Hillcrest Elementary School
515 East Elizabeth St
Alma MI, 48801, Gratiot County
Phone: 989-463-3111
Ranking: 
(1,079 out of 2,213, top 49%)*
(1,079 out of 2,213, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 3
School District: Alma Public Schools
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: | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 329 | 340 | 354 | 332 | 355 | 345 | 301 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 168 | 51.1% | 167 | 49.1% | 180 | 50.8% | 168 | 50.6% | 162 | 45.6% | 187 | 54.2% | 155 | 51.5% |
| Grade 3: | 159 | 48.3% | 171 | 50.3% | 171 | 48.3% | 160 | 48.2% | 189 | 53.2% | 155 | 44.9% | 146 | 48.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 50.5% | 183 | 53.8% | 203 | 57.3% | 198 | 59.6% | 161 | 45.4% | 147 | 42.6% | 148 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 163 | 49.5% | 157 | 46.2% | 151 | 42.7% | 134 | 40.4% | 186 | 52.4% | 190 | 55.1% | 149 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 11.2% | 28 | 8.2% | 42 | 11.9% | 45 | 13.6% | 44 | 12.4% | 45 | 13.0% | 31 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 2.0% |
| White: | 276 | 83.9% | 296 | 87.1% | 300 | 84.7% | 274 | 82.5% | 299 | 84.2% | 288 | 83.5% | 256 | 85.0% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 180 | 54.7% | 185 | 54.4% | 203 | 57.3% | 194 | 58.4% | 196 | 55.2% | 164 | 47.5% | 142 | 47.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.3% | 26 | 7.6% | 30 | 8.5% | 24 | 7.2% | 26 | 7.3% | 34 | 9.9% | 13 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.23 | 17.44 | 17.10 | 14.69 | 14.00 | 16.60 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.5% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 42.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.1% | 61.1% |
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* Hillcrest Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.