Hillcrest Elementary School
1045 Bennett St American Falls ID, 83211, Power County Phone: 208-226-2391 Ranking:  (263 out of 489, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: American Falls Joint School District 381 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: | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 511 | 469 | 461 | 342 | 456 | 465 | 453 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 3.5% | 16 | 3.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.6% | 15 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 132 | 25.8% | 109 | 23.2% | 136 | 29.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 23.0% | 107 | 23.0% | 117 | 25.8% |
| Grade 1: | 115 | 22.5% | 132 | 28.1% | 116 | 25.2% | 107 | 31.3% | 105 | 23.0% | 127 | 27.3% | 107 | 23.6% |
| Grade 2: | 129 | 25.2% | 113 | 24.1% | 101 | 21.9% | 99 | 28.9% | 123 | 27.0% | 102 | 21.9% | 108 | 23.8% |
| Grade 3: | 117 | 22.9% | 99 | 21.1% | 101 | 21.9% | 126 | 36.8% | 111 | 24.3% | 114 | 24.5% | 104 | 23.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 261 | 51.1% | 243 | 51.8% | 233 | 50.5% | 173 | 50.6% | 218 | 47.8% | 234 | 50.3% | 231 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 250 | 48.9% | 226 | 48.2% | 228 | 49.5% | 169 | 49.4% | 230 | 50.4% | 223 | 48.0% | 218 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 2.2% | 15 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.4% | 14 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.2% | 15 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.8% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 272 | 53.2% | 240 | 51.2% | 238 | 51.6% | 164 | 48.0% | 197 | 43.2% | 193 | 41.5% | 186 | 41.1% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 224 | 43.8% | 207 | 44.1% | 204 | 44.3% | 159 | 46.5% | 235 | 51.5% | 255 | 54.8% | 247 | 54.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 301 | 58.9% | 304 | 64.8% | 298 | 64.6% | 219 | 64.0% | 208 | 45.6% | 196 | 42.2% | 188 | 41.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 11.9% | 45 | 9.6% | 49 | 10.6% | 33 | 9.6% | 44 | 9.6% | 48 | 10.3% | 43 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.08 | 17.85 | 20.49 | 18.00 | 18.37 | 19.10 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 89.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 19.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,624.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,247.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,174.0 |
* Hillcrest Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.