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Hillcrest High

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Hillcrest High ranks 796 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 63% of California high schools

Summary

Hillcrest High is a grades 9–12 school in Riverside, California, serving 1,780 students in Alvord Unified. Its strongest outcomes are completion and science, while mathematics proficiency remains a clear concern. In 2025–2026, 99% of students graduated, compared with 88% statewide and 96% in the district. The most important finding for families is that Hillcrest’s very high graduation rate exists alongside math proficiency of just 26%, well below the state’s 38%.

ELA and science are relative strengths, while math is the weakest subject compared with the state. Hillcrest’s 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 56% in ELA, 41% in science, and 26% in math. Those results were 7 and 5 percentage points above the state in ELA and science, but 12 points below it in math. Compared with the district, Hillcrest was ahead by 18 points in ELA, 14 in science, and just 1 in math. Among nearby schools with reported scores, Hillcrest ranked second in ELA and science and third in math; Centennial High led in ELA and science, while Norco High was ahead in math.

Science has improved notably: proficiency rose 15 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while ELA fell 7 points from its earlier high. Chronic absenteeism also declined, from 28% in 2021–2022 to 18% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranked Hillcrest at the 63rd statewide percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, compared with Alvord Unified at the 25th percentile and 1 star. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 23.8:1, and 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Special Education Students rose from the 18th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 47th in 2025–2026, still below Hillcrest’s overall percentile. Its ranking for African American Students fell from the 79th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 49th in 2025–2026.

1,780

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,581

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

11800 Indiana Ave.
Riverside, CA 92505-5172

(951) 358-1755

District: Alvord Unified

Feeder schools for Hillcrest High:

Elementary:	Allan Orrenmaa Elementary
	Lake Hills Elementary
	Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary
	Promenade Elementary
Middle:	Arizona Middle
	Ysmael Villegas Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

White:

12.9%

Asian:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alvord Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg31%

