📍 3000 Continental Drive, Butte, Silver Bow County, 59701
Hillcrest School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Butte, Silver Bow County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Butte Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest School enrolls 423 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 385 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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 School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 38, state house district 76.
Hillcrest School is one of 7 schools in Butte Elem, based in Butte, Montana. The district serves 2,929 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, Hillcrest School is close to the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote