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Hillcrest Drive Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Drive Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 486 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 11% of all California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English and Math around 22% and a notably low 7.7% in Science. Chronic student absenteeism, at 37.4%, is nearly double the state average. However, the school is on a positive trajectory, showing clear improvement from its ranking in the bottom 1% just two years ago, with test scores more than doubling in that time. It also shows relative strengths in supporting its English Language Learner students.

When compared to nearby schools, Hillcrest Drive Elementary lags behind. For example, Virginia Road Elementary ranks in the top 35% of schools, and even the very close Coliseum Street Elementary ranks more than twice as high. Nearby charter schools like Stella Elementary Charter Academy also perform significantly better. Despite having substantial per-student funding, these gaps suggest Hillcrest has important opportunities to learn from and catch up to its higher-performing neighbors.

486

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,907

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4041 Hillcrest Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90008-2902

(323) 296-6867

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Hillcrest Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Audubon Middle
High:	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

African American:

40.5%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

California avg41%

5,202^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

473^rd of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	15.8	5202 of 5857	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5260 of 5869	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	5794 of 5859	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	5844 of 5883	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	5571 of 5789	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5166 of 5662	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	5476 of 5692	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	5202 of 5614	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	5473 of 5611	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	5013 of 5530	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.8	5304 of 5390	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	5362 of 5377	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	5285 of 5314	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	5178 of 5193	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.0	5067 of 5113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.9	5087 of 5113	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	4688 of 4818	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	4651 of 4822	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	4590 of 4809	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	316 of 569	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	376 of 593	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	607 of 661	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	605 of 663	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	558 of 747	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	372 of 700	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.5	2324 of 2585	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1498 of 2128	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	1823 of 3162	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	2821 of 3245	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	3251 of 3311	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1972 of 3275	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2036 of 3246	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4820 of 5597	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4974 of 5612	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5493 of 5609	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5530 of 5635	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	5322 of 5492	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5040 of 5413	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4068 of 5107	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3939 of 5107	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	4822 of 5087	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	5004 of 5084	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4517 of 4963	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4297 of 4830	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4625 of 5460	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4806 of 5517	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	5306 of 5363	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	5219 of 5264	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4862 of 5173	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4306 of 5084	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5077 of 5628	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5098 of 5643	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	5610 of 5638	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	5654 of 5663	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	5296 of 5510	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4888 of 5431	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	2434 of 2847	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1975 of 2635	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)44th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science8%-25 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 Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4041 Hillcrest Dr.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-6867	486	27	18.0	97.3%	6 (1.2%)	197 (40.5%)	242 (49.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	15.8	5202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.5	5260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.4%	58	7.7		7.7	17.3	24.2	28.1				23.1	24.7	23.2	15.6				21.6	80.2	90.1	95.1	86.1	85.2	88.1	$29,907	$6,095	$23,812
Coliseum Street Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Coliseum St.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5244	218	13	16.7	97.2%	4 (1.8%)	107 (49.1%)	97 (44.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	24.5	4454^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.0%		12.5	5523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	1069	17.9		17.9	11.1	28.0	46.4				28.8	18.5	40.0	14.3				23.8	92.9				92.9		$39,712	$7,683	$32,029
Virginia Road Elementary	Public	K-5	2925 Virginia Rd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-0570	217	13	16.6	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	64 (29.5%)	146 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	60.4	2043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		49	2611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	568	21.4		21.4	53.1	37.5	50.0				46.7	65.6	50.0	55.2				57.0	90.6	96.2	96.2	96.2	90.6		$33,488	$7,986	$25,502
Baldwin Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5421 Rodeo Rd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 937-7223	417	21	19.8	76.3%	13 (3.1%)	314 (75.3%)	59 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	40.1	3211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%		48.8	2628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	583	17.7		17.7	36.2	52.5	35.5				41.2	42.0	40.3	27.4				36.8	96.5	96.5			96.5		$22,934	$3,616	$19,318
ISANA Nascent Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3417 West Jefferson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	ISANA Nascent Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 732-6613	488	24	20.2	94.9%	1 (0.2%)	119 (24.4%)	354 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	21.1	4732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		15.6	5253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	521	21.2	16.7	18.9	30.5	25.0	38.5	26.7	34.0	47.2	33.7	28.3	14.3	19.2	8.9	15.1	13.0	16.9							$21,769	$4,208	$17,561
Today's Fresh Start-Compton	Public, Charter	K-8	4476 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Today's Fresh Start-Compton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-9826	374	22	16.6	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	194 (51.9%)	166 (44.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	47.1	2754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		37.9	3313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	559	44.4	24.4	33.8	46.8	51.4	50.0	21.3	37.0	41.5	40.5	48.9	37.1	36.1	20.8	40.9	14.6	33.1	84.6	88.5	94.2	88.5	88.5	90.4	$6,967	$2,672	$4,295
Stella Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	2636 S. Mansfield Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Stella Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 340-6700	258	12	21.5	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	50 (19.4%)	195 (75.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	58.3	2154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%		40.2	3167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	1013				44.2	40.9					42.5	78.6	38.6					58.1	96.6				96.6		$24,906	$1,169	$23,737
Windsor Hills Math Science	Public	K-5	5215 Overdale Dr.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-6251	332	17	20.1	84.9%	3 (0.9%)	238 (71.7%)	36 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.7%)	19.6	4865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		17.1	5114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	249	21.8		21.8	32.5	15.5	29.6				25.0	32.5	15.5	14.8				19.7	83.8				91.9		$29,403	$5,919	$23,484
Cienega Elementary	Public	K-5	2611 South Orange Dr.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-1138	370	22	16.8	88.6%	5 (1.4%)	40 (10.8%)	308 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	39.9	3225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		29.1	4008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.7%	783	12.3		12.3	46.0	47.9	31.6				41.7	52.4	33.3	22.8				36.9	94.8				96.9		$26,025	$5,110	$20,915
Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet	Public	K-5	3875 Dublin Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-8195	140	6	23.3	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	74 (52.9%)	52 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.3%)	43.1	2999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		41	3128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	129	14.8		14.8	52.2	31.6	48.2				44.9	52.2	26.3	33.3				37.7	75.9	89.7		82.8	89.7	86.2	$50,076	$13,568	$36,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Drive Elementary

How many students attend Hillcrest Drive Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Hillcrest Drive Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Drive Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Drive Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 41% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Drive Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Audubon Middle
High : Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High

What district is Hillcrest Drive Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Hillcrest Drive Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Drive Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of California elementary schools.

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