📍 301 East Kentucky Avenue, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, 71270
Hillcrest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ruston, Lincoln Parish. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln Parish school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest Elementary School enrolls 397 students across grades K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 29% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 204 | 51% |
| White | 115 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 397 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillcrest Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 LA-40, state senate district 35, state house district 12.
Hillcrest Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Lincoln Parish, based in Ruston, Louisiana. The district serves 5,601 students district-wide and employs 340 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, Hillcrest Elementary School is close to the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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