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Hillcrest ranks 733 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest is a high-performing K-8 public school serving 393 students in Oakland, consistently ranking among the top schools in California despite being part of the Oakland Unified School District, which faces broader challenges.

The school significantly outperforms both its district and state averages in English, math, and science, and maintains exceptionally low chronic absenteeism. While the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has recently increased, the school has largely sustained its strong academic record. An interesting pattern shows that while English skills remain excellent across all grades, middle school math scores are an area for potential focus, a common trend in many schools.

Hillcrest stands out even among nearby schools. It performs similarly to other high-achieving Oakland schools like Chabot Elementary and Montclair Elementary, and outperforms others such as Piedmont Avenue Elementary. Just across the district border, schools in the Piedmont City Unified district, like Beach Elementary and Havens Elementary, post higher test scores but serve a much more affluent student population, making Hillcrest's achievement within its community context particularly notable.

393

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,665

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Marguerite Dr.
Oakland, CA 94618-2230

(510) 879-5127

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Hillcrest usually attend:

High:

Oakland Technical High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.4%

Two or more races:

24.7%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oakland Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg29%

California avg41%

Elementary school

733^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

406^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	733 of 5857	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	477 of 5869	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	393 of 5859	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	223 of 5883	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	221 of 5789	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	313 of 5662	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.2	308 of 5692	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	273 of 5614	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	276 of 5611	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.7	203 of 5530	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	95.0	92 of 5390	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	95.4	102 of 5377	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	98.0	3 of 5314	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	97.5	29 of 5193	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	97.9	32 of 5113	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	98.4	34 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	97.9	60 of 4818	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	95.9	164 of 4822	96.6%	★★★★★
2004	97.2	119 of 4809	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	780 of 5597	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	673 of 5612	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	460 of 5609	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	190 of 5635	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	81 of 5492	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	259 of 5413	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	858 of 5460	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	785 of 5517	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	665 of 5628	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	332 of 5643	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	408 of 5638	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	258 of 5663	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	443 of 5510	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	398 of 5431	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	201 of 718	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	142 of 670	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	179 of 669	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	307 of 2598	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	205 of 2651	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	94 of 2661	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	8 of 2726	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	62 of 2834	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	156 of 2737	94.3%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	406 of 2761	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	368 of 2783	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	160 of 2781	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	179 of 2740	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	56 of 2715	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	71 of 2480	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	119 of 2508	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	64 of 2497	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	64 of 2477	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	152 of 2379	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	47 of 2259	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	92.6	40 of 2236	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	93.6	34 of 2179	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	93.3	41 of 2063	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	95.7	20 of 2005	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	98.1	8 of 1999	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	97.6	9 of 1804	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	98.1	10 of 1777	99.4%	★★★★★
2004	95.2	47 of 1769	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	579 of 2533	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	603 of 2551	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	95.1	122 of 2531	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	75 of 2509	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	81 of 2380	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	105 of 2262	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	574 of 2542	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	265 of 2579	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	253 of 2534	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	234 of 2552	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	223 of 2538	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	320 of 2527	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	99.4	13 of 2407	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	47 of 2273	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	91.7	45 of 1543	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	30 of 1555	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	13 of 1602	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	91 of 1496	93.9%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science56%+23 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	Public	K-8	30 Marguerite Dr.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5127	393	18	21.3	29.8%	155 (39.4%)	38 (9.7%)	61 (15.5%)	41 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (24.7%)	88.7	733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%		93.4	477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	256	65.2	41.4	56.0	77.3	73.8	69.6	71.8	84.6	70.0	74.6	79.6	81.0	58.7	38.5	69.2	46.7	63.3	91.3		91.3				$21,665	$20,028	$1,637
Kaiser Early Childhood Center	Public	K	25 South Hill Ct.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8812	118	14	8.5	49.2%	33 (28.0%)	20 (16.9%)	35 (29.7%)	14 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.7%)								(n/a)																								$35,064	$33,444	$1,620
Chabot Elementary	Public	K-5	6686 Chabot Rd.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2106	576	24	24.0	35.4%	229 (39.8%)	98 (17.0%)	95 (16.5%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	118 (20.5%)	91.7	567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		92	569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	2	63.6		63.6	71.7	71.8	71.6				71.7	77.8	70.6	63.6				71.0	95.2			98.1	95.2		$24,242	$22,274	$1,968
Havens Elementary	Public	K-5	323 Highland Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2699	464	26	17.8	2.2%	252 (54.3%)	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.4%)	85 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.8%)	95.4	292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.3	234^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	58	71.2		71.2	75.4	70.9	83.3				76.2	87.7	79.8	74.2				80.5							$33,083	$31,856	$1,227
Piedmont Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4314 Piedmont Ave.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3146	310	14	22.1	80.6%	22 (7.1%)	134 (43.2%)	76 (24.5%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.0%)	29.1	4033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.8	4121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	88	20.0		20.0	39.1	30.0	22.5				31.0	41.3	38.5	7.1				29.1	85.9	90.6	89.4	87.1	89.4	89.4	$29,783	$27,740	$2,043
Thornhill Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Thornhill Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2157	370	16	23.8	27.6%	125 (33.8%)	30 (8.1%)	74 (20.0%)	47 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	92 (24.9%)	81.5	1100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		89.2	736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	364	47.9		47.9	56.5	60.9	58.3				58.3	69.4	69.6	64.6				68.0	89.4	94.7	94.7	93.6	94.7	94.7	$23,656	$21,934	$1,722
Montclair Elementary	Public	K-5	1757 Mountain Blvd.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3143	547	24	22.7	35.5%	165 (30.2%)	63 (11.5%)	123 (22.5%)	64 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (23.6%)	86.1	872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%		88.6	773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	99	51.8		51.8	70.1	71.0	63.1				67.9	70.1	63.8	59.5				64.6	31.6	35.0	34.2	32.5	31.6	33.3	$23,052	$21,360	$1,692
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	2955 Claremont Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6410	293	14	20.9	30.7%	148 (50.5%)	27 (9.2%)	35 (11.9%)	33 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.7%)	90.2	646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		90.6	663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	17	54.0		54.0	70.5	83.7	69.4				73.8	70.5	74.4	65.1				69.3							$30,198	$29,524	$674
Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Lake Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2666	323	17	18.8	4.3%	153 (47.4%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.9%)	60 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (22.6%)	98.7	27^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.2	10^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	17	84.8		84.8	80.4	89.8	91.3				87.2	93.5	95.9	87.0				92.2							$35,383	$34,456	$927
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Wildwood Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2780	291	17	17.4	3.8%	139 (47.8%)	5 (1.7%)	33 (11.3%)	42 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (24.7%)	96.9	163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		98.2	66^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	97	60.0		60.0	85.4	90.4	82.0				86.0	89.6	84.6	78.0				84.0							$34,647	$33,606	$1,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest

How many students attend Hillcrest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Hillcrest.

Is Hillcrest a good school?

Hillcrest ranks 733^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillcrest in?

Oakland Unified

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest usually go on to attend:

High : Oakland Technical High

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest?

Students at Hillcrest are 39% White, 25% Two or more races, 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% African American.

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