📍 510 Garrison Road, Simpsonville, Greenville County, 29681
Hillcrest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Simpsonville, Greenville County. The school has 986 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenville 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest Middle enrolls 986 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 22% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 615 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 219 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
509 of the school's 986 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 436 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillcrest Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-40, state senate district 8, state house district 27.
Hillcrest Middle is one of 92 schools in Greenville 01, based in Greenville, South Carolina. The district serves 77,774 students district-wide and employs 5,223 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 986 students, Hillcrest Middle is larger than the district average of about 845 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize