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Hillcrest Elementary

Public Grades K-4

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary is a public K–4 school in Oak Harbor, Washington, serving approximately 460 students in the Oak Harbor School District community, including families connected to the area’s military presence.

Hillcrest is one of the strongest-performing elementary schools in the area. In 2025–2026, 75.66% of students were proficient in both English Language Arts and math, compared with 58.14% and 44.04%, respectively, across the district and 52.81% and 43.11% statewide. Hillcrest led nearby Oak Harbor schools in both subjects, outperforming Oak Harbor Elementary, Crescent Harbor Elementary, Olympic View Elementary, and Broad View Elementary. Its statewide rank was 95th out of 1,138 schools, placing it in the 92nd percentile with a five-star rating. Hillcrest also compares favorably with strong nearby schools outside the district, including Mount Erie Elementary and Island View Elementary.

Math is a particular strength: 85.23% of fourth graders were proficient, while fourth-grade ELA proficiency reached 81.82%. The school’s statewide ranking has improved substantially, rising from the 75th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 92nd percentile in each of the past two years. Results were also especially strong for low-income students and military-connected students, while the special education subgroup ranked in the 75th percentile statewide. Hillcrest’s student-teacher ratio was 14.7:1, and spending was $18,811 per student—moderate compared with nearby schools. Its lower free/reduced-price lunch rate than most local Oak Harbor schools provides useful context for comparisons, although the school’s subgroup results still indicate broad effectiveness. Parents may want to watch whether the unusually strong fourth-grade results continue across future student groups.

460

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,580

Per pupil spending ?

34.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1500 NW 2nd Ave.
Oak Harbor, WA 98277

(360) 279-5200

District: Oak Harbor School District

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Whidbey Middle School
	Oak Harbor Intermediate School
High:	Oak Harbor High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Two or more races:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (76% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg51%

Washington avg48%

95^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Oak Harbor School District

50^th of 238Oak Harbor School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	95 of 1138	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	94 of 1160	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	178 of 1168	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	168 of 1169	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	290 of 1169	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	307 of 1130	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	377 of 1054	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	433 of 1056	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.4	249 of 1053	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	56.9	443 of 1067	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.2	330 of 1106	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	65.1	384 of 1097	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	361 of 1092	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	369 of 1088	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.3	461 of 1072	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.4	467 of 1067	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.3	320 of 1069	70.1%	★★★★☆
2006	53.8	495 of 1051	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.5	566 of 1031	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.3	418 of 1026	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	137 of 1092	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	206 of 1093	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	208 of 1094	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	225 of 1100	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	177 of 1068	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	213 of 1004	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	95.0	8 of 651	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	24 of 633	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	74.6	102 of 694	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	34 of 697	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	98 of 540	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	30 of 1008	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.6	3 of 1013	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	22 of 1024	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	33 of 1013	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	163 of 1019	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	145 of 979	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	52 of 835	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	87.5	125 of 1059	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	93.7	49 of 1098	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	139 of 1099	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	113 of 1099	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	334 of 1113	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	398 of 1075	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	479 of 999	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	2 of 45	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	2 of 39	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	2 of 48	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	67.5	59 of 194	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	104 of 252	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	110 of 432	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	66 of 363	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	91 of 339	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	42 of 308	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	35.9	306 of 478	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	301 of 566	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	236 of 637	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	67 of 1007	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	69.6	291 of 1009	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	175 of 1011	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	328 of 1031	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	436 of 1027	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	381 of 833	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)70th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Math76%+33 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

