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Hillcrest Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1714 W Davis Street, Burlington, NC 27215 · (336) 570-6120 · Part of Alamance-Burlington Schools

Burlington’s School Grade C better than 34% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
556
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Burlington kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Hillcrest ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1714 W Davis Street, Burlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten81
Grade 189
Grade 293
Grade 375
Grade 492
Grade 597
Enrollment over time
600’20
566’21
582’22
522’23
556’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 39%White 12%Two or more races 9%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 from Burlington families.

Other schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools

The district →
Audrey W. Garrett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mebane
B−
785 students18:1
Alexander Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Graham
C+
609 students16:1
Marvin B Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
556 students15:1
Eastlawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
D
528 students15:1
South Graham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Graham
C−
518 students15:1
R Homer Andrews Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
C−
498 students12:1

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 North Carolina’s other public schools; Burlington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.