Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary ranks 178 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 502 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 63% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : North Whidbey Middle School Middle : Oak Harbor Intermediate School High : Oak Harbor High School

Hillcrest Elementary

Summary:

Hillcrest Elementary is a public elementary school in Oak Harbor, Washington, serving 502 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. This school consistently outperforms the Oak Harbor School District and the state of Washington in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grades.

Hillcrest Elementary's academic performance is particularly strong, with 68.98% of students proficient or better in ELA and 69.52% in Math, compared to the district's 56.49% in ELA and 41.93% in Math, and the state's 52.63% in ELA and 41.68% in Math. The school's performance is especially impressive in the Hispanic student subgroup, ranking 8th out of 651 Washington elementary schools in ELA and 24th out of 633 in Math. Hillcrest Elementary also excels in serving military-connected students, ranking 2nd out of 39 Washington elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Hillcrest Elementary outperforms other elementary schools in the Oak Harbor School District, including Crescent Harbor Elementary, Oak Harbor Elementary, and Olympic View Elementary. However, Hillcrest Elementary's performance lags behind that of Coupeville Elementary School, which is ranked higher in the state.

Detail:

Public K-4

1500 NW 2nd Ave.
Oak Harbor, WA 98277

(360) 279-5200

District: Oak Harbor School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
178^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,434

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Whidbey Middle School
	Oak Harbor Intermediate School
High:	Oak Harbor High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 502

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

12.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hillcrest Elementary ranks better than 84.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Oak Harbor School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.89. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Hillcrest Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Oak Harbor School District. Student population at Hillcrest Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (62.7%), Hispanic (14.9%), two or more races (12.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Oak Harbor School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hillcrest Elementary is 15.9, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Oak Harbor School District! (See more...)

Compare Hillcrest Elementary employs 31.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillcrest Elementary is $19,434. 2 elementary schools in the Oak Harbor School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hillcrest Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillcrest Elementary 178^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Hillcrest Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oak Harbor School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Harbor School District 63^rd of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	58.28	418^th	1026	59.3%
2005	47.50	566^th	1031	45.1%
2006	53.81	495^th	1051	52.9%
2007	67.29	320^th	1069	70.1%
2008	57.41	467^th	1067	56.2%
2009	57.26	461^st	1072	57.0%
2010	63.56	369^th	1088	66.1%
2011	65.72	361^st	1092	66.9%
2012	65.06	384^th	1097	65.0%
2013	68.15	330^th	1106	70.2%
2015	56.87	443^rd	1067	58.5%
2016	75.37	249^th	1053	76.4%
2017	59.31	433^rd	1056	59.0%
2018	64.62	377^th	1054	64.2%
2019	72.07	307^th	1130	72.8%
2022	73.54	290^th	1169	75.2%
2023	84.62	168^th	1169	85.6%
2024	83.89	178^th	1168	84.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	61.14	104^th	252	58.7%
2023	67.49	59^th	194	69.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.91	236^th	637	63.0%
2019	40.90	301^st	566	46.8%
2022	35.89	306^th	478	36.0%
2023	77.00	42^nd	308	86.4%
2024	64.09	91^st	339	73.2%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	84.18	52^nd	835	93.8%
2019	75.01	145^th	979	85.2%
2022	73.82	163^rd	1019	84.0%
2023	89.41	33^rd	1013	96.7%
2024	92.25	22^nd	1024	97.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.87	213^th	1004	78.8%
2019	80.80	177^th	1068	83.4%
2022	77.12	225^th	1100	79.5%
2023	78.65	208^th	1094	81.0%
2024	79.47	206^th	1093	81.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2022	84.05	5^th	50	90.0%
2023	94.86	2^nd	48	95.8%
2024	88.52	2^nd	39	94.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.86	479^th	999	52.1%
2019	62.07	398^th	1075	63.0%
2022	67.01	334^th	1113	70.0%
2023	88.95	113^th	1099	89.7%
2024	85.50	139^th	1099	87.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	73.54	98^th	540	81.9%
2019	90.80	34^th	697	95.1%
2022	74.57	102^nd	694	85.3%
2023	90.92	24^th	633	96.2%
2024	95.03	8^th	651	98.8%

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Rank History for White students at Hillcrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.39	381^st	833	54.3%
2019	57.85	436^th	1027	57.5%
2022	66.46	328^th	1031	68.2%
2023	80.27	175^th	1011	82.7%
2024	69.63	291^st	1009	71.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington State Office of Superintendent 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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

This is an absolutely wonderful school! We are a military family, and we have seen our fair share of schools - this one is the best. This school offers music and art classes, promotes reading, has dedicated teachers, etc.. it just has a "feel good" kind of environment. This school will be the one thing we will miss when we move to our next duty station. Close Quote

