Elementary · Illinois

Hillcrest Elem School

Free meals for all

Hillcrest Elem School, a public elementary school in Elgin, Illinois: grades pre-k–6, 509 students, 17.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of SD U-46.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 509
Teachers (FTE): 30.0
Students per teacher: 17.0
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

More students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 77% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 68% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: SD U-46

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with SD U-46.

Location

Address: 80 N Airlite St, Elgin, IL 60123
Phone: (847)888-5282
City or town: Elgin
County: Kane County

Website Quality of life in Elgin Schools in Elgin

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Creekside ElemFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	469	13.9	1.0 mi
Highland Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	616	16.0	1.1 mi
Harriet Gifford Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	460	16.1	1.1 mi
Washington Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	446	17.7	1.6 mi
Century Oaks Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	542	17.5	2.2 mi
Fox Meadow Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	577	18.0	2.4 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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NCES 171371001683