HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Charter

Regular School · LAKE WALES, FL

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a charter regular school school in LAKE WALES, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 667 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

667

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	297	45%
Hispanic/Latino	191	29%
Black or African American	133	20%
Two or more races	37	6%
Asian	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	667	326M / 341F

English Language Learners: 53 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	59.0% +10.2pp	48.8%	336
Reading Proficiency	55.0% +2.8pp	52.2%	335
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	96

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.15 grade levels

Math

+0.24 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

23 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

139

20.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	667	100%

Contact & Location

1051 STATE ROAD 60 E

LAKE WALES, FL 33853

Phone: (863)678-4216

http://lwcharterschools.com/hillcrest

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY Elementary
BELLA CITTA Elementary
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BETHUNE ACADEMY Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33853) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159001775

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD