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East Ramapo Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hillcrest. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Hillcrest’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Hillcrest’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Ramapo High School places highest (better than 68%); Pomona Middle School lowest (2%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Hillcrest, graded from D− to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Ramapo High School and Spring Valley High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hillcrest, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Hillcrest · depends on your address
Kakiat Elementary School
Grades 4–8 · 822 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Pomona Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Suffern
Chestnut Ridge Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 637 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chestnut Ridge
8th grade in Hillcrest · depends on your address
Kakiat Elementary School
Grades 4–8 · 822 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Pomona Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Suffern
Chestnut Ridge Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 637 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Chestnut Ridge
9th grade in Hillcrest · depends on your address
Ramapo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Spring Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,501 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
10th grade in Hillcrest · depends on your address
Ramapo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Spring Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,501 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the East Ramapo Central School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Hillcrest vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Hillcrest’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | — | East Ramapo Central |
| New Hempstead | D− | East Ramapo Central |
| Spring Valley | D− | East Ramapo Central |
| New Square | D− | East Ramapo Central |
| Ramapo | D | Suffern Central PK–12 · East Ramapo Central K–12 |
| Clarkstown | A− | Clarkstown Central |
4 of the 5 neighbors share East Ramapo Central with Hillcrest, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Hillcrest
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hillcrest’s schools
Are Hillcrest’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Hillcrest. East Ramapo Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hillcrest. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Hillcrest in?
East Ramapo Central School District.
Where do Hillcrest kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ramapo High School and Spring Valley High School.
Parents talk
What Hillcrest families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hillcrest → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.