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Hillcrest Elementary

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Hillcrest Elementary ranks 1858 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 439 students in Monterey Park, California, as part of the Garvey Elementary district, and it consistently performs above state averages despite serving a student population with significant economic need.

The school has notable strengths, including exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at 6.9%, which is far better than the state average and nearby schools like Sanchez (George I.) Elementary (19.1%) and Wilcox Elementary (25.4%). Academically, Hillcrest outperforms other schools with similar demographics in English and Math, but it has a significant weakness in Science, where its proficiency rate of 24% lags behind both the district and top-performing schools like Duff Language Magnet Academy and Monterey Vista Elementary.

Performance varies considerably between grade levels, with 6th grade excelling but 5th grade struggling, particularly in Math and Science. While the school's statewide ranking has declined from the 80th to the 68th percentile in recent years, it remains a solid middle performer within its district, outperforming several peers and holding its own against schools in neighboring districts like Alhambra Unified. Parents should note the school's successful attendance programs and strong support for English learners, alongside areas for growth in science instruction and consistency across grades.

439

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,609

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

795 Pepper St.
Monterey Park, CA 91755-5715

(626) 307-3371

District: Garvey Elementary

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Garvey (Richard) Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

65.8%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2022) to 68th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

California avg41%

1,858^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Garvey Elementary

423^rd of 1,543Garvey Elementary 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	64.6	1858 of 5857	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	1367 of 5869	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	1416 of 5859	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	1149 of 5883	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	2384 of 5789	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	2002 of 5662	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	2288 of 5692	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.4	1549 of 5614	72.4%	★★★★☆
2015	60.7	1908 of 5611	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.8	2248 of 5530	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	1682 of 5390	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.4	1612 of 5377	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	51.6	2482 of 5314	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.8	1731 of 5193	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.2	1618 of 5113	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	1934 of 5113	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	1522 of 4818	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.6	1526 of 4822	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.4	1601 of 4809	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	821 of 1203	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	826 of 1205	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	814 of 1190	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	771 of 1154	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	924 of 1149	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	807 of 1071	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.6	2203 of 2585	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	369 of 3162	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	687 of 3245	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	205 of 3311	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	56.0	964 of 3275	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	640 of 3246	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	1875 of 5597	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.3	991 of 5612	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	1260 of 5609	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	1112 of 5635	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	2300 of 5492	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	2440 of 5413	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4135 of 5107	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.8	2015 of 5107	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1642 of 5087	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	966 of 5084	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	38.1	3083 of 4963	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2682 of 4830	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	1549 of 5460	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	648 of 5517	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	572 of 5363	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	311 of 5264	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	57.0	1951 of 5173	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	1563 of 5084	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	1778 of 5628	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	1823 of 5643	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	1521 of 5638	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	1201 of 5663	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	2295 of 5510	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	1568 of 5431	71.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)88th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-49 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science24%-8 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 (2025)
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-6	795 Pepper St.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3371	439	21	20.9	70.4%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	118 (26.9%)	289 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	64.6	1858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.1	1367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	491	24.3		24.3	55.8	54.4	41.5	78.0			57.0	66.0	53.5	29.0	61.3			51.4							$22,609	$20,650	$1,959
Monterey Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	901 East Graves Ave.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3300	542	20	27.1	67.2%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (16.4%)	431 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	91	608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		93.8	446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	162	53.3		53.3	70.4	61.5	67.8	77.3			70.0	83.8	74.6	67.4	76.2			75.2							$18,614	$16,832	$1,782
Potrero Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	8026 East Hill Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-7010	380	17	22.5	57.9%	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	228 (60.0%)	129 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	86	876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		83.5	1017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	141	43.8		43.8	56.3	72.7	78.1				68.9	68.8	70.4	70.3				69.8	85.0	90.3	89.3	91.4	88.2	91.4	$18,368	$16,336	$2,032
Bitely (Arlene) Elementary	Public	K-6	7501 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3318	409	18	23.3	80.7%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	212 (51.8%)	177 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.2%)	67.7	1707^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		64.3	1862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	155	31.2		31.2	55.3	63.6	65.5	45.8			56.7	83.0	63.2	39.3	38.7			53.4							$20,984	$18,996	$1,988
Repetto Elementary	Public	K-8	650 South Grandridge Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 570-6240	739	30	24.3	42.4%	18 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	267 (36.1%)	411 (55.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	68.5	1665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		79.4	1180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.9%	485	37.7	60.0	49.7	64.5	65.6	48.7	54.8	61.9	77.4	62.0	57.1	61.3	37.7	42.3	52.8	70.0	53.3							$33,560	$32,104	$1,456
Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary	Public	K-6	7544 East Emerson Pl.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3333	390	19	20.5	77.2%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	153 (39.2%)	217 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	49	2645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.1	2502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	143	25.0		25.0	33.3	45.8	37.7	58.0			44.0	38.8	45.9	37.5	40.7			40.9							$24,175	$22,342	$1,833
Rice (Eldridge) Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 North Angelus Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3348	291	12	24.2	75.6%	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	112 (38.5%)	162 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	48	2698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		45.9	2796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	98	37.1		37.1	35.0	34.9	48.5	48.8			41.4	42.5	31.8	28.6	52.2			39.4							$24,466	$22,520	$1,946
Ynez Elementary	Public	K-8	120 South Ynez Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 570-6260	695	32	21.6	63.7%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	159 (22.9%)	504 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	71.7	1522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.0%		72.4	1478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.8%	44	31.7	47.0	39.5	52.7	54.6	52.8	66.3	62.6	66.7	60.2	67.8	50.7	46.8	56.7	49.5	47.0	52.5	80.3	83.1	87.3	81.7	81.7	83.1	$34,364	$32,716	$1,648
Duff Language Magnet Academy	Public	K-6	7830 Dorothy Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 927-5757	291	14	20.7	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	273 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	88.4	748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		91.7	593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	155	73.5		73.5	51.1	58.5	79.4	76.7			64.7	84.4	73.2	76.5	60.0			74.7							$20,308	$18,448	$1,860
Sanchez (George I.) Elementary	Public	K-6	8470 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3368	293	12	24.4	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (54.9%)	126 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	49.8	2607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		56.5	2213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	394	23.4		23.4	38.9	45.5	43.2	51.1			44.9	43.2	44.1	34.0	44.7			41.2							$20,438	$18,366	$2,072

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 66% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary ranks 1858^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garvey (Richard) Intermediate

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?

Garvey Elementary

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