📍 500 B Avenue NE, Harlowton, Wheatland County, 59036
Hillcrest School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harlowton, Wheatland County. The school has 156 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harlowton K-12 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest School enrolls 156 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 138 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Hillcrest School is one of 3 schools in Harlowton K-12, based in Harlowton, Montana. The district serves 298 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 156 students, Hillcrest School is larger than the district average of about 99 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote