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Hillcrest Elementary - 04

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

304 15th Ave, Brookings, SD 57006 · (605) 696-4600 · Part of Brookings School District 05-1

Brookings’ School Grade C+ better than 40% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
316
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest Elementary - 04

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 19.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Brookings kids: George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

On the path

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

PK–3Hillcrest Elementary - 04You are here
6–8George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02780 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

304 15th Ave, Brookings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten81
Grade 182
Grade 269
Grade 371
Enrollment over time
264’20
304’21
305’22
316’23
316’24

Up 19.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillcrest Elementary - 04 from Brookings families.

Other schools in Brookings School District 05-1

The district →
Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookings
B
509 students15:1
Medary Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookings
B
358 students13:1
Camelot Intermediate - 06
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Brookings
C
523 students17:1
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brookings
C+
780 students14:1
Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School - 93
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brookings
4 students10:1
Brookings High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookings
B
979 students17:1

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 South Dakota’s other public schools; Brookings’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.