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Hillcrest Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary School serves 338 students in grades K-5 in Northglenn, Colorado, as part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, where roughly 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has ranked near the bottom of Colorado elementary schools for years, landing in the 8th percentile in 2025–2026 (868th of 943 schools) and spending most of the past decade in the bottom 10%. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: about 40% of students are chronically absent, well above the district rate of 32.2% and the state rate of 28.4%.

Academic proficiency is far below district and statewide averages. In 2025–2026, only 20.9% of Hillcrest students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared with 42.3% across the district and 44.7% statewide. Math proficiency was just 14.5%, versus 35.5% districtwide and 37.3% statewide, and 4th grade math was especially low at 9.4% proficiency. On a slightly more encouraging note, ELA proficiency climbs from 11.8% in 3rd grade to 27.6% in 5th grade, though math does not show a similar upward pattern.

Hillcrest is part of a cluster of low-performing nearby schools, including Rocky Mountain Elementary, Leroy Elementary, and North Mor Elementary, all of which rank in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools. However, The Studio School, Global Village Academy - North, and STEM Launch all perform substantially better within a mile or two. STEM Launch is a particularly interesting comparison: its poverty rate is similar to Hillcrest's (78.6% vs. 84.3% free/reduced lunch), yet its chronic absenteeism is about half (19.9% vs. 40.3%) and its proficiency rates are much higher. Hillcrest did show meaningful year-over-year improvement in 2025–2026, with ELA rising from 14.9% to 20.9% and math from 10.3% to 14.5%, but it remains well below the middle of the state distribution.

338

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,865

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10335 Croke Drive
Northglenn, CO 80221-7117

(720) 972-5380

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Silver Hills Middle School
High:	Northglenn High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.5%

White:

11.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

871^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

49^th of 114Adams 12 Five Star Schools among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	871 of 946	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	918 of 950	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	839 of 943	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	905 of 933	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	896 of 921	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	698 of 710	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	845 of 965	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	711 of 917	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	793 of 929	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	739 of 914	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	791 of 938	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.2	895 of 962	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	870 of 954	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	837 of 935	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	755 of 935	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	744 of 925	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	741 of 872	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.3	705 of 849	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	663 of 852	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.3	656 of 829	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	667 of 823	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.4	659 of 808	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	643 of 695	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	658 of 684	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	641 of 642	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	595 of 595	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	735 of 758	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	644 of 690	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	205 of 242	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	147 of 153	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	247 of 270	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	118 of 172	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	257 of 322	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	678 of 697	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	601 of 683	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	638 of 649	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	571 of 594	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	608 of 764	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	576 of 693	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Science16%-21 vs state

Math14%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

nice teachers for students to reading,writing and learning Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

The teachers and staff work so hard for my and all children to grow. My kids learned so much and grew more at Hillcrest than any other school they attended. The teachers are very caring and always go above and beyond to support all student needs. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

My children had attended Hillcrest Elementary School for 3 years and I loved the teachers and their individual time they gave to my kids. They loved my kids as they were their own and always treated me with full respect. I was informed on everything that was going on with my children even after school hours. They had nothing but positive things to say about my kids and when or if suggestions were needed they were always positive with the negative to help myself as well as my kids grow in a positive way. Thank you Hillcrest Staff!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	10335 Croke Drive	Northglenn	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5380	338	25	13.5	84.3%	40 (11.8%)	8 (2.4%)	262 (77.5%)	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	11.3	871^st of 946 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.1	918^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.4%	47	11.8	22.2	27.6				20.9	15.7	9.4	19.0				14.5	15.5		$19,865
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Roseanna Drive	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5680	402	27	14.7	71.6%	117 (29.1%)	5 (1.2%)	241 (60.0%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	27.2	656^th of 946 public elementary schools	30.7%		18.3	762^nd of 950 public elementary schools	19.8%	106	17.0	32.8	48.3				33.7	15.2	33.3	32.8				28.0	17.2		$20,038
STEM Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	677	46	14.7	78.6%	134 (19.8%)	5 (0.7%)	496 (73.3%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	30.2	621^st of 946 public elementary schools	34.4%		26.8	648^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.8%	27	19.1	31.9	37.0	30.2	29.0	40.6	32.2	21.3	27.5	41.9	16.0	9.2	29.4	23.1	39.7	25.5	$17,923
North Mor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9580 Damon Drive	Northglenn	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5540	304	19	16.0	79.3%	47 (15.5%)	5 (1.6%)	227 (74.7%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	9.5	895^th of 946 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.3	855^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.0%	40	710.0	24.5	718.0				20.9	710.0	10.0	709.0				8.9	7.5		$20,127
The Studio School	Public, Magnet	K-5	10604 Grant Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 972-3620	215	17	12.7	47.4%	104 (48.4%)	2 (0.9%)	94 (43.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	49.3	438^th of 946 public elementary schools	53.7%		31	603^rd of 950 public elementary schools	36.5%	165	23.8	60.0	65.8				54.3	14.3	27.8	33.3				27.1	45.0		$22,651
Federal Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 W 96th Avenue	Denver	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5360	430	30	14.3	93.5%	27 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	393 (91.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.7	864^th of 946 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	853^rd of 950 public elementary schools	10.2%	11	18.7	15.6	34.8				21.6	9.3	10.9	17.4				11.9	19.6		$19,124
Global Village Academy - North	Public, Charter	K-8	555 West 112th Avenue	Northglenn	80241	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 446-7100	838	56	15.0	55.7%	218 (26.0%)	11 (1.3%)	539 (64.3%)	42 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	48.8	442^nd of 946 public elementary schools	53.3%		46.8	473^rd of 950 public elementary schools	50.2%	31	45.0	34.6	47.5	60.0	62.7	59.1	49.4	49.0	31.1	29.3	37.7	32.2	36.4	36.3	35.9	41.3	$14,349
Stukey Elementary School	Public	K-5	11080 Grant Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5420	348	25	13.9	87.6%	68 (19.5%)	6 (1.7%)	184 (52.9%)	74 (21.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	19.1	759^th of 946 public elementary schools	19.8%		16.5	786^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.3%	27	32.0	24.0	31.0				28.9	31.4	16.7	13.0				20.5	17.4		$19,511
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	3350 West 99th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5600	318	22	14.4	90.9%	45 (14.2%)	5 (1.6%)	257 (80.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	9.5	893^rd of 946 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.7	874^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.0%	19	17.4	18.2	22.5				19.2	706.0	709.0	15.0				9.8	7.5		$21,602
Leroy Elementary	Public	K-5	1451 East Leroy Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5460	435	29	15.0	78.9%	80 (18.4%)	11 (2.5%)	288 (66.2%)	24 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	24 (5.5%)	9	899^th of 946 public elementary schools	5.0%		11.6	861^st of 950 public elementary schools	9.4%	38	15.9	22.0	15.9				17.8	20.6	15.0	5.6				13.3	9.9		$18,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary School

Is Hillcrest Elementary School a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Hillcrest Elementary School.

What district is Hillcrest Elementary School in?

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Silver Hills Middle School
High : Northglenn High School

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary School?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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