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Hillcrest Elementary

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Hillcrest Elementary ranks 692 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

692^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary is a public elementary school located in Morristown, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 639 students. The school is part of the Hamblen County School District, which is ranked 69 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillcrest Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Hamblen County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.5% of Hillcrest students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 43% for Hamblen County and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, where only 30.1% were proficient in Math, 26.5% in ELA, and 15.7% in Science. Hillcrest's performance is especially low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, who ranked in the bottom 20% and 25% of Tennessee elementary schools, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Hamblen County district, such as Alpha Elementary, Russellville Elementary, and Witt Elementary, generally outperform Hillcrest Elementary across academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025, Alpha Elementary had 64% of students proficient or better in Math, compared to Hillcrest's 38.5%. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance.

647

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,638

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

407 S Liberty Hill RD
Morristown, TN 37813

(423) 586-7472

District: Hamblen County

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Meadowview Middle School
High:	Morristown East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

White:

27.5%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Tennessee average

!Near the bottom of Hamblen County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg42%

692^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Hamblen County

69^th of 139Hamblen County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	692 of 1009	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	777 of 1018	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	720 of 1020	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	724 of 1000	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	790 of 983	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	821 of 985	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	816 of 997	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	603 of 646	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	35.1	645 of 855	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.0	648 of 853	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.8	552 of 846	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.1	648 of 820	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.4	458 of 818	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.2	564 of 809	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	46.2	186 of 404	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	292 of 450	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	164 of 211	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	69 of 178	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	141 of 164	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	77 of 165	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	61 of 101	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	59 of 66	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	80 of 95	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	620 of 986	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	756 of 990	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	730 of 989	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	715 of 975	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	740 of 945	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	748 of 926	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	253 of 424	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	305 of 415	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	245 of 387	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	267 of 363	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	241 of 324	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	222 of 250	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	264 of 319	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	54.7	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	362 of 843	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	558 of 853	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	428 of 865	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	409 of 858	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	482 of 823	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	574 of 821	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	622 of 877	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	730 of 984	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	752 of 991	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	658 of 987	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	705 of 980	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	782 of 941	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	808 of 916	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	486 of 618	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	330 of 582	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	490 of 528	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	369 of 447	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	520 of 840	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	682 of 847	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	631 of 852	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	595 of 844	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	765 of 844	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	707 of 812	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	723 of 841	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)65th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2019)54th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

English Language Arts36%-3 vs state

Science29%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	407 S Liberty Hill RD	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-7472	639	40	16.1		206 (32.2%)	15 (2.3%)	359 (56.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.9%)	34	692^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.5	777^th of 1018 public elementary schools	23.7%	85	47.4	38.7	30.1	38.5	34.2	45.3	26.5	36.2	33.3	36.8	15.7	29.2	$11,638	$1,098	$9,666
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Lincoln AVE	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2062	554	38	14.7		193 (34.8%)	44 (7.9%)	258 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	43 (7.8%)	56.3	404^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.0%		59.1	358^th of 1018 public elementary schools	64.8%	46	38.6	57.9	61.6	51.9	43.2	50.7	33.7	42.2	42.0	57.3	38.4	45.4	$13,468	$1,239	$10,136
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	235 W Converse	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1263	448	32	14.1		182 (40.6%)	22 (4.9%)	184 (41.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.4%)	35.2	676^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.0%		42.1	586^th of 1018 public elementary schools	42.4%	90	36.1	39.7	48.7	41.7	34.7	34.5	22.4	30.1	34.2	39.7	31.6	34.8	$12,371	$1,052	$10,371
Fairview Marguerite	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Fairview RD	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-4098	502	36	13.8		132 (26.3%)	6 (1.2%)	346 (68.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	28.3	753^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	25.4%		14.1	902^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	11.4%	149	53.3	31.6	24.6	37.2	21.3	36.7	23.0	27.4	36.0	30.4	21.3	29.8	$13,403	$1,126	$10,794
John Hay Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Brittain Court	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1080	257	19	13.7		147 (57.2%)	7 (2.7%)	81 (31.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	44.3	546^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.9%		46.7	520^th of 1018 public elementary schools	48.9%	26	20.8	48.9	55.1	40.9	34.0	46.8	40.8	40.3	30.2	55.3	30.6	38.3	$12,492	$1,019	$10,532
Union Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3366 Tornado TRL	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-1502	304	21	14.3		248 (81.6%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	64.3	311^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.2%		45.4	541^st of 1018 public elementary schools	46.9%	230	30.9	57.4	63.3	47.7	41.8	61.7	53.3	51.5	41.8	59.6	63.3	53.0	$13,331	$720	$11,424
Manley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	551 West Economy RD	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-7400	618	39	15.7		363 (58.7%)	18 (2.9%)	158 (25.6%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	43 (7.0%)	53.5	444^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.0%		59.7	349^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.7%	95	34.1	47.3	54.8	45.4	38.6	40.5	45.2	41.5	36.1	56.8	50.0	47.3	$13,095	$603	$11,472
Witt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 S Davy Crockett PKWY	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2862	216	18	12.3		138 (63.9%)	4 (1.9%)	58 (26.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (6.0%)	63.1	327^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.6%		61.6	327^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.9%		26.3	62.5	55.6	46.4	47.4	62.5	37.0	49.5	50.0	65.6	44.4	53.6	$14,088	$1,235	$11,779
Russellville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5655 Old Russellville PIKE	Russellville	37860	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-6560	648	41	15.7		539 (83.2%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	67.7	258^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.4%		73	214^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.0%	44	54.1	54.4	50.6	53.1	45.9	54.4	51.9	51.2	48.6	61.2	42.9	52.0	$13,912	$842	$11,704
Alpha Elementary	Public	K-5	5620 Old Us 11e HWY	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-3332	594	37	15.9		447 (75.3%)	13 (2.2%)	50 (8.4%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.4%)	81.9	141^st of 1009 public elementary schools	86.0%		77.3	171^st of 1018 public elementary schools	83.2%	30	64.9	74.5	52.2	64.0	58.9	66.0	57.8	60.9	56.4	64.9	53.3	58.3	$12,064	$521	$10,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?

Hamblen County

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meadowview Middle School
High : Morristown East High

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary ranks 692^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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