California avg42%

796^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Alvord Unified

1117^th of 1,530Alvord Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	796 of 2135	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	821 of 2162	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	723 of 2159	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	766 of 2170	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	761 of 2123	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	857 of 2133	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	853 of 2017	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.4	809 of 2021	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	876 of 2039	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	833 of 1994	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	253 of 492	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.1	111 of 523	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	160 of 517	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	197 of 521	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	165 of 522	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	235 of 592	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	205 of 582	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	255 of 575	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.9	415 of 585	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.0	321 of 573	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	291 of 591	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	347 of 581	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	343 of 582	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	235 of 581	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	518 of 1161	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	667 of 1117	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	715 of 1052	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.6	176 of 1085	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	342 of 1064	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	454 of 1044	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	307 of 941	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	289 of 938	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	893 of 1864	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	790 of 1906	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	754 of 1915	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	756 of 1915	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	693 of 1858	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	786 of 1833	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	845 of 1760	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	744 of 1880	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	780 of 1900	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	562 of 1902	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	675 of 1917	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	608 of 1861	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	741 of 1814	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	821 of 1742	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	92 of 358	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	53 of 410	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	22 of 328	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	71.1	61 of 299	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	99 of 290	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	686 of 1997	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	817 of 2013	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	593 of 2026	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	674 of 2030	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	704 of 1943	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	820 of 1937	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	1003 of 1862	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	645 of 1930	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	730 of 1942	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	636 of 1948	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	683 of 1963	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	740 of 1916	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	797 of 1880	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	796 of 1834	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	70 of 175	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	144 of 577	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	217 of 422	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	293 of 366	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	650 of 1235	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	954 of 1252	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1003 of 1216	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	806 of 1197	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	446 of 1130	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	394 of 1155	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	717 of 1173	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	537 of 1193	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	632 of 1204	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	764 of 1222	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	706 of 1173	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2026)74th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)60th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science41%+5 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	11800 Indiana Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1755	1,780	75	23.8	75.6%	230 (12.9%)	100 (5.6%)	1,227 (68.9%)	174 (9.8%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	35 (2.0%)	61	796^th of 2135 public high schools	62.7%		60	821^st of 2162 public high schools	62.0%	25	41.6		41.3	56.1	56.1	26.1	26.1	$20,581	$1,371	$19,210
Alvord High	Public	9-12	3606 Pierce St.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1715	130	9	13.8	94.6%	7 (5.4%)	2 (1.5%)	114 (87.7%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	9.5	1976^th of 2135 public high schools	7.4%		12.2	1906^th of 2162 public high schools	11.8%	70	1.9		1.7	18.9	18.9	0.0	0.0	$30,121	$1,179	$28,942
La Sierra High	Public	9-12	4145 La Sierra Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 358-1725	1,514	72	21.0	87.9%	104 (6.9%)	69 (4.6%)	1,241 (82.0%)	73 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	42.5	1206^th of 2135 public high schools	43.5%		44.1	1165^th of 2162 public high schools	46.1%	41	28.4		27.9	51.4	51.4	14.3	14.3	$22,499	$1,536	$20,963
Mission View High	Public	9-12	10368 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-6021	90	6	13.9	96.7%	3 (3.3%)	3 (3.3%)	81 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	7	2101^st of 2135 public high schools	1.6%		8.8	2078^th of 2162 public high schools	3.9%	23	0.0		0.0	7.8	7.8	0.0	0.0	$43,577	$2,115	$41,462
Summit Secondary	Public	6-12	10368 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-5159	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sherman Indian High School	Public	9-12	9010 Magnolia Ave	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Sherman Indian High School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(951) 276-6326	276	4	69.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	276 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Arlington High	Public	9-12	2951 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8316	1,920	85	22.5	80.9%	258 (13.4%)	78 (4.1%)	1,433 (74.6%)	84 (4.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.0%)	44.2	1161^st of 2135 public high schools	45.6%		43.3	1184^th of 2162 public high schools	45.2%	23	25.5		25.4	54.2	54.2	17.7	17.7	$20,235	$880	$19,355
Norco High	Public	9-12	2065 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3241	2,032	86	23.4	71.8%	753 (37.1%)	39 (1.9%)	1,101 (54.2%)	71 (3.5%)	10 (0.5%)	10 (0.5%)	48 (2.4%)	51.6	1004^th of 2135 public high schools	53.0%		66.2	670^th of 2162 public high schools	69.0%	334	28.0		28.0	51.9	51.9	28.6	28.6	$18,560	$1,082	$17,478
Centennial High	Public	9-12	1820 Rimpau Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5670	2,712	111	24.4	81.3%	322 (11.9%)	248 (9.1%)	1,706 (62.9%)	317 (11.7%)	10 (0.4%)	25 (0.9%)	83 (3.1%)	75.4	512^th of 2135 public high schools	76.0%		71.1	576^th of 2162 public high schools	73.4%	64	45.8	16.7	45.2	67.1	67.1	37.8	37.8	$16,525	$806	$15,719
Norte Vista High	Public	9-12	6585 Crest Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1740	1,804	87	20.7	92.0%	66 (3.7%)	37 (2.1%)	1,647 (91.3%)	31 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	12 (0.7%)	40.2	1267^th of 2135 public high schools	40.7%		33.7	1406^th of 2162 public high schools	35.0%	139	25.8		26.1	49.6	49.6	15.0	15.0	$21,925	$1,632	$20,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest High

Is Hillcrest High a good school?

Hillcrest High ranks 796^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillcrest High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,780 students attended Hillcrest High.

What district is Hillcrest High in?

Alvord Unified

What schools feed into Hillcrest High?

Hillcrest High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allan Orrenmaa Elementary
Elementary : Lake Hills Elementary
Elementary : Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary
Elementary : Promenade Elementary
Middle : Arizona Middle
Middle : Ysmael Villegas Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest High?

Students at Hillcrest High are 69% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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