📍 3319 N Grant, Springfield, Greene County, 65803
Hillcrest High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 1,017 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield R-Xii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest High enrolls 1,017 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Black or African American and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 701 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
646 of the school's 1,017 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 543 qualify for free lunch and 103 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 High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 MO-70, state senate district 20, state house district 131.
Hillcrest High is one of 57 schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, based in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. The district serves 24,285 students district-wide and employs 1,846 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,017 students, Hillcrest High is larger than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize