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Hillcrest Elementary

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Hillcrest Elementary ranks 2634 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary is a public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 354 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), which is ranked 790 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillcrest Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with low performance on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 38.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 34.57% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learner (ELL) students. Hillcrest Elementary also has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with over 93% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Robert B. Green Elementary and V.M. Adams Elementary in the Harlandale Independent School District also struggle with low academic performance, they perform slightly better than Hillcrest Elementary on STAAR assessments and have higher rankings. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and instructional practices, may play a role in the academic outcomes of these schools. Despite the additional funding and slightly lower student-teacher ratio at Hillcrest Elementary, the school's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, indicating a need for more comprehensive and effective interventions.

400

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,822

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 W Malone Ave
San Antonio, TX 78214-1024

(210) 228-3340

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harris Middle
High:	Burbank High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

White:

2.8%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg30%

Texas avg46%

2,634^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 46Elementary Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

790^th of 961San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2634 of 4651	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4255 of 4710	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	4346 of 4647	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	4559 of 4581	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	4506 of 4578	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4027 of 4479	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4023 of 4359	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	4081 of 4329	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	42.5	2690 of 4286	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	3458 of 4320	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	4043 of 4260	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	3438 of 4221	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	3388 of 4206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	3900 of 4095	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	3803 of 3937	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	2701 of 3884	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.3	2842 of 3768	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.0	2410 of 3724	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.7	2584 of 3476	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.5	2767 of 3475	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	3075 of 3465	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	9.9	4404 of 4461	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	4304 of 4331	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	3960 of 4295	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	3825 of 4240	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	269 of 2918	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	38.5	2317 of 3668	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	2352 of 3556	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.7	3436 of 3446	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2000 of 3333	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2036 of 3226	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1713 of 3744	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	3544 of 4658	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4129 of 4588	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	4495 of 4561	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	4429 of 4499	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	3629 of 4348	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4013 of 4306	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	42.3	2320 of 3184	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	1591 of 3644	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.1	3937 of 4465	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4039 of 4401	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	4365 of 4376	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	4258 of 4329	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	3764 of 4188	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	3873 of 4168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	1190 of 3705	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	3858 of 4594	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4064 of 4521	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	4443 of 4477	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	4388 of 4451	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3661 of 4309	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	3856 of 4264	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2005 of 3739	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	4448 of 4647	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4107 of 4585	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	4549 of 4563	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	4376 of 4498	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4068 of 4357	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	3899 of 4319	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	2543 of 3549	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	3880 of 4292	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	3812 of 4086	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	3924 of 3952	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3586 of 3799	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	2847 of 3684	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	2743 of 3558	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)27th percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Reading41%-13 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 W Malone Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3340	400	29	13.5	93.3%	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	386 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.1	2634^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.4%		16.4	4255^th of 4710 public elementary schools	9.7%	1621	60.0	57.1	57.1	80.0		40.0		38.1	33.3	51.0	35.7	44.7	51.0	29.6	$12,822
Collins Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Harriman Pl	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3310	431	27	16.2	93.0%	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	415 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	20.2	4012^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.7%		16.6	4239^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.0%	227	4.6	37.5	41.7	4.8	37.5	32.0	0.0	37.2	33.9	44.0	25.6	29.8	34.0	5.1	$10,670
Briscoe Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2015 S Flores St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3305	494	28	17.8	88.7%	18 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	467 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	17.5	4160^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.6%		18	4168^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.5%	8	12.5		42.9	25.0		16.7	8.3	34.6	21.1	40.0	21.8	24.6	34.0	17.0	$10,685
Stonewall/Flanders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Stonewall	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3300	691	43	16.1	90.7%	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	677 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	4224^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%		19.1	4118^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.6%	106	20.0	7.7	7.1	9.5	0.0	28.6	0.0	35.9	23.4	37.0	19.1	9.2	38.3	10.2	$9,474
V M Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 E Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2800	732	48	15.2	91.7%	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	715 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.1	3601^st of 4651 public elementary schools	22.6%		24	3845^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.4%	244	33.3	39.1	20.0	9.1	47.8	23.8		37.8	48.0	42.9	25.5	35.4	36.6	11.0	$8,547
Green Elementary At Riverside Park	Public	PK, KG-5	202 School St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3325	368	29	12.7	94.3%	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	348 (94.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32.2	3301^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.0%		59.2	1638^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.2%	1663	18.2	50.0	16.7	20.0	33.3	16.7	0.0	34.4	38.3	55.1	21.2	40.4	40.8	16.3	$17,473
Charles Graebner Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	530 Hoover St	San Antonio	78225	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3320	651	44	14.8	93.7%	17 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	625 (96.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	4590^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.3%		11.1	4499^th of 4710 public elementary schools	4.5%	91	23.8	20.8	23.1	28.6	20.8	3.9	0.0	15.0	26.7	33.3	15.0	15.6	12.7	0.0	$12,902
KIPP Esperanza Pri	Public, Charter	K-4	239 Stark St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 888-6601	424	21	20.1	93.2%	15 (3.5%)	22 (5.2%)	380 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	26.1	3657^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.4%		12.1	4462^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	5.3%	805								29.6	33.0		40.8	35.0			$8,666
E H Gilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	931 E Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3050	633	38	16.4	93.5%	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	620 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.9	4240^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.8%		17.2	4209^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.6%	31	7.7	27.3	20.0	47.6	54.6	10.0		30.3	26.3	37.0	24.7	27.5	33.3	7.9	$8,906
Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 E Huff Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3400	430	31	14.0	84.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	426 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20.2	4016^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.7%		30.5	3436^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.0%	580	0.0	60.0	14.3	0.0	30.0	0.0	0.0	31.3	39.4	39.1	17.2	22.7	42.0	11.3	$10,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harris Middle
High : Burbank High School

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary ranks 2634^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

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