Hillcrest Elementary School

1500 Frederick Rd, Baltimore, MD 21228 | (410) 887-0820

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 688

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5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 688 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 74th out of 851 elementary schools in MD.

School District Details

Baltimore County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,118
Graduation Rate: 82.6%
Dropout Rate: 4.9%
Students Per Teacher: 14.2
Enrolled Students: 103,324

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 688
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 42.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 364 (52.9%)
Females: 324 (47.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 16 (2.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 118 (17.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 134 (19.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Hillcrest Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.4%
Black	127	18.5%
Asian	29	4.2%
Hispanic	28	4.1%
White	501	72.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	22	3.2%
Kindergarten	115	16.7%
1st Grade	107	15.6%
2nd Grade	120	17.4%
3rd Grade	100	14.5%
4th Grade	110	16.0%
5th Grade	114	16.6%

Source: MD Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Hillcrest Elementary School

Reviewed by Student on April 16, 2011
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I love this school

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 31, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Wonderful school. Excellent Leadership -our Vice Principal is Amazing, and truly goes the extra mile to support the teachers and students. The Teachers are all highly qualified and excellent. My 2nd grader LOVES her school. Thanks Hillcrest!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 07, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Great School!
Wonderful record of success!
You will love the teachers and staff!
We have great programs, extras and an after school program.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Hillcrest Elementary School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on MSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

MSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	94.9%	84.2%	83.2%
2009	94.2%	80.8%	81.2%

Reading Test
2010	96.5%	90.4%	89.4%
2009	97.7%	90.3%	89.5%

Science Test
2010	79.4%	63.0%	66.0%
2009	81.8%	60.3%	63.7%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	100.0%	87.2%	86.0%
2009	96.1%	85.7%	84.3%

Reading Test
2010	99.0%	86.7%	84.0%
2009	95.1%	87.5%	84.9%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	97.3%	91.9%	90.2%
2009	98.2%	90.1%	89.2%

Reading Test
2010	97.3%	88.9%	87.4%
2009	98.2%	86.9%	86.7%

Source: MD Department of Education 2009-2010

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