📍 160 Hillcrest Avenue, Morristown, Morris County, 07960
Hillcrest School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morristown, Morris County. The school has 314 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Morris School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest School enrolls 314 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 55% |
| White | 100 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 314 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 31 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 School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Hillcrest School is one of 10 schools in Morris School District, based in MORRISTOWN, New Jersey. The district serves 5,729 students district-wide and employs 452 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 314 students, Hillcrest School is smaller than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large