Hillcrest Preschool

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Carlsbad, New Mexico

Hillcrest Preschool in Carlsbad, New Mexico enrolled 316 students in 2024-25 with 20.5 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the New Mexico median of 12.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

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

Enrollment rose 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

257 students in 2022-23, 320 students in 2023-24, 316 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.6 to 20.5.

Students enrolled at Hillcrest Preschool by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-232572023-243202024-25316
Students enrolled at Hillcrest Preschool by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-232572023-243202024-25316
Students enrolled at Hillcrest Preschool by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-232572023-243202024-25316
Students enrolled at Hillcrest Preschool by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-232572023-243202024-25316
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325717.614.6
2023-2432020.915.3
2024-2531620.515.4

15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 New Mexico schools of this kind

Among the 43 New Mexico schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; Hillcrest Preschool 15.4; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHillcrest Preschool 15.4state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; Hillcrest Preschool 15.4; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHillcrest Preschool 15.4state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; Hillcrest Preschool 15.4; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHillcrest Preschool 15.4state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; Hillcrest Preschool 15.4; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHillcrest Preschool 15.4state median 12.0U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hillcrest Preschool reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

66.8% of students were Hispanic, 30.4% White, 1.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic66.8%
  2. White30.4%
  3. Asian1.3%
  4. Black0.9%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. 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.

Schools of this kind in Carlsbad

3 public schools of this kind in Carlsbad report 2024-25 enrollment; Hillcrest Preschool is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hillcrest Preschool31615.47.9%
Jefferson Montessori21511.455.3%
Carlsbad Enrichment Center17016.136.5%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hillcrest Preschool

  1. Carlsbad Enrichment CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.3 miles away: 170 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Jefferson MontessoriThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.5 miles away: 215 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Hillcrest Preschool with Carlsbad Enrichment CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Carlsbad Municipal School District spends per student$13,304 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,304
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoHillcrest Preschool is the number 18 by size of 47 New Mexico schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#18 of 47
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.0 for schools of this kind.15.4:1
  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 Preschool

  1. How many students attend Hillcrest Preschool?
    316 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 257 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Carlsbad, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Preschool?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for schools of this kind is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hillcrest Preschool a Title I school?
    Hillcrest Preschool was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Hillcrest Preschool in?
    Carlsbad Municipal School District, NCES district ID 3500300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350030001148 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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