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Hillcrest Elementary School

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Hillcrest Elementary School ranks 731 st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary School in Morristown, TN, is a large PK–5 school serving 647 students within the Hamblen County Schools district. On recent statewide rankings, Hillcrest places at the 28th percentile (1 star), making it one of the lower-performing elementary schools in its immediate area—only Fairview-Marguerite School ranks lower nearby. Meanwhile, same-district schools like Alpha Elementary, Russellville Elementary, and Lincoln Heights Elementary all perform significantly better, proving that strong outcomes are possible within the same administrative environment.

Academically, Hillcrest trails both district and state proficiency averages in math (35.2% proficient), English language arts (35.6%), and science (33.3%). The science gap is especially pronounced in 4th grade, where only 29.8% of students are proficient compared to 49% districtwide. However, the school has some notable bright spots. Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength, with just 10.0% of students chronically absent in 2024–2025—well below the district rate of 14.9% and the state rate of 18.3%. Additionally, Hillcrest spends $11,638 per student, the lowest amount of any nearby school, and its low-income students perform at the 54th–57th percentile statewide, suggesting the school is doing relatively well for that subgroup even as overall results lag.

Where Hillcrest struggles most is with specific subgroups, particularly English Language Learners (22nd percentile) and special education students (21st percentile). These groups show volatile year-to-year swings, which may indicate inconsistent support. The school has shown gradual improvement from a 7th-percentile low in 2016–2017 to the high-20s range today, but progress appears to have plateaued. Given the strong attendance rates and the success of nearby schools, the core challenges appear to be instructional focus and targeted interventions—especially in science and for ELL and special education students—rather than student attendance or engagement. With strategic support, Hillcrest has real potential to climb out of the bottom quartile.

647

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,638

Per pupil spending ?

45.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

407 S Liberty Hill Road
Morristown, TN 37813

(423) 586-7472

District: Hamblen County Schools

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Meadowview Middle School
High:	Morristown East High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

White:

27.5%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the Tennessee average

!Near the bottom of Hamblen County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

731^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 22 pts since 2017

From bottom 7% (2017) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Hamblen County Schools

74^th of 141Hamblen County Schools 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
2026	32.2	731 of 1019	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.3	311 of 458	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	51.7	375 of 823	54.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.1	461 of 849	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)54th percentile+26 vs school

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

White (2026)46th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+4 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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

Science33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	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 School	Public	PK, KG-5	407 S Liberty Hill Road	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-7472	639	40	16.1	45.0%	206 (32.2%)	15 (2.3%)	359 (56.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.9%)	32.2	731^st of 1019 public elementary schools	28.3%		34	692^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	31.4%	39	26.7	40.5	38.1	35.2	29.1	33.3	43.3	35.6	26.7	29.8	42.3	33.3	$11,638	$1,098	$9,666
Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1523 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2062	554	38	14.7	59.5%	193 (34.8%)	44 (7.9%)	258 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	43 (7.8%)	61.4	355^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.2%		56.3	404^th of 1009 public elementary schools	60.0%	49	50.0	66.3	56.4	57.7	36.8	52.3	41.0	43.5	43.7	62.9	41.0	49.6	$13,468	$1,239	$10,136
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 W Converse	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1263	448	32	14.1	40.3%	182 (40.6%)	22 (4.9%)	184 (41.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.4%)	39.2	639^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.2	676^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.0%	37	34.8	47.1	43.3	41.8	40.0	43.5	36.7	40.2	28.8	41.4	33.3	34.7	$12,371	$1,052	$10,371
Fairview Marguerite School	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Fairview Road	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-4098	502	36	13.8	42.9%	132 (26.3%)	6 (1.2%)	346 (68.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	29	761^st of 1019 public elementary schools	25.3%		28.3	753^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	25.4%	8	41.1	39.0	32.1	37.2	32.9	32.5	40.7	35.5	24.7	31.2	22.2	26.0	$13,403	$1,126	$10,794
John Hay Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Brittain Court	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-1080	257	19	13.7	34.9%	147 (57.2%)	7 (2.7%)	81 (31.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	39.9	634^th of 1019 public elementary schools	37.8%		44.3	546^th of 1009 public elementary schools	45.9%	88	37.5	51.0	47.8	46.5	21.2	43.4	40.0	36.6	24.2	40.4	34.8	34.4	$12,492	$1,019	$10,532
Union Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3366 Tornado Trail	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-1502	304	21	14.3	23.4%	248 (81.6%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	53.6	454^th of 1019 public elementary schools	55.4%		64.3	311^th of 1009 public elementary schools	69.2%	143	38.5	46.9	57.7	48.6	25.6	42.9	53.8	42.1	38.5	44.9	56.9	47.5	$13,331	$720	$11,424
Manley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 West Economy Road	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-7400	618	39	15.7	30.8%	363 (58.7%)	18 (2.9%)	158 (25.6%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	43 (7.0%)	49.5	499^th of 1019 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.5	444^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.0%	55	23.8	45.1	62.2	43.0	25.0	48.4	70.3	47.0	25.0	47.3	60.8	43.8	$13,095	$603	$11,472
Witt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 S Davy Crockett Parkway	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 586-2862	216	18	12.3	35.6%	138 (63.9%)	4 (1.9%)	58 (26.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (6.0%)	42.3	605^th of 1019 public elementary schools	40.6%		63.1	327^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.6%	278	22.5	28.3	53.3	32.8	37.5	52.2	36.7	43.1	42.5	50.0	36.7	44.0	$14,088	$1,235	$11,779
Russellville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5655 Old Russellville Pike	Russellville	37860	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-6560	648	41	15.7	24.8%	539 (83.2%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	71.2	237^th of 1019 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.7	258^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.4%	21	48.0	56.3	60.6	55.6	48.0	64.8	60.6	58.0	41.3	62.0	51.9	51.6	$13,912	$842	$11,704
Alpha Elementary School	Public	K-5	5620 Old Us 11e Highway	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 586-3332	594	37	15.9	24.4%	447 (75.3%)	13 (2.2%)	50 (8.4%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.4%)	67.2	285^th of 1019 public elementary schools	72.0%		81.9	141^st of 1009 public elementary schools	86.0%	144	41.7	69.1	60.6	56.8	48.5	53.6	60.0	53.9	38.8	66.0	44.7	49.7	$12,064	$521	$10,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Meadowview Middle School
High : Morristown East High School

What district is Hillcrest Elementary School in?

Hamblen County Schools

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary School?

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

Is Hillcrest Elementary School a good school?

Hillcrest Elementary School ranks 731^st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary School?

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

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