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Hillcrest High School

Public Grades 9-12

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 15% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Hillcrest High School is a public high school located in Country Club Hills, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,191 students. The school is part of the Bremen CHSD 228 district, which is ranked 621 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillcrest High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a statewide ranking between 583-604 out of 688-701 schools over the past several years. This places it in the bottom 15-20% of high schools in the state. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the state and district averages across various assessments, including ACT, PreACT Secure, SAT, and ISA Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. Additionally, Hillcrest High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 38.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Hillcrest High School's performance is significantly lower than the nearby schools within the same district, such as Oak Forest High School and Tinley Park High School, which rank in the top 50% of Illinois high schools. While Hillcrest High School's spending per student has increased from $16,542 in 2020-2021 to $24,473 in 2023-2024, suggesting that increased funding has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes, the school's student-teacher ratio has decreased from 17.2 in 2021-2022 to 14.8 in 2023-2024, indicating a potential improvement in the learning environment.

1,100

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,398

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17401 Pulaski Rd
Country Club Hills, IL 60478-4600

(708) 799-7000

District: Bremen CHSD 228

Feeder schools for Hillcrest High School:

Elementary:	Chateaux School
	Highlands Elementary School
	Nob Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.5%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

Illinois avg48%

593^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Bremen CHSD 228

621^st of 811Bremen CHSD 228 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	593 of 698	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	589 of 697	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	584 of 699	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	583 of 699	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	604 of 688	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	600 of 701	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	548 of 647	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	551 of 642	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	502 of 643	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	530 of 614	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	599 of 670	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.5	612 of 670	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	575 of 665	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	562 of 655	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	513 of 643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.2	540 of 632	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.9	519 of 624	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	516 of 612	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	507 of 596	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.4	526 of 590	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.4	518 of 592	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.8	528 of 586	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	180 of 323	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	195 of 299	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	156 of 301	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	145 of 294	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	172 of 281	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	148 of 299	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	117 of 253	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	308 of 491	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	356 of 428	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	188 of 284	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	576 of 685	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	530 of 664	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	552 of 656	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	529 of 658	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	582 of 639	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	562 of 665	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	505 of 620	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	250 of 366	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	94 of 336	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	96 of 333	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	122 of 335	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.3	292 of 317	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	179 of 291	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	56 of 138	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	49 of 91	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	583 of 672	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	537 of 639	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	529 of 644	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	511 of 626	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	544 of 611	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	554 of 639	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	499 of 585	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	589 of 685	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	596 of 668	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	564 of 668	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	581 of 664	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	558 of 653	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	576 of 675	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	547 of 619	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	13.0	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	137 of 170	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	163 of 165	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	108 of 154	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	291 of 527	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	348 of 482	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	348 of 476	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	299 of 473	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	213 of 374	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)59th percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2025)37th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)12th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-27 vs state

English Language Arts18%-34 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	17401 Pulaski Rd	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 799-7000	1,100	75	14.6		4 (0.4%)	963 (87.5%)	106 (9.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	14.8	593^rd of 698 public high schools	15.0%		15.7	589^th of 697 public high schools	15.5%	4	35.8	19.3	13.4	10.4	28.2	27.4	17.9	10.3	21.8	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.6	99.2	95.6	$24,398	$1,104	$23,294
Delta Academy and Achieve	Public	11-12	16333 Kilbourne Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 225-6072	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Public	9-12	999 Kedzie Ave	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 799-3000	2,707	189	14.3		313 (11.6%)	1,998 (73.8%)	266 (9.8%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (4.2%)	52.8	317^th of 698 public high schools	54.6%		50.3	305^th of 697 public high schools	56.2%	12	61.7	54.0	25.4	25.9	41.4	50.7	49.9	33.2	40.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.9	98.3	94.6	$25,220	$434	$24,786
Tinley Park High School	Public	9-12	6111 175th St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 532-1900	1,042	56	18.7		447 (42.9%)	255 (24.5%)	279 (26.8%)	35 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)	54.3	307^th of 698 public high schools	56.0%		52.6	284^th of 697 public high schools	59.3%	23	58.4	49.3	33.5	26.2	54.9	41.6	47.1	31.9	45.2	99.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.2	98.8	99.3	98.1	$24,265	$544	$23,721
Bremen High School	Public	9-12	15203 Pulaski Rd	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-3600	1,414	91	15.4		150 (10.6%)	288 (20.4%)	937 (66.3%)	19 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.3%)	29	512^th of 698 public high schools	26.6%		30.5	467^th of 697 public high schools	33.0%	45	44.3	40.4	25.4	17.7	31.1	32.3	33.2	16.5	32.5	98.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.0	99.2	98.0	$23,219	$704	$22,516
Rich Township High School	Public	9-12	3600 W 203rd St	Olympia Fields	60461	Cook County	Rich Township HSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 679-5600	2,433	196	12.4	44.1%	35 (1.4%)	2,066 (84.9%)	263 (10.8%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (2.5%)	13.9	599^th of 698 public high schools	14.2%		18.2	568^th of 697 public high schools	18.5%	31	35.0	31.5	9.1	7.4	18.2	22.3	23.5	7.6	25.5	97.9	94.8	94.8	94.8	97.0	94.7	98.3	92.3	$35,672	$1,273	$34,399
Oak Forest High School	Public	9-12	15201 Central Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-0500	1,329	76	17.4		632 (47.6%)	149 (11.2%)	424 (31.9%)	74 (5.6%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (3.2%)	56.4	281^st of 698 public high schools	59.7%		63.9	199^th of 697 public high schools	71.4%	82	58.4	50.9	37.7	26.6	44.6	46.8	44.5	38.0	50.7	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.9	97.4	98.1	96.0	$22,318	$511	$21,807
Regl Inst Scholastic Excellence	Public	6-12	405 Ashland Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Cook Truancy Program	Public	6-12	405 Ashland Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thornton Township High School	Public	9-12	15001 Broadway Ave	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 225-4150	1,697	119	14.2	88.3%	54 (3.2%)	1,120 (66.0%)	484 (28.5%)	19 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	11.1	620^th of 698 public high schools	11.2%		20.6	546^th of 697 public high schools	21.7%	74	32.1	18.9	11.4	6.5	25.8	13.0	21.0	9.6	17.5	88.1	88.7	88.7	88.7	88.3	88.5	89.1	84.2	$29,633	$1,873	$27,760

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest High School

What district is Hillcrest High School in?

Bremen CHSD 228

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest High School?

Students at Hillcrest High School are 88% African American, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hillcrest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,100 students attended Hillcrest High School.

Is Hillcrest High School a good school?

Hillcrest High School ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Hillcrest High School?

Hillcrest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chateaux School
Elementary : Highlands Elementary School
Elementary : Nob Hill Elementary School

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