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B+

Hillcrest School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Strawberry, Lynn and Smithville.

Strawberry’s Schools page →

Students
442
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,171
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Arkansas districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% more per student than the AR average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $7,172 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Strawberry 259Lynn 242Smithville 82

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Strawberry. Grade by grade →

PK–6Hillcrest Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Hillcrest High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.3% · 244 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 39.9% · 244 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 31 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,171 per student · 26% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 45%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 71%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
447’20
420’21
434’22
404’23
442’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Strawberry
A
263 students15:1
Hillcrest High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Strawberry
B−
179 students4:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.