📍 515 e Elizabeth St, Alma, Gratiot County, 48801
Hillcrest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alma, Gratiot County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alma Public Schools school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hillcrest Elementary School enrolls 268 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 268 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 33 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). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-20, state senate district 33, state house district 70.
Hillcrest Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Alma Public Schools, based in ALMA, Michigan. The district serves 1,815 students district-wide and employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Hillcrest Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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