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Hillcrest Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary is a public elementary school in Burlington, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 522 students. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state.

Hillcrest Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1192 and 1486 out of around 1500 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. Hillcrest Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates declining over time. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.9% of 3rd graders at Hillcrest were proficient or better in Reading, compared to 35.4% for the district and 46.7% for the state.

The school faces significant challenges due to its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. When compared to the nearby schools in the Alamance-Burlington district, such as Marvin B. Smith Elementary and Elon Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary stands out as the lowest-performing school, with significantly lower test scores and a higher percentage of students from low-income families.

556

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,901

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1714 W Davis Street
Burlington, NC 27215-3841

(336) 570-6120

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Turrentine Middle
High:	Walter M Williams High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.6%

African American:

38.7%

White:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg57%

1,378^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools

193^rd of 242Alamance-Burlington Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1378 of 1490	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1354 of 1505	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1385 of 1502	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1446 of 1514	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1392 of 1489	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1402 of 1473	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1402 of 1434	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	1384 of 1429	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	1253 of 1425	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	1192 of 1440	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	1116 of 1390	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	903 of 1403	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.0	871 of 1388	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1165 of 1381	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	1135 of 1363	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.2	1027 of 1354	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	1007 of 1324	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	952 of 1293	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.4	872 of 1276	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	776 of 918	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	746 of 924	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	815 of 933	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	876 of 927	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	864 of 896	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	889 of 949	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	894 of 927	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	575 of 634	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	389 of 646	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	768 of 878	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	519 of 897	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	362 of 563	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	361 of 533	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	454 of 514	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	393 of 485	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	337 of 385	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	421 of 497	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	331 of 421	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1337 of 1451	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1295 of 1455	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1375 of 1459	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1427 of 1458	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1352 of 1440	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1328 of 1424	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1354 of 1405	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	769 of 961	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	695 of 951	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	610 of 915	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	792 of 893	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	606 of 843	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	684 of 865	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	814 of 851	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1318 of 1437	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1297 of 1450	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1293 of 1437	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1309 of 1366	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1230 of 1329	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1302 of 1361	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1303 of 1332	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1349 of 1450	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1285 of 1464	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1299 of 1461	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1360 of 1464	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1351 of 1444	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1378 of 1430	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1395 of 1413	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	135 of 175	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	99 of 103	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	502 of 821	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.5	786 of 801	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1133 of 1172	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1083 of 1166	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1130 of 1183	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1093 of 1194	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1152 of 1172	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1162 of 1183	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1168 of 1178	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science41%-21 vs state

Mathematics40%-21 vs state

Reading27%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 W Davis Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6120	556	37	15.0	99.5%	65 (11.7%)	215 (38.7%)	220 (39.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	13.1	1378^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.5%		15.6	1354^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.0%	24	55.3	40.6	27.6	28.9	28.7	22.4	40.8	$9,901	$1,732	$8,169
Grove Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Trail One	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6115	437	30	14.7	99.3%	55 (12.6%)	188 (43.0%)	140 (32.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.3%)	9.5	1429^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.1%		15.2	1361^st of 1505 public elementary schools	9.6%	68	50.0	20.0	34.7	20.7	30.0	20.8	37.5	$10,942	$1,874	$9,068
Marvin B Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Delaney Drive	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6140	556	36	15.2	99.3%	217 (39.0%)	127 (22.8%)	141 (25.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)	74.6	322^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	78.4%		74.4	330^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.1%	8	81.5	69.0	72.4	51.9	65.5	56.6	76.3	$9,448	$690	$8,757
Elon Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Walker Road	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6000	689	40	17.0	99.6%	307 (44.6%)	120 (17.4%)	181 (26.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.6%)	50.4	741^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.3%		50.4	737^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.0%	4	65.3	59.3	54.9	36.3	50.9	55.9	70.6	$8,235	$631	$7,604
Harvey R Newlin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Carden Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6125	491	32	15.2	99.4%	51 (10.4%)	146 (29.7%)	252 (51.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	4.3	1474^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.1%		7	1461^st of 1505 public elementary schools	2.9%	13	33.8	30.0	24.6	19.7	21.3	17.4	29.4	$9,853	$1,732	$8,121
Eastlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 N Graham Hopedale Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6180	528	35	15.2	99.4%	32 (6.1%)	133 (25.2%)	320 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.2%)	2.5	1485^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.9	1473^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.1%	12	21.8	15.1	21.4	17.2	24.7	20.2	25.0	$9,376	$1,578	$7,799
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 Bonnar Bridge Parkway	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-8700	661	41	16.3	53.7%	220 (33.3%)	213 (32.2%)	127 (19.2%)	39 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	46.1	815^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.3%		52.7	705^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.2%	110	53.4	55.7	57.1	42.2	59.8	49.1	60.7	$9,245	$741	$8,504
Gibsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 East Joyner Street	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4214	595	41	14.4	99.5%	234 (39.3%)	213 (35.8%)	93 (15.6%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	35.8	987^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%		39.5	940^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.5%	47	64.5	39.6	43.5	54.8	46.2	40.2	51.1	$9,628	$722	$8,905
R Homer Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2630 Buckingham Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6170	498	40	12.3	99.4%	36 (7.2%)	112 (22.5%)	321 (64.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	15.6	1342^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.9%		29.7	1104^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.6%	238	50.7	31.3	22.2	42.7	41.8	22.2	35.8	$10,821	$1,898	$8,923
North Graham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Trollinger Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 578-2272	362	26	13.9	99.2%	62 (17.1%)	124 (34.3%)	134 (37.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.2%)	2.5	1486^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.8	1488^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.1%	2	37.3	13.2	15.9	20.3	17.0	15.9	14.8	$11,600	$1,691	$9,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 39% African American, 12% White, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Turrentine Middle
High : Walter M Williams High

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