Hillcrest High School

Summary:

Hillcrest High School is a public high school in Dallas, Texas, serving 1,610 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hillcrest High School has a diverse student body, with a racial makeup of 10.68% White, 16.77% African American, 68.76% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial groups.

Hillcrest High School has seen a steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, increasing from 82.2% in 2020-2021 to 85.8% in 2022-2023, though this is still below the state average. The school's dropout rates have fluctuated, ranging from 2.3% to 4.3%, with the most recent rate of 2.4% in 2021-2022 being an improvement but still higher than the state average. Hillcrest High School's STAAR EOC test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.24% in Algebra I to 63.04% in U.S. History, compared to the state averages of 44.73% and 69.1%, respectively. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average.

Hillcrest High School's performance varies significantly among different racial subgroups, with White students consistently outperforming their peers and ranking in the top 342-364 among Texas high schools in recent years, while Asian and multi-racial students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 400-500 range. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) and special education students have shown relatively stronger performance compared to other subgroups, ranking in the top 242-458 and 473-797 among Texas high schools, respectively. When compared to nearby schools within the Dallas Independent School District, Hillcrest High School generally performs worse on key metrics like graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores, such as Thomas Jefferson High School, which has a significantly lower four-year graduation rate of 60.0% and a higher dropout rate of 10.2%. Hillcrest High School's performance also pales in comparison to high-achieving schools like Early College High School and Highland Park High School, which are located within a 5-mile radius and consistently rank among the top 100 high schools in Texas.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 9924 Hillcrest Rd
       Dallas, TX  75230-5309


(972) 502-6800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1320th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,420 Help


Feeder schools for Hillcrest High School:

Elementary:    Anne Frank Elementary
    Arthur Kramer Elementary
    Dan D Rogers Elementary
    John J Pershing Elementary
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Middle:    Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  1,610

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.8%
African American:
16.8%
White:
10.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.2% Help


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Compare Details Hillcrest High School ranks worse than 66.4% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 21st among 38 ranked high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.23. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hillcrest High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.8%), African American (16.8%), White (10.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hillcrest High School is 15, which is the 12th best among 38 high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillcrest High School is $10,420. 22 high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Hillcrest High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Hillcrest High School 1320th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Hillcrest High School in the ranking list.)

Dallas Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 557th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hillcrest High School

