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Hillcrest Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Charter

1051 State Road 60 E, Lake Wales, FL 33853 · (863) 678-4216

Lake Wales’ School Grade D better than 12% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
667
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1051 State Road 60 E, Lake Wales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten120
Grade 1110
Grade 2112
Grade 3114
Grade 4103
Grade 5108
Enrollment over time
715’20
690’21
662’22
665’23
667’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 29%Black 20%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillcrest Elementary School from Lake Wales families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Lake Wales’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.