022 21.51 575th 634 9.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.24 1395th 1413 1.3%
2019 8.04 1378th 1430 3.6%
2021 10.61 1351st 1444 6.4%
2022 12.63 1360th 1464 7.1%
2023 16.10 1299th 1461 11.1%
2024 17.77 1285th 1464 12.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.15 894th 927 3.6%
2019 16.64 889th 949 6.3%
2021 16.00 864th 896 3.6%
2022 15.24 876th 927 5.5%
2023 21.21 815th 933 12.6%
2024 27.38 746th 924 19.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.09 814th 851 4.3%
2019 29.62 684th 865 20.9%
2021 32.29 606th 843 28.1%
2022 21.88 792nd 893 11.3%
2023 35.73 610th 915 33.3%
2024 32.67 695th 951 26.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.72 1168th 1178 0.8%
2019 5.61 1162nd 1183 1.8%
2021 8.32 1152nd 1172 1.7%
2022 15.94 1093rd 1194 8.5%
2023 10.54 1130th 1183 4.5%
2024 16.08 1083rd 1166 7.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Hillcrest Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 420 221 6 25 2 n/a n/a 0 674
1998 455 257 7 28 3 n/a n/a -1 749
1999 433 237 10 31 1 n/a n/a 0 712
2000 409 242 10 34 1 n/a n/a 0 696
2001 388 231 15 63 0 n/a n/a 0 697
2002 366 220 11 91 0 n/a n/a 0 688
2003 366 220 11 91 0 n/a n/a 0 688
2004 328 220 8 96 1 n/a n/a 0 653
2005 309 220 8 118 2 n/a n/a 0 657
2006 296 228 5 120 2 n/a n/a 0 651
2007 292 206 5 142 3 n/a n/a 40 688
2008 260 176 16 157 3 n/a n/a 52 664
2009 223 230 11 146 3 n/a n/a 0 613
2010 197 222 13 158 1 n/a n/a 0 591
2011 163 172 8 175 0 1 34 0 553
2012 152 145 8 168 0 0 26 0 499
2013 155 138 9 168 0 0 23 0 493
2014 151 176 7 169 0 0 32 0 535
2015 154 166 7 187 2 0 33 0 549
2016 149 236 7 193 2 0 47 0 634
2017 126 294 6 181 2 0 43 0 652
2018 109 294 7 194 3 1 42 0 650
2019 92 276 8 196 4 2 37 0 615
2020 88 287 7 185 5 1 42 0 615
2021 79 274 7 195 6 1 38 0 600
2022 75 242 5 192 5 1 46 0 566
2023 70 250 6 195 2 1 58 0 582
2024 59 219 6 190 1 1 46 0 522

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hillcrest Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 674 37.0 18.2 33.2
1998 749 44.0 17.0 29.9
1999 712 43.0 16.6 42.3
2000 696 43.0 16.2 38.8
2001 697 40.0 17.4 n/a
2002 688 40.0 17.2 46.7
2003 688 40.0 17.2 46.7
2004 653 40.0 16.3 55.1
2005 657 40.0 16.4 54.8
2006 651 40.0 16.3 48.7
2007 688 n/a n/a 28.1
2008 664 42.2 15.7 65.2
2009 613 45.2 13.6 65.9
2010 591 42.3 13.9 77.3
2011 553 39.4 14.0 75.8
2012 499 36.6 13.6 77.4
2013 493 34.3 14.3 83
2014 535 39.3 13.6 78.3
2015 549 37.0 14.8 81.6
2016 634 43.0 14.7 99.5
2017 652 42.7 15.2 97.9
2018 650 38.2 17.0 99.1
2019 615 46.0 13.3 99.5
2020 615 42.1 14.5 99.5
2021 600 41.6 14.4 99.5
2022 566 46.8 12.0 99.5
2023 582 41.7 13.9 99.5
2024 522 36.3 14.3 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hillcrest Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 674 37.0 18.2 33.2
1998 749 44.0 17.0 29.9
1999 712 43.0 16.6 42.3
2000 696 43.0 16.2 38.8
2001 697 40.0 17.4 n/a
2002 688 40.0 17.2 46.7
2003 688 40.0 17.2 46.7
2004 653 40.0 16.3 55.1
2005 657 40.0 16.4 54.8
2006 651 40.0 16.3 48.7
2007 688 n/a n/a 28.1
2008 664 42.2 15.7 65.2
2009 613 45.2 13.6 65.9
2010 591 42.3 13.9 77.3
2011 553 39.4 14.0 75.8
2012 499 36.6 13.6 77.4
2013 493 34.3 14.3 83
2014 535 39.3 13.6 78.3
2015 549 37.0 14.8 81.6
2016 634 43.0 14.7 99.5
2017 652 42.7 15.2 97.9
2018 650 38.2 17.0 99.1
2019 615 46.0 13.3 99.5
2020 615 42.1 14.5 99.5
2021 600 41.6 14.4 99.5
2022 566 46.8 12.0 99.5
2023 582 41.7 13.9 99.5
2024 522 36.3 14.3 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hillcrest Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,732 (17.5%) $8,169 (82.5%) $9,901

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hillcrest Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1402nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1385th of 1502 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hillcrest Elementary)47.927.7
 20.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)57.647.8
 9.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Hillcrest Elementary)37.528.7
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)52.840.1
 12.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hillcrest Elementary)29.135.5
 6.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)48.744.4
 4.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Hillcrest Elementary)3239.8
 7.8%
   4th Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)49.345.7
 3.6%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hillcrest Elementary)33.322.4
 10.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)49.941.1
 8.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Hillcrest Elementary)21.923.5
 1.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)43.535.7
 7.8%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Hillcrest Elementary)40.442.9
 2.5%
   5th Grade Science (Alamance-Burlington Schools)60.754.7
 6%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students615582
 5.4%
African American276250
 9.4%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian86
 25%
Hispanic196195
 0.5%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White9270
 23.9%
Two or More Races3758
 56.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%99.5%
 0%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 522 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

Hillcrest Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 42% African American, 36% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Turrentine Middle
High : Walter M Williams High


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