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Hillcrest Elementary School

Q: Is Hillcrest Elementary School a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary School ranks 418 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary School in Dearborn Heights, MI, is a K-5 school within the Crestwood School District, serving 309 students in a predominantly low-income community where over 80% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Hillcrest is currently experiencing one of the most impressive turnarounds in the area. After ranking in the bottom 20th percentile statewide just a few years ago, the school has climbed to the 72nd percentile and earned a 4-star rating—its highest achievement in a decade. What makes this especially noteworthy is how well the school supports its students from low-income backgrounds: Hillcrest ranks in the 89th percentile statewide for this group, matching the overall performance of Kinloch Elementary School, a nearby school with a smaller percentage of low-income students. This is a remarkable feat and suggests that the school's targeted investments are paying off. Hillcrest also spends significantly more per student ($21,496) than comparable schools, which likely funds smaller classes and extra support staff.

However, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism affects nearly one in four students (23.5%), which is much higher than at Kinloch (10.9%) or Highview Elementary School (13.0%). Additionally, test scores reveal a sharp drop in 4th-grade math proficiency (36.4%) compared to 3rd grade (52.7%), a pattern that deserves attention. For families in the immediate neighborhood, Hillcrest stands out as a high-performing option—nearby schools like Dixon Elementary School and WashingtonParks Academy rank in the bottom 5th percentile. While Hillcrest still trails Kinloch Elementary School overall, its rapid improvement and exceptional results with high-needs students make it a compelling choice for families seeking a school on the rise.

309

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,496

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 N Vernon St
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127-1769

(313) 278-0425

District: Crestwood School District

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle School
High:	Crestwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

African American:

10.4%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (50% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Michigan median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg41%

Michigan avg38%

418^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Crestwood School District

171^st of 625Crestwood School District among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	418 of 1492	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	571 of 1488	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	552 of 1486	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.1	1206 of 1470	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1093 of 1344	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1132 of 1408	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	890 of 1448	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.6	624 of 1466	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.7	1040 of 1548	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	1048 of 1580	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.7	1251 of 1533	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	1015 of 1563	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.4	1096 of 1566	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	1112 of 1552	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	59.4	866 of 1552	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.8	615 of 1589	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	750 of 1577	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	892 of 1565	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.4	961 of 1545	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	64 of 188	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.4	94 of 173	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	82 of 184	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.5	170 of 180	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	76 of 98	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	224 of 270	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	441 of 1343	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	453 of 1338	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	538 of 1342	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.1	1048 of 1321	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	941 of 1106	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	967 of 1171	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	973 of 1443	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	145 of 1352	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	233 of 1346	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	223 of 1381	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	21.7	1089 of 1350	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	768 of 1099	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	857 of 1134	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	902 of 1397	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	389 of 1372	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	50.0	657 of 1366	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	566 of 1347	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.9	1181 of 1334	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1012 of 1139	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1054 of 1196	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	732 of 1446	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	531 of 1199	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	572 of 1206	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	563 of 1204	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	6.1	1166 of 1198	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1049 of 1102	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1043 of 1128	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	877 of 1253	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

Math45%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-0425	309	25	12.5	82.8%	253 (81.9%)	32 (10.4%)	12 (3.9%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	69.2	418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.0%		59.2	571^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%	153			53.7	59.3				52.7	36.4								$21,496	$1,630	$19,866
Highview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	25225 Richardson St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-8390	395	29	13.8	89.4%	363 (91.9%)	18 (4.6%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74	356^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.1%		72.8	372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.0%	16			41.7	54.4				58.9	57.3								$20,784	$1,558	$19,226
Global Heights Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	23713 Joy Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Global Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3400	274	16	17.1	94.5%	25 (9.1%)	243 (88.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.6	1419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.9	1402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%	17	27.3	333.2	1270.5	13.3	9.7	16.7	1671.6	7.3	1365.5	9.7	1561.5	1660.5	9.7	1772.4	1463.4	13.6	$15,285	$1,964	$13,322
Vandenberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24901 Cathedral	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-0300	280	22	12.9	81.8%	17 (6.1%)	240 (85.7%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	21.1	1155^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.6%		16.8	1226^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.6%	71			21.3	25.0	42.9			19.1	17.3	11.9			26.2		14.3		$19,777	$1,683	$18,095
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1330	485	29	16.8	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	475 (97.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	1444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.2%		5	1473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.0%	29	34.0	8.0	1262.6	1359.2	1458.2	8.5	8.7	11.4	8.7	1461.1	1553.3	10.9	1465.2	10.0	1459.4	18.4	$21,528	$1,644	$19,884
Fisher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10000 Crosley	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-2455	341	22	15.4	78.9%	30 (8.8%)	268 (78.6%)	19 (5.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	18.3	1210^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.9%		24.2	1092^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	26.6%	118			32.6	25.0	25.8			27.9	17.9	12.1			19.7		9.1		$17,444	$1,327	$16,117
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 N York St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6350	436	29	14.8	54.6%	414 (95.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	89.9	137^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%		85.5	197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.8%	60			64.4	75.9	74.2			74.0	70.9	51.6			51.6		43.5		$17,937	$1,352	$16,585
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26555 Westfield	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-2330	248	20	12.2	71.8%	39 (15.7%)	176 (71.0%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	20.6	1167^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.8	1165^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.7%	2			20.9	32.6	23.5			14.3	23.9	23.5			20.6		14.7		$23,075	$1,322	$21,753
River Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6750	366	28	13.0	93.7%	329 (89.9%)	21 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	43.8	797^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.6%		49	735^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.6%	62			33.3	39.1	41.9			43.5	48.6	25.0			26.7		24.0		$19,221	$1,629	$17,591
WashingtonParks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11685 Appleton	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Washington-Parks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 592-6061	591	14	42.2	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	585 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	7.8	1415^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.2%		5.8	1449^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.6%	34	35.1	337.2	12.9	8.3	15.8	16.0	15.4	8.7	6.9	5.3	5.3	4.6	8.8	14.0	8.8	21.1	$14,847	$1,514	$13,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary School

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Hillcrest Elementary School.

Is Hillcrest Elementary School a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary School ranks 418^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary School?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary School are 82% White, 10% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Riverside Middle School
High : Crestwood High School

What district is Hillcrest Elementary School in?

Crestwood School District

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