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
1990	577	22	44	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1991	570	27	57	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	667
1992	502	20	57	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	604
1993	477	25	65	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	587
1994	456	16	80	24	11	n/a	n/a	0	587
1995	455	27	76	26	10	n/a	n/a	0	594
1996	455	27	76	26	10	n/a	n/a	0	594
1997	448	23	87	25	12	n/a	n/a	0	595
1998	423	32	99	18	10	n/a	n/a	0	582
1999	415	36	105	25	12	n/a	n/a	0	593
2000	418	35	103	24	10	n/a	n/a	0	590
2001	424	42	107	31	7	n/a	n/a	0	611
2002	412	47	71	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	554
2003	412	47	71	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	554
2004	393	40	71	14	7	n/a	n/a	0	525
2005	394	49	78	27	5	n/a	n/a	1	554
2006	414	39	73	22	5	n/a	n/a	1	554
2007	374	25	81	19	6	n/a	n/a	14	519
2008	418	26	100	25	3	n/a	n/a	8	580
2009	425	30	101	34	7	n/a	n/a	14	611
2010	413	37	75	32	10	n/a	n/a	15	582
2011	411	35	66	42	5	6	40	0	605
2012	430	42	53	38	4	8	63	0	638
2013	394	39	56	46	2	7	63	0	607
2014	366	33	44	66	3	9	69	0	590
2015	403	23	43	82	4	8	69	0	632
2016	364	14	27	81	3	2	65	0	556
2017	366	15	24	81	1	5	74	0	566
2018	362	15	25	91	0	6	67	0	566
2019	328	17	23	84	0	2	67	0	521
2020	337	18	23	65	1	0	80	0	524
2021	287	14	25	65	1	3	61	0	456
2022	280	13	22	70	1	4	60	5	455
2023	315	17	23	75	1	4	62	5	502

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
1990	658	26.9	24.4	0
1991	667	28.3	23.5	n/a
1992	604	30.3	19.9	n/a
1993	587	30.3	19.4	n/a
1994	587	27.0	21.7	n/a
1995	594	27.0	22.0	n/a
1996	594	27.0	22.0	n/a
1997	595	27.0	22.0	n/a
1998	582	27.3	21.3	n/a
1999	593	26.2	22.6	n/a
2000	590	25.2	23.4	n/a
2001	611	26.8	22.8	n/a
2002	554	28.4	19.5	22.7
2003	554	28.4	19.5	22.7
2004	525	27.0	19.4	23.4
2005	554	27.4	20.2	25.3
2006	554	27.0	20.5	24.4
2007	519	27.0	19.2	23.2
2008	580	27.7	20.9	25.7
2009	611	27.7	22.1	26.1
2010	582	28.9	20.1	34.6
2011	605	28.9	20.8	33.4
2012	638	28.9	22.0	34
2013	607	29.0	20.8	35.4
2014	590	n/a	n/a	39
2015	632	38.0	16.6	35.1
2016	556	32.0	17.3	31.3
2017	566	31.6	17.8	29.5
2018	566	31.4	18.0	27.9
2019	521	32.1	16.1	27.3
2020	524	33.2	15.7	26.9
2021	456	30.0	15.2	24.6
2022	455	32.7	13.9	23.5
2023	502	31.4	15.9	30.5

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
1990	658	26.9	24.4	0
1991	667	28.3	23.5	n/a
1992	604	30.3	19.9	n/a
1993	587	30.3	19.4	n/a
1994	587	27.0	21.7	n/a
1995	594	27.0	22.0	n/a
1996	594	27.0	22.0	n/a
1997	595	27.0	22.0	n/a
1998	582	27.3	21.3	n/a
1999	593	26.2	22.6	n/a
2000	590	25.2	23.4	n/a
2001	611	26.8	22.8	n/a
2002	554	28.4	19.5	22.7
2003	554	28.4	19.5	22.7
2004	525	27.0	19.4	23.4
2005	554	27.4	20.2	25.3
2006	554	27.0	20.5	24.4
2007	519	27.0	19.2	23.2
2008	580	27.7	20.9	25.7
2009	611	27.7	22.1	26.1
2010	582	28.9	20.1	34.6
2011	605	28.9	20.8	33.4
2012	638	28.9	22.0	34
2013	607	29.0	20.8	35.4
2014	590	n/a	n/a	39
2015	632	38.0	16.6	35.1
2016	556	32.0	17.3	31.3
2017	566	31.6	17.8	29.5
2018	566	31.4	18.0	27.9
2019	521	32.1	16.1	27.3
2020	524	33.2	15.7	26.9
2021	456	30.0	15.2	24.6
2022	455	32.7	13.9	23.5
2023	502	31.4	15.9	30.5

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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