📍 1045 Hilltop Dr, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66044
Hillcrest Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest Elem enrolls 346 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 151 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 28 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 346 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillcrest Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 2, state house district 46.
Hillcrest Elem is one of 20 schools in Lawrence, based in Lawrence, Kansas. The district serves 10,443 students district-wide and employs 768 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 346 students, Hillcrest Elem is smaller than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small