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Hillcrest PDS Magnet

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4225 Pine Ave, Waco, TX 76710 · (254) 772-4286 · Part of Waco Independent School District

Waco’s School Grade C better than 29% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
431
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest PDS Magnet

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Waco kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Hillcrest PDS MagnetYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4225 Pine Ave, Waco

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten66
Grade 164
Grade 265
Grade 365
Grade 468
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
441’20
439’21
440’22
433’23
431’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%White 24%Black 14%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillcrest PDS Magnet from Waco families.

Other schools in Waco Independent School District

The district →
Bell's Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
C+
786 students16:1
Lake Air Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waco
C
734 students13:1
Dean Highland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D
617 students17:1
Parkdale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D
497 students14:1
South Waco El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D
490 students18:1
Alta Vista El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D−
479 students14:1

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