📍 4 Horton Dr, Peekskill, Westchester County, 10566
Hillcrest School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Peekskill, Westchester County. The school has 560 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peekskill City School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest School enrolls 560 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 8.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 423 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 12% |
| White | 46 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 560 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 343 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 95.
Hillcrest School is one of 6 schools in PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PEEKSKILL, New York. The district serves 3,884 students district-wide and employs 298 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 560 students, Hillcrest School is close to the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large