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Hillcrest Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

80 N Airlite St, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 888-5282 · Part of School District U-46

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Directions
Students
509
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Elgin Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Elgin Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Hillcrest Elem SchoolYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

80 N Airlite St, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten62
Grade 164
Grade 283
Grade 365
Grade 473
Grade 563
Grade 666
Enrollment over time
551’20
504’21
490’22
492’23
509’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%White 12%Black 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillcrest Elem School from Elgin Township families.

Other schools in School District U-46

The district →
Lords Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
C
655 students16:1
Coleman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
C−
641 students17:1
Highland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
D−
616 students16:1
Clinton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Elgin
B−
596 students21:1
Fox Meadow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Elgin
C+
577 students18:1
Huff Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
D
577 students18:1

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Elgin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.