Schools in Hillcrest · East Ramapo Central School District
Hillcrest’s public schools score below 98% of New York districts
The public schools Hillcrest’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 98% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 28 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 34 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
65%
▼ 19 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$33.1K
▼ 4% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Hillcrest compares
D− Test scoresD− Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 2%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (426)Better than 0%
High confidence. Built on 2,963 tested students and a graduating class of 735; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hillcrest.
7 schools teach K in Hillcrest’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Park Elementary School, Fleetwood Elementary School, Grandview Elementary School and Elmwood Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Hillcrest’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Park Elementary School, Fleetwood Elementary School, Grandview Elementary School and Elmwood Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Hillcrest’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Park Elementary School, Fleetwood Elementary School, Grandview Elementary School and Elmwood Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach 3rd grade in Hillcrest’s district. Which one depends on your address: Summit Park Elementary School, Fleetwood Elementary School, Grandview Elementary School and Eldorado Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Hillcrest’s district. Which one depends on your address: Kakiat Elementary School, Eldorado Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School and Lime Kiln Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Hillcrest’s district. Which one depends on your address: Kakiat Elementary School, Eldorado Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School and Lime Kiln Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 6th grade in Hillcrest’s district. Which one depends on your address: Kakiat Elementary School, Eldorado Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School and Lime Kiln Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
K–67 schoolsDepends on your address
68 middle schoolsDepends on your address
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading34%
State average 62.4%
Math22%
State average 55.9%
Hillcrest vs. its neighbors
Hillcrest’s schools rank 3rd of 6 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in Hillcrest
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Hillcrest · in other towns
Summit Park Elementary School
D659 students16:1Rate it →
Fleetwood Elementary School
D609 students16:1Rate it →
Grandview Elementary School
D609 students16:1Rate it →
Elmwood Elementary School
D598 students15:1Rate it →
Margetts Elementary School
D579 students15:1Rate it →
Hempstead Elementary School
D459 students11:1Rate it →
East Ramapo Early Childhood Center at Kakiat
386 students16:1Rate it →
Eldorado Elementary School
D598 students16:1Rate it →
Lime Kiln Elementary School
D−584 students16:1Rate it →
Kakiat Elementary School
D822 students13:1Rate it →
Pomona Middle School
D−689 students14:1Rate it →
Chestnut Ridge Middle School
D637 students13:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Hillcrest
There’s no college in Hillcrest, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary in Ramapo, 0.6 miles away.
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
0.6 mi679 students
Mechon L'hoyroaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
1.5 mi124 students
Yeshiva Shaar EphraimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
1.6 mi138 students
Ohel Margulia SeminaryCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
1.7 mi243 students
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
1.8 mi82 students
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
1.9 mi86 students
Bais Medrash ElyonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
2.1 mi95 students
Yeshivath ViznitzUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
2.1 mi1,148 students
Rabbinical College Beth ShragaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
2.2 mi48 students
Bais Binyomin AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ramapo
2.3 mi50 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Hillcrest. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.