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Hillcrest Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1051 State Rd 60 East

Lake Wales FL, 33853, Polk County

Phone: 863-678-4216

Ranking:

(1,585 out of 2,614, bottom 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Polk County 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:	46		43		42		44		42		51		45
Total Students:	677		650		650		674		645		602		603
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	2.0%	17	2.5%	10	1.6%	13	2.2%	17	2.8%
Kindergarten:	123	18.2%	119	18.3%	125	19.2%	135	20.0%	126	19.5%	112	18.6%	101	16.7%
Grade 1:	109	16.1%	117	18.0%	104	16.0%	119	17.7%	106	16.4%	97	16.1%	98	16.3%
Grade 2:	114	16.8%	110	16.9%	109	16.8%	95	14.1%	105	16.3%	91	15.1%	103	17.1%
Grade 3:	125	18.5%	116	17.8%	114	17.5%	107	15.9%	103	16.0%	96	15.9%	92	15.3%
Grade 4:	111	16.4%	94	14.5%	82	12.6%	100	14.8%	100	15.5%	92	15.3%	100	16.6%
Grade 5:	95	14.0%	94	14.5%	103	15.8%	101	15.0%	95	14.7%	101	16.8%	92	15.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	339	50.1%	334	51.4%	321	49.4%	334	49.6%	295	45.7%	281	46.7%	281	46.6%
Female:	338	49.9%	316	48.6%	329	50.6%	340	50.4%	306	47.4%	281	46.7%	297	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	5	0.7%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%
Asian:	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	177	26.1%	177	27.2%	182	28.0%	177	26.3%	148	22.9%	132	21.9%	126	20.9%
Black:	146	21.6%	141	21.7%	154	23.7%	175	26.0%	151	23.4%	137	22.8%	142	23.5%
White:	336	49.6%	308	47.4%	285	43.8%	288	42.7%	310	48.1%	299	49.7%	314	52.1%
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:	14	2.1%	19	2.9%	22	3.4%	26	3.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	343	50.7%	410	63.1%	398	61.2%	481	71.4%	405	62.8%	358	59.5%	361	59.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	38	5.8%	39	6.0%	30	4.5%	61	9.5%	67	11.1%	64	10.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.72		15.12		15.48		15.32		15.54		13.80		13.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	321	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	326	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	329	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	332	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	328	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	199	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	199	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	303	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	305	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	305	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	303	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	299	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	196	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	196	197	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	299	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	304	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	306	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	310	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	315	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	322	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	322	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	324	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	212	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	309	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	310	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	304	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	307	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	310	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	315	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	312	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	209	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	324	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	324	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	327	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	330	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	219	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	217	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	295	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	300	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	299	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	217	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	288	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	299	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	305	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	310	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	314	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	197	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.8%	67.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	NA
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	61.8%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	38.2%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$37,847.0	$38,049.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,755.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,073.0	NA

* Hillcrest Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.