This is an absolutely wonderful school! We are a military family, and we have seen our fair share of schools - this one is the best. This school offers music and art classes, promotes reading, has dedicated teachers, etc.. it just has a "feel good" kind of environment. This school will be the one thing we will miss when we move to our next duty station. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-4	1500 NW 2nd Ave.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5200	460	31	14.7	34.1%	284 (61.7%)	13 (2.8%)	64 (13.9%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	62 (13.5%)	91.5	95^th of 1138 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.4	94^th of 1160 public elementary schools	91.9%	1			70.3	81.8		75.7	67.3	85.2		75.7	93.8%	0%	$20,580	$122	$20,459
Broad View Elementary	Public	K-4	473 SW Fairhaven Dr.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5250	369	27	13.6	48.2%	185 (50.1%)	10 (2.7%)	99 (26.8%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	44 (11.9%)								(n/a)			47.8	47.1		47.4	46.3	40.0		42.8	79.7%	4.7%	$23,789	$782	$23,008
Oak Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	151 SE Midway Blvd.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5100	411	28	14.9	50.4%	210 (51.1%)	21 (5.1%)	72 (17.5%)	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	68 (16.5%)								(n/a)			52.6	61.6		57.1	56.6	58.1		57.3	77.8%	3.7%	$22,522	$880	$21,642
Olympic View Elementary	Public	K-4	380 NE Regatta Dr.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 279-5150	411	33	12.6	57.4%	167 (40.6%)	31 (7.5%)	119 (29.0%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	66 (16.1%)	51.6	524^th of 1138 public elementary schools	54.0%		41.3	662^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	42.9%	138			48.2	45.9		47.0	50.6	51.2		50.9	90.1%	1.1%	$25,877	$586	$25,291
Crescent Harbor Elementary	Public	K-4	330 E. Crescent Harbor Rd.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 279-5650	419	30	14.1	48.2%	228 (54.4%)	29 (6.9%)	102 (24.3%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	38 (9.1%)	56	479^th of 1138 public elementary schools	57.9%		61.7	415^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.2%	64			43.6	52.3		47.8	52.7	55.8		54.2	94.7%	3.2%	$21,232	$536	$20,697
Coupeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 South Main Street	Coupeville	98239	Island County	Coupeville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 678-2473	492	26	18.9	43.9%	345 (70.1%)	7 (1.4%)	84 (17.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.6%)	73.5	279^th of 1138 public elementary schools	75.5%		66.5	359^th of 1160 public elementary schools	69.1%	80	69.2	69.2	46.7	72.1	75.6	63.9	52.8	62.3	52.8	55.2	72.7%	0%	$17,564	$628	$16,936
Utsalady Elementary	Public	K-5	608 Arrowhead Rd	Camano Island	98282	Island County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1260	391	26	15.0	32.5%	291 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	38 (9.7%)	19 (4.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.7%)	50.8	538^th of 1138 public elementary schools	52.7%		45.4	607^th of 1160 public elementary schools	47.7%	69	60.0	60.0	40.3	45.0	61.7	48.4	45.1	48.2	43.3	45.5	82.8%	3.4%	$21,749	$745	$21,003
La Conner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 North 6th St	La Conner	98257	Skagit County	La Conner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 466-3172	185	15	12.2	59.5%	71 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (15.1%)	43.5	629^th of 1138 public elementary schools	44.7%		27.8	857^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.1%	228	63.3	63.3	44.1	25.7	60.0	42.4	35.3	37.1	51.6	41.0	92.6%	3.7%	$29,913	$3,539	$26,374
Fidalgo Elementary	Public	K-5	13590 Gibralter Road	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 503-1600	339	23	15.0	36.6%	268 (79.1%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.9%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	72.9	287^th of 1138 public elementary schools	74.8%		77.2	241^st of 1160 public elementary schools	79.2%	46	67.2	67.2	55.6	54.7	67.2	58.8	70.4	54.7	53.5	58.8	84.5%	8.6%	$19,565	$608	$18,958
Mount Erie Elementary	Public	K-5	1313 41st Street	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 503-1500	327	22	15.2	46.8%	244 (74.6%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (12.8%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	83.6	185^th of 1138 public elementary schools	83.7%		70.4	308^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.4%	123	71.7	71.7	75.0	60.8	65.6	67.1	71.2	56.9	60.7	62.8	91.5%	5.1%	$20,464	$864	$19,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?

Oak Harbor School District

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Whidbey Middle School
Middle : Oak Harbor Intermediate School
High : Oak Harbor High School

Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Yes. Hillcrest Elementary ranks in the top 8.3% of Washington elementary schools.

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