📍 1285 Hillcrest Drive, Frederick, Frederick County, 21703
Hillcrest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Frederick, Frederick County. The school has 575 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest Elementary enrolls 575 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Black or African American and 5.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 447 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 9.4% |
| White | 33 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
529 of the school's 575 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 470 qualify for free lunch and 59 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 Elementary 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 MD-60, state senate district 3.
Hillcrest Elementary is one of 69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, based in Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 48,054 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 575 students, Hillcrest Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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