Hillcrest Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.1% |
| Met Standard | 7.0% |
| Below Standard | 91.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "8% proficient" for Hillcrest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.1% of students exceeded standard while 7.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.9 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 39 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.7% exceeded — 16.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 38.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 4th | 43 | 0.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 5th | 48 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 18.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 4th | 44 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 5th | 49 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
Nearby schools
39 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.2