Hillcrest Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Ruston, Louisiana

Hillcrest Elementary School in Ruston, Louisiana enrolled 326 students in 2024-25 with 24.3 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

397 students in 2022-23, 363 students in 2023-24, 326 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.4 to 24.3.

Students enrolled at Hillcrest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-233972023-243632024-25326
Students enrolled at Hillcrest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-233972023-243632024-25326
Students enrolled at Hillcrest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-233972023-243632024-25326
Students enrolled at Hillcrest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-233972023-243632024-25326
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339722.417.7
2023-2436330.711.8
2024-2532624.313.4

13.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 373 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hillcrest Elementary School enrolled 373 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 373 of the 373 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.9% of students were Black, 29.4% White, 17.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black43.9%
  2. White29.4%
  3. Hispanic17.5%
  4. Two or more races7.1%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Ruston

5 public elementary schools in Ruston report 2024-25 enrollment; Hillcrest Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Glen View Elementary School43811.068.3%
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School41215.110.2%
Cypress Springs Elementary School36911.867.8%
Ruston Elementary School35910.957.4%
Hillcrest Elementary School32613.463.2%

All public schools in Ruston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hillcrest Elementary School

  1. Glen View Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 438 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Ruston Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 359 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Hillcrest Elementary School with Glen View Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lincoln Parish spends per student$15,353 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,353
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaHillcrest Elementary School is the number 494 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#494 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hillcrest Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary School?
    326 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 397 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ruston, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Elementary School?
    13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hillcrest Elementary School a Title I school?
    Hillcrest Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Hillcrest Elementary School in?
    Lincoln Parish, NCES district ID 2200990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220099000747 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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