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Hillcrest Elementary Primary School
1400 Morningside
Alice TX, 78332, Jim Wells County
Phone: 361-660-2098
Ranking:
(3,168 out of 6,018, bottom 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Alice Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 299 | 268 | 265 | 240 | 194 | 199 | 202 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 41 | 13.7% | 47 | 17.5% | 46 | 17.4% | 49 | 20.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 62 | 20.7% | 47 | 17.5% | 47 | 17.7% | 32 | 13.3% | 32 | 16.5% | 31 | 15.6% | 38 | 18.8% |
Grade 1: | 60 | 20.1% | 47 | 17.5% | 40 | 15.1% | 41 | 17.1% | 41 | 21.1% | 42 | 21.1% | 43 | 21.3% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 16.7% | 36 | 13.4% | 46 | 17.4% | 40 | 16.7% | 42 | 21.6% | 43 | 21.6% | 42 | 20.8% |
Grade 3: | 41 | 13.7% | 49 | 18.3% | 40 | 15.1% | 42 | 17.5% | 43 | 22.2% | 42 | 21.1% | 41 | 20.3% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 15.1% | 42 | 15.7% | 46 | 17.4% | 36 | 15.0% | 36 | 18.6% | 41 | 20.6% | 38 | 18.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 148 | 49.5% | 134 | 50.0% | 135 | 50.9% | 121 | 50.4% | 98 | 50.5% | 102 | 51.3% | 102 | 50.5% |
Female: | 151 | 50.5% | 134 | 50.0% | 130 | 49.1% | 119 | 49.6% | 88 | 45.4% | 89 | 44.7% | 96 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 255 | 85.3% | 218 | 81.3% | 222 | 83.8% | 195 | 81.3% | 152 | 78.4% | 150 | 75.4% | 149 | 73.8% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
White: | 39 | 13.0% | 45 | 16.8% | 39 | 14.7% | 44 | 18.3% | 42 | 21.6% | 46 | 23.1% | 51 | 25.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 80.3% | 195 | 72.8% | 167 | 63.0% | 155 | 64.6% | 114 | 58.8% | 88 | 44.2% | 80 | 39.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.6% | 10 | 3.8% | 21 | 8.8% | 17 | 8.8% | 27 | 13.6% | 20 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.79 | 18.53 | 17.37 | 17.51 | 14.89 | 14.30 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 63% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 55% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 74% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 71% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 76.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,620.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,712.0 |
* Hillcrest Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.