Hillcrest High School
Country Club Hills, IL · Bremen CHSD 228
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
577th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 4%▼ Declining
17401 Pulaski Rd, Country Club Hills, IL 60478
(708)799-7000NCES ID 170705000365Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Hillcrest High School 577th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 4% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 12th in 2019 to 4th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,191 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 96.8% | 88.7% | ▼ 8.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.2% | 7.4% | ▲ 7.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 2.9% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| White | 2.1% | 0.4% | ▼ 1.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $209K in zip 60478 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Hillcrest High School
- #317Homewood-Flossmoor High SchoolHomewood Flossmoor CHSD 233 · 2.2 mi away317th of 601
ELA 50% ▲33 · Math 33% ▲23Compare - #364Tinley Park High SchoolBremen CHSD 228 · 2.8 mi away364th of 601
ELA 46% ▲29 · Math 32% ▲22Compare - #512Bremen High SchoolBremen CHSD 228 · 2.9 mi away512th of 601
ELA 33% ▲16 · Math 16% ▲6Compare - #570Rich Township High SchoolRich Twp HSD 227 · 3.5 mi away570th of 601
ELA 23% ▲6 · Math 8% ▼2Compare - #323Oak Forest High SchoolBremen CHSD 228 · 3.6 mi away323rd of 601
ELA 44% ▲27 · Math 38% ▲28Compare - #568Thornton Township High SchoolThornton Twp HSD 205 · 4.6 mi away568th of 601
ELA 21% ▲4 · Math 10% =Compare - #545Bloom High SchoolBloom Twp HSD 206 · 5.4 mi away545th of 601
ELA 24% ▲7 · Math 14% ▲4Compare - #544Thornwood High SchoolThornton Twp HSD 205 · 5.6 mi away544th of 601
ELA 25% ▲8 · Math 14% ▲4Compare
What school district is Hillcrest High School in?
Hillcrest High School is part of the Bremen CHSD 228 district in Country Club Hills, Illinois.
Is Hillcrest High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Hillcrest High School 577th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 4% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest High School?
Black 89%, Hispanic 7%, Two or more races 3% (1,191 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Hillcrest High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60478 is $209K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.