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Hillcrest Elementary

Q: Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School High : Balboa High High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High High : Galileo High High : Jordan (June) School for Equity High : Lincoln (Abraham) High High : Lowell High High : Marshall (Thurgood) High High : Mission High High : O'Connell (John) High High : S.F. International High High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High High : Washington (George) High

Public Grades K-5

5821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 317 students in the San Francisco Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Hillcrest is currently one of the lowest-performing schools in California, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide, with only 11% of students proficient in English and 5% proficient in math. This represents a dramatic and concerning decline from just five years ago when the school was ranked in the 43rd percentile. The school also struggles with a very high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 38.9%, which is much higher than the district and state averages and is likely connected to the academic challenges.

While many nearby schools serve similar student populations, Hillcrest's performance is notably lower. For example, Monroe Elementary serves a comparable community but achieves a 65th percentile ranking, and even the second-lowest performing nearby school, Serra (Junipero) Elementary, has proficiency rates more than double Hillcrest's. The data shows that the school's most vulnerable student groups, including English Learners and students in special education, have experienced severe declines in performance in recent years, indicating a need for urgent support and intervention.

317

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,976

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 Silver Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94134-1012

(415) 469-4722

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

Asian:

13.9%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg48%

California avg41%

5,821^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 71Elementary Schools in the San Francisco Unified

679^th of 1,543San Francisco Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	5821 of 5857	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	5726 of 5869	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4868 of 5859	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4219 of 5883	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3327 of 5789	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3589 of 5662	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	3659 of 5692	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	3608 of 5614	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	3264 of 5611	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.2	4029 of 5530	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	4822 of 5390	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	4978 of 5377	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	5249 of 5314	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.0	4281 of 5193	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	4176 of 5113	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	4618 of 5113	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	4130 of 4818	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	4198 of 4822	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.9	3627 of 4809	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.2	1083 of 1190	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	976 of 1154	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1000 of 1149	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	952 of 1071	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.1	824 of 2227	63.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	15.6	3155 of 3162	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1453 of 3245	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	783 of 3311	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	392 of 3275	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	782 of 3246	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	5558 of 5597	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	5569 of 5612	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4964 of 5609	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4838 of 5635	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	3096 of 5492	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3370 of 5413	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	5065 of 5107	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	5045 of 5107	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	4922 of 5087	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	4635 of 5084	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	2880 of 4963	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3082 of 4830	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	393 of 429	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	299 of 364	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.6	92 of 335	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	114 of 356	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	5419 of 5460	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5416 of 5517	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3847 of 5363	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	3096 of 5264	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	2592 of 5173	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2715 of 5084	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	5586 of 5628	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	5269 of 5643	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4300 of 5638	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3372 of 5663	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3317 of 5510	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3571 of 5431	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2834 of 2847	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1852 of 2635	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1502 of 2420	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+35 vs school

Asian (2023)9th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

Science2%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	810 Silver Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4722	317	13	23.7	81.1%	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.8%)	224 (70.7%)	44 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.1%)	5.7	5821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		9.1	5726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	95	2.0		2.0	3.9	11.6	18.8				11.3	3.9	0.0	10.2				4.9	89.1	96.4	92.7	92.7	96.4	96.4	$22,976	$2,366	$20,610
Serra (Junipero) Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Holly Park Cir.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5685	283	12	23.9	67.8%	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.2%)	213 (75.3%)	27 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.0%)	20.1	4815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		37.2	3348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	1467	14.0		14.0	12.8	35.7	25.0				25.9	10.5	33.3	14.6				21.3							$33,212	$10,097	$23,115
Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	423 Burrows St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1530	564	22	26.1	79.3%	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	206 (36.5%)	309 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.6%)	47.9	2710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		51	2509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	201	28.3		28.3	38.9	43.0	46.9				43.0	38.5	46.0	39.4				41.4	93.1	96.0	97.0	96.0	95.1	97.0	$23,946	$2,960	$20,986
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	260 Madrid St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4736	533	20	26.2	75.8%	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	280 (52.5%)	213 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	60.5	2040^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		60.4	2050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	10	42.7		42.7	44.7	45.4	59.6				49.8	46.0	41.7	49.4				45.6							$23,466	$2,923	$20,543
Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-8	555 Tompkins Ave.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5656	453	25	18.4	72.2%	7 (1.5%)	34 (7.5%)	349 (77.0%)	27 (6.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.2%)	6.4	5798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6	5839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	41	7.0	4.9	5.8	3.5	7.3	14.0	20.0	7.8	13.1	11.2	7.0	12.2	0.0	6.8	5.9	3.3	5.8	91.7	95.0	95.0	91.7	93.3	93.3	$24,570	$2,496	$22,074
San Francisco Community Alternative	Public	K-8	125 Excelsior Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4739	230	12	18.8	50.0%	40 (17.4%)	26 (11.3%)	104 (45.2%)	29 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.6%)	49.3	2634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		60.5	2044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	590	44.8	27.8	38.3	46.4	51.6	48.3	20.8	36.4	29.4	40.7	46.4	46.7	31.0	16.7	18.2	22.2	32.9	93.8	93.8	93.8		93.8		$22,548	$2,210	$20,338
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Athens St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4709	300	14	22.2	69.7%	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	250 (83.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	10.4	5610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.9	5778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	168	7.8		7.8	23.1	1.9	20.6				15.5	19.2	7.6	14.1				13.6	88.9	91.1		93.3	93.3		$25,118	$2,011	$23,107
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary	Public	K-5	65 Chenery St.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5669	418	18	23.2	51.9%	83 (19.9%)	2 (0.5%)	290 (69.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	52.8	2447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		40.9	3131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	684	32.1		32.1	41.9	45.9	52.8				46.6	42.9	45.2	39.3				42.5	94.2	94.2	96.2	94.2	96.2	96.2	$22,737	$1,834	$20,903
El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Delta St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1537	128	4	32.0	71.9%	2 (1.6%)	22 (17.2%)	61 (47.7%)	17 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.3%)	9 (7.0%)	4.5	5846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		8.6	5744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	102	8.3		8.3	0.0	11.1	0.0				4.9	0.0	5.6	0.0				2.4							$31,716	$3,563	$28,153
Glen Park Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Lippard Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4713	348	16	21.7	55.2%	81 (23.3%)	23 (6.6%)	185 (53.2%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.6%)	46.3	2807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		44.8	2877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.0%	70	36.4		36.4	34.0	52.2	42.9				42.6	33.3	47.8	31.8				37.3	90.2	94.1	96.1	90.2	94.1	94.1	$24,722	$1,803	$22,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
High : Balboa High
High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
High : Galileo High
High : Jordan (June) School for Equity
High : Lincoln (Abraham) High
High : Lowell High
High : Marshall (Thurgood) High
High : Mission High
High : O'Connell (John) High
High : S.F. International High
High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
High : Washington (George) High

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

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