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Hillcrest Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hillcrest Elementary is a public elementary school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving 275 students in grades PK-5. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with impressive academic outcomes that set it apart from many of its peers in the Waukesha School District.

Hillcrest Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates on the Forward Exam compared to the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 78.13% of 3rd graders at Hillcrest Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 60.84% for the Waukesha School District and 52.14% for the state. The school has also demonstrated strong performance across different student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Hillcrest Elementary's academic excellence is noteworthy, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, from 9.5% in 2023-2024 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, is a concern that the school should address to maintain its high standards. Interestingly, the school's performance is generally stronger than the other nearby schools in the Waukesha School District, such as Heyer Elementary and Hadfield Elementary, which have lower statewide rankings and lower proficiency rates. However, Waukesha STEM Academy, a public charter school within the same district, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with several metrics on par with or exceeding Hillcrest Elementary's results.

239

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,481

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Davidson Rd
Waukesha, WI 53186-4066

(262) 970-1805

District: Waukesha School District

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Horning Middle
High:	South High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Asian:

10.5%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (76% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg64%

Wisconsin avg54%

69^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Waukesha School District

166^th of 426Waukesha School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	69 of 1044	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	183 of 1061	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	304 of 1067	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	332 of 1067	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	222 of 1050	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	468 of 1037	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	201 of 1025	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	84 of 1071	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	84.6	104 of 1075	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	75.6	187 of 1076	82.6%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	238 of 1061	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.2	257 of 1053	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.8	365 of 1045	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.3	223 of 1046	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	68.4	306 of 1021	70.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	134 of 248	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	124 of 1001	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	225 of 1011	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	453 of 1010	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	398 of 1017	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	247 of 1004	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	404 of 1002	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	222 of 997	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	41 of 322	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	93 of 266	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	138 of 870	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	195 of 866	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	296 of 871	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	421 of 859	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	570 of 847	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	344 of 874	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	94 of 854	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	42 of 1000	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	172 of 1012	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	204 of 1011	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	292 of 1017	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	214 of 1003	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	468 of 1002	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	180 of 997	81.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	126 of 802	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	256 of 790	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	98 of 770	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	300 of 748	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	93.4	14 of 746	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	68.7	153 of 742	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	56 of 721	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	73 of 718	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	184 of 727	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	346 of 715	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	289 of 704	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	220 of 699	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	343 of 718	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	157 of 686	77.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)46th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies86%+22 vs state

Mathematics79%+25 vs state

English Language Arts73%+21 vs state

Science69%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Davidson Rd	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-1805	239	19	12.3	29.3%	165 (69.0%)	4 (1.7%)	25 (10.5%)	25 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	86.3	69^th of 1044 public elementary schools	93.4%		78.2	183^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	82.8%	114	78.1	80.0	63.2				84.4	80.0	73.7				85.7		68.6		$10,481	$387	$10,093
Banting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2019 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1205	486	42	11.4	49.8%	184 (37.9%)	36 (7.4%)	197 (40.5%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	60.3	455^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.4%		57.6	527^th of 1061 public elementary schools	50.3%	72	41.4	52.4	60.0				60.9	58.5	72.3				72.0		51.2		$10,749	$666	$10,083
Hadfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Linden St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1505	338	37	9.0	73.7%	169 (50.0%)	44 (13.0%)	80 (23.7%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	35.4	765^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.7%		21.5	873^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	17.7%	108	50.0	48.9	20.9				60.0	51.1	32.6				48.9		33.3		$11,379	$1,126	$10,253
White Rock School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 Whiterock Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2705	286	1	381.3	11.5%	209 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.7%)	22 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.8%)	74.4	245^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.5%		68.6	345^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.5%	100	73.3	81.5	74.1	81.0	90.9	100.0	46.7	59.3	44.4	57.1	72.7	90.0	100.0	100.0	74.1	90.0	$11,949	$385	$11,564
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	410 Arcadian Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	La Casa De Esperanza Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 547-0887	310	20	15.8	72.3%	30 (9.7%)	69 (22.3%)	200 (64.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	11.3	934^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.5%		20.7	879^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.2%	55	21.9	16.0	14.8	22.2	36.8	21.4	34.3	32.0	18.5	33.3	36.8	35.7	32.0	57.1	20.0	21.4	$10,175	$00	$10,175
Heyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1209 Heyer Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1705	328	31	10.7	54.0%	126 (38.4%)	8 (2.4%)	174 (53.0%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	55.5	524^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.8%		44.3	689^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.1%	165	37.0	66.0	45.6				63.0	60.8	42.1				72.6		56.9		$10,946	$702	$10,244
eAchieve Elementary	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 Hyde Park Avenue	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 970-1069	111	6	18.4	45.0%	61 (55.0%)	14 (12.6%)	22 (19.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	56.9	501^st of 1044 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.9	707^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.4%	206	70.0	77.8	57.1				80.0	55.6	28.6				44.4		33.3		$12,110	$818	$11,292
Swanson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 N Calhoun Rd	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-2540	778	50	15.4	13.1%	452 (58.1%)	40 (5.1%)	82 (10.5%)	143 (18.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (6.8%)	88	55^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.7%		87.8	59^th of 1061 public elementary schools	94.4%	4	86.6	74.8	77.5				91.1	67.0	81.0				80.4		73.2		$12,142	$601	$11,541
Waukesha STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1103 S East Avenue	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-2305	580	42	13.6	25.0%	404 (69.7%)	23 (4.0%)	82 (14.1%)	31 (5.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	84.6	99^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.5%		80.9	153^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	85.6%	54	80.8	66.7	71.6	75.0	66.7	71.1	92.3	66.7	68.7	82.1	80.8	72.4	83.3	73.7	65.0	64.5	$11,554	$357	$11,197
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111Maitland Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1610	321	33	9.6	64.5%	94 (29.3%)	23 (7.2%)	182 (56.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	21.2	868^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.9%		21.5	875^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.5%	7	44.4	36.0	30.6				44.4	38.5	12.2				38.5		28.9		$11,023	$846	$10,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Elementary

What district is Hillcrest Elementary in?

Waukesha School District

How many students attend Hillcrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Hillcrest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Elementary?

Students at Hillcrest Elementary are 69% White, 10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Hillcrest Elementary a good school?

Yes. Hillcrest Elementary ranks in the top 6.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hillcrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horning Middle
High : South High

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