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Rank History for all students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.38 1198th 1427 16.0%
2005 35.25 1101st 1429 23.0%
2006 38.26 1059th 1430 25.9%
2007 46.01 994th 1497 33.6%
2008 53.19 867th 1510 42.6%
2009 46.50 1060th 1539 31.1%
2010 48.52 1071st 1568 31.7%
2011 50.67 1076th 1672 35.6%
2012 48.53 866th 1603 46.0%
2013 44.89 1024th 1652 38.0%
2014 40.05 1162nd 1734 33.0%
2015 46.02 1062nd 1743 39.1%
2016 43.69 1113th 1762 36.8%
2017 42.45 940th 1777 47.1%
2018 46.60 873rd 1797 51.4%
2019 47.84 921st 1857 50.4%
2021 40.83 1103rd 1861 40.7%
2022 34.46 1240th 1876 33.9%
2023 35.89 1268th 1961 35.3%
2024 34.23 1320th 1987 33.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 35.90 389th 604 35.6%
2021 60.87 199th 588 66.2%
2022 17.32 579th 664 12.8%
2023 28.78 501st 677 26.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.50 152nd 1113 86.3%
2019 72.56 165th 1136 85.5%
2021 64.53 242nd 1195 79.7%
2022 55.00 354th 1278 72.3%
2023 51.91 458th 1371 66.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.88 629th 1347 53.3%
2019 53.34 460th 1357 66.1%
2021 52.26 473rd 1382 65.8%
2022 32.76 976th 1418 31.2%
2023 40.49 797th 1478 46.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.31 556th 1794 69.0%
2019 55.86 618th 1818 66.0%
2021 42.93 1027th 1848 44.4%
2022 37.99 1127th 1847 39.0%
2023 38.60 1146th 1897 39.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.34 1042nd 1781 41.5%
2019 41.31 1118th 1798 37.8%
2021 38.07 1147th 1815 36.8%
2022 33.88 1232nd 1841 33.1%
2023 36.49 1209th 1891 36.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.99 971st 1137 14.6%
2019 21.42 1045th 1145 8.7%
2021 17.99 1054th 1177 10.5%
2022 13.42 1078th 1172 8.0%
2023 14.45 1079th 1182 8.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.34 659th 1784 63.1%
2019 55.78 565th 1810 68.8%
2021 44.84 867th 1829 52.6%
2022 41.61 919th 1837 50.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.09 872nd 1803 51.6%
2019 50.20 813th 1824 55.4%
2021 40.62 1050th 1840 42.9%
2022 32.97 1230th 1853 33.6%
2023 33.89 1248th 1913 34.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.24 161st 486 66.9%
2019 7.23 447th 487 8.2%
2021 57.22 224th 488 54.1%
2022 27.16 406th 507 19.9%
2023 27.16 419th 525 20.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.79 337th 1013 66.7%
2019 58.06 336th 1024 67.2%
2021 55.47 355th 1020 65.2%
2022 45.77 461st 1031 55.3%
2023 52.62 400th 1069 62.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.52 741st 1691 56.2%
2019 50.14 768th 1714 55.2%
2021 39.21 1041st 1743 40.3%
2022 30.59 1232nd 1762 30.1%
2023 34.81 1180th 1820 35.2%
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Rank History for White students at Hillcrest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.79 877th 1539 43.0%
2019 52.70 674th 1526 55.8%
2021 67.79 364th 1510 75.9%
2022 77.70 179th 1525 88.3%
2023 69.26 342nd 1576 78.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Hillcrest High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 447 617 17 61 n/a n/a n/a 0 1142
1989 455 560 21 64 1 n/a n/a 0 1101
1990 420 497 21 111 2 n/a n/a 0 1051
1991 395 443 19 197 4 n/a n/a 0 1058
1992 387 400 20 229 3 n/a n/a 0 1039
1993 356 374 34 304 3 n/a n/a 0 1071
1994 335 418 38 377 6 n/a n/a 0 1174
1995 370 450 38 446 7 n/a n/a 0 1311
1996 370 450 38 446 7 n/a n/a 0 1311
1997 369 492 36 493 11 n/a n/a 0 1401
1998 395 490 37 461 12 n/a n/a 0 1395
1999 366 508 31 499 14 n/a n/a 0 1418
2000 364 503 30 549 9 n/a n/a 0 1455
2001 354 477 31 610 12 n/a n/a 0 1484
2002 378 552 29 833 8 n/a n/a 0 1800
2003 378 552 29 833 8 n/a n/a 0 1800
2004 328 524 25 850 4 n/a n/a 0 1731
2005 281 506 24 891 3 n/a n/a 0 1705
2006 262 497 36 899 3 n/a n/a 0 1697
2007 208 346 17 587 3 n/a n/a 0 1161
2008 179 299 19 602 3 n/a n/a 0 1102
2009 190 322 16 728 4 n/a n/a 0 1260
2010 182 326 22 697 5 n/a n/a 0 1232
2011 181 294 21 653 7 0 2 0 1158
2012 185 265 30 687 8 0 3 0 1178
2013 163 255 28 752 5 1 5 0 1209
2014 149 227 24 809 3 1 4 0 1217
2015 141 217 25 850 4 0 10 0 1247
2016 100 209 17 843 3 0 7 0 1179
2017 81 176 14 817 3 0 6 0 1097
2018 96 181 15 822 3 1 8 0 1126
2019 89 181 13 894 6 2 16 0 1201
2020 98 219 15 1007 8 1 23 0 1371
2021 139 255 20 1049 3 2 20 0 1488
2022 179 265 24 1165 5 3 19 0 1660
2023 172 270 33 1107 5 3 20 0 1610

