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Hillcrest School

Public Grades 2-5

2021^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest School is an elementary school located in Peekskill, New York, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 542 students. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently underperforms compared to state averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

Hillcrest School's academic performance is a concern, with only 33.89% of 4th-grade students and 31.58% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.07% and 56.61%, respectively. In Math, only 53.09% of 4th-graders and 39.13% of 5th-graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 58.64% and 54.16%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively better, while Hispanic, White, and Special Education students perform significantly worse.

Interestingly, Hillcrest School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Uriah Hill School and Oakside School within the Peekskill City School District, as well as schools in other districts, such as Putnam Valley Elementary School and Lincoln Titus Elementary School. The school's performance for homeless students is particularly concerning, with a 0-star rating in the 2023-2024 school year and a ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools for this subgroup.

520

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,253

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Horton Dr
Peekskill, NY 10566-3196

(914) 739-2284

District: Peekskill City School District

Students who attend Hillcrest School usually attend:

Middle:	Peekskill Middle School
High:	Peekskill High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

African American:

12.1%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

New York avg54%

2,021^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

820^th of 874Peekskill City School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	2021 of 2445	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2078 of 2445	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1944 of 2439	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2182 of 2434	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1709 of 2201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	2066 of 2413	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2203 of 2395	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	2232 of 2386	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	2195 of 2366	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	2117 of 2352	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	2223 of 2345	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	2139 of 2325	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.2	2137 of 2320	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	2088 of 2286	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	1947 of 2263	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	1719 of 2257	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	1697 of 2227	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	1669 of 2219	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.1	1674 of 2206	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	446 of 928	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	565 of 927	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	552 of 857	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	514 of 936	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	731 of 891	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	816 of 948	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	540 of 1117	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	529 of 1066	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	593 of 1001	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	847 of 1027	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	241 of 454	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	708 of 860	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	691 of 938	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2110 of 2409	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2152 of 2413	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1885 of 2403	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2146 of 2401	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1732 of 1955	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	2039 of 2357	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	2141 of 2338	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1194 of 1569	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1156 of 1531	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1039 of 1429	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1344 of 1503	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	576 of 818	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1004 of 1315	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1187 of 1392	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	697 of 766	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	404 of 570	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	651 of 730	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1527 of 2098	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1526 of 2078	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1333 of 2041	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1887 of 2099	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	1266 of 1678	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1676 of 2032	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1884 of 2045	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1804 of 2407	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1952 of 2411	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1905 of 2400	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2144 of 2400	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1257 of 1961	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2019 of 2358	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	2162 of 2340	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	181 of 287	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1485 of 2134	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1207 of 2110	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	904 of 2016	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.4	1739 of 2031	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1592 of 1859	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1825 of 1941	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	740 of 1392	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.5	384 of 1337	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	725 of 1399	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	639 of 1338	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.2	1229 of 1408	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)52nd percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+34 vs school

White (2024)47th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2024)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math46%-10 vs state

English Language Arts33%-23 vs state

Science25%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest School	Public	2-5	4 Horton Dr	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 739-2284	520	42	12.3	54.8%	25 (4.8%)	63 (12.1%)	401 (77.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	22	2021^st of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%		19.4	2078^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.0%	57		33.9	31.6		53.1	39.1	25.2	97.9	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.2	98.7	$31,253	$2,681	$28,571
Oakside School	Public	2-4	200 Decatur Ave	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-1591	554	41	13.5	52.9%	27 (4.9%)	76 (13.7%)	421 (76.0%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)								(n/a)	34.7			44.3				98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	99.0	98.1	$29,714	$2,510	$27,205
Woodside School	Public	K-2	Depew St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 739-0093	511	41	12.4	49.1%	40 (7.8%)	56 (11.0%)	391 (76.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)								(n/a)								100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,875	$1,997	$29,878
Van Cortlandtville School	Public	K-5	31002 Main St-Rt 6	Mohegan Lake	10547	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 528-1354	568	50	11.4	34.0%	230 (40.5%)	42 (7.4%)	243 (42.8%)	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.3%)	44.6	1345^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.0%		49.1	1192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%	153	53.8	38.8	63.3	54.2	45.1	55.0	44.4	98.4	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.1	99.3	99.0	$36,848	$917	$35,930
Lincoln Titus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Lincoln Ave	Crompond	10517	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 528-2519	374	29	12.8	25.4%	199 (53.2%)	19 (5.1%)	125 (33.4%)	18 (4.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	78.9	453^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.5%		73.2	568^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.8%	115	78.0	76.1	77.1	83.9	57.8	69.7	58.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$31,328	$609	$30,719
Furnace Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	239 Watch Hill Rd	Cortlandt Manor	10567	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 257-5600	214	24	8.8	22.9%	102 (47.7%)	15 (7.0%)	73 (34.1%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)								(n/a)								98.7	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	$44,691	$1,057	$43,634
Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	160 Westchester Ave	Buchanan	10511	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 257-5400	224	24	9.1	40.2%	97 (43.3%)	7 (3.1%)	101 (45.1%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)								(n/a)								99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$43,088	$1,004	$42,084
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	3634 Lexington Ave	Mohegan Lake	10547	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 528-2021	411	34	11.9	35.3%	156 (38.0%)	24 (5.8%)	197 (47.9%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	64.7	829^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%		77.5	487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.1%	342	45.9	75.0	66.2	55.7	86.8	78.3	44.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,133	$629	$33,504
Frank G Lindsey Elementary School	Public	3-5	57 Trolley Rd	Montrose	10548	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 257-5500	472	50	9.4	35.4%	208 (44.1%)	32 (6.8%)	184 (39.0%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.1%)	58.2	981^st of 2445 public elementary schools	59.9%					(n/a)	60.7	55.0	59.8	71.0	63.6	53.0	47.7	98.5	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.3	99.8	$36,224	$979	$35,245
Putnam Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	171 Oscawana Lake Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8092	526	33	16.0	19.6%	296 (56.3%)	17 (3.2%)	172 (32.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	88.6	223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.9%		88.7	234^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	79.6	82.0		86.4	81.2			99.1	99.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.1	$32,537	$841	$31,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest School

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest School attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Peekskill Middle School
High : Peekskill High School

Is Hillcrest School a good school?

Hillcrest School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Hillcrest School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Hillcrest School.

What district is Hillcrest School in?

Peekskill City School District

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest School?

Students at Hillcrest School are 77% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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