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1142 58.0 19.6 n/a
1989 1101 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1051 60.0 17.5 n/a
1991 1058 60.0 17.6 n/a
1992 1039 52.2 19.9 24.7
1993 1071 55.0 19.5 34.9
1994 1174 64.7 18.1 32.2
1995 1311 73.2 17.9 32.4
1996 1311 73.2 17.9 32.4
1997 1401 77.5 18.1 35.8
1998 1395 87.9 15.9 28.5
1999 1418 80.9 17.5 33.6
2000 1455 90.1 16.1 28.7
2001 1484 96.4 15.4 30.7
2002 1800 116.3 15.5 43.3
2003 1800 116.3 15.5 43.3
2004 1731 113.4 15.3 41.2
2005 1705 110.5 15.4 50
2006 1697 114.8 14.8 59.1
2007 1161 96.8 12.0 52.4
2008 1102 93.1 11.8 53.4
2009 1260 93.1 13.5 56.3
2010 1232 87.3 14.1 58.7
2011 1158 85.5 13.5 62.9
2012 1178 76.0 15.4 59.1
2013 1209 71.8 16.8 64.9
2014 1217 74.5 16.3 64.5
2015 1247 78.0 15.9 77
2016 1179 75.0 15.7 76.6
2017 1097 74.6 14.7 79.4
2018 1126 72.9 15.4 77.1
2019 1201 72.6 16.5 73.7
2020 1371 82.6 16.5 72
2021 1488 97.8 15.2 78.8
2022 1660 97.4 17.0 70.1
2023 1610 106.8 15.0 74.2

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1142 58.0 19.6 n/a
1989 1101 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1051 60.0 17.5 n/a
1991 1058 60.0 17.6 n/a
1992 1039 52.2 19.9 24.7
1993 1071 55.0 19.5 34.9
1994 1174 64.7 18.1 32.2
1995 1311 73.2 17.9 32.4
1996 1311 73.2 17.9 32.4
1997 1401 77.5 18.1 35.8
1998 1395 87.9 15.9 28.5
1999 1418 80.9 17.5 33.6
2000 1455 90.1 16.1 28.7
2001 1484 96.4 15.4 30.7
2002 1800 116.3 15.5 43.3
2003 1800 116.3 15.5 43.3
2004 1731 113.4 15.3 41.2
2005 1705 110.5 15.4 50
2006 1697 114.8 14.8 59.1
2007 1161 96.8 12.0 52.4
2008 1102 93.1 11.8 53.4
2009 1260 93.1 13.5 56.3
2010 1232 87.3 14.1 58.7
2011 1158 85.5 13.5 62.9
2012 1178 76.0 15.4 59.1
2013 1209 71.8 16.8 64.9
2014 1217 74.5 16.3 64.5
2015 1247 78.0 15.9 77
2016 1179 75.0 15.7 76.6
2017 1097 74.6 14.7 79.4
2018 1126 72.9 15.4 77.1
2019 1201 72.6 16.5 73.7
2020 1371 82.6 16.5 72
2021 1488 97.8 15.2 78.8
2022 1660 97.4 17.0 70.1
2023 1610 106.8 15.0 74.2

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 High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,249 (13.6%) $7,964 (86.4%) $9,214
2020 $1,079 (11.3%) $8,478 (88.7%) $9,557
2021 $2,864 (27.5%) $7,556 (72.5%) $10,420

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hillcrest High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 921st of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1268th of 1961 High schools
 15.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Hillcrest High School)5818
 40%
   End of Course Algebra I (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6440
 24%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Hillcrest High School)6448
 16%
   End of Course Biology (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5646
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Hillcrest High School)4549
 4%
   End of Course English I Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3941
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Hillcrest High School)4051
 11%
   End of Course English II Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4144
 3%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Hillcrest High School)7663
 13%
   End of Course U.S. History (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))7362
 11%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12011610
 34.1%
African American181270
 49.2%
American Indian65
 16.7%
Asian1333
 153.8%
Hispanic8941107
 23.8%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White89172
 93.3%
Two or More Races1620
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.7%74.2%
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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,610 students attended Hillcrest High School.

Hillcrest High School ranks 1320th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Hillcrest High School are 69% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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