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Hillcrest High

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Hillcrest High ranks 54 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Hillcrest High is a large public high school in Simpsonville, SC, serving 1,894 students in grades 9-12 within the highly regarded Greenville 01 school district, which ranks 11th out of 75 districts statewide.

Hillcrest is a school on the rise. Over the past five years, it has consistently earned a 4-star rating and climbed from a state rank of 87 to 54. Its graduation rate has jumped dramatically from 83.2% in 2021-2022 to an impressive 94.5% in 2024-2025—a gain of over 11 points in just three years. The school shines in English and U.S. History, with proficiency rates that outpace most nearby public high schools like Southside High and J. L. Mann High Academy. What truly sets Hillcrest apart, however, is its exceptional performance with specific student groups. It ranks 25th in the state for African American students and 20th for Hispanic students—far higher than its overall rank of 54th—and also performs strongly with English Language Learners (12th) and students with disabilities (31st). This makes Hillcrest a standout for equity and closing achievement gaps.

There are two areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism sits at 30.6%, well above the district (22.5%) and state (22.3%) averages, and notably higher than its closest competitor, Mauldin High (23.3%). Yet despite this, Hillcrest's graduation rate nearly matches Mauldin's (94.5% vs. 96.2%), suggesting strong support systems for at-risk students. Algebra 1 proficiency (79.15%) also lags behind the district average (85.64%) and schools like Woodmont High (90.41%). While Brashier Middle College Charter High posts higher raw scores, it serves a smaller, more selective population. For a comprehensive public school serving a large and diverse student body, Hillcrest's combination of strong academics, rapid improvement, and equitable outcomes makes it a compelling choice for families.

1,894

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,647

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

3665 South Industrial Drive
Simpsonville, SC 29681

(864) 355-3500

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for Hillcrest High:

Elementary:	Bryson Elementary
	Fountain Inn Elementary
	Plain Elementary
	Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill
	More...
	Simpsonville Elementary
Middle:	Bryson Middle
	Hillcrest Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

African American:

28.5%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (77% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of South Carolina high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 21% South Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg75%

South Carolina avg69%

54^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 15High Schools in the Greenville 01

11^th of 75Greenville 01 among South Carolina districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	54 of 248	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	54 of 240	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	54 of 243	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	65 of 237	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	69 of 226	69.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	87 of 227	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	70 of 225	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	64 of 216	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	54.4	69 of 223	69.1%	★★★★☆
2016	60.3	61 of 231	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	60.4	60 of 232	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	75.9	42 of 210	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	56.5	91 of 203	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.2	106 of 202	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	119 of 199	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.0	128 of 199	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	103 of 188	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.4	81 of 185	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.3	101 of 191	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.6	60 of 191	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.0	71 of 187	62.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	25 of 200	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	31 of 196	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	17 of 197	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	66.3	44 of 199	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	47 of 190	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	52 of 178	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	48 of 184	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	56 of 183	69.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	31 of 136	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	20 of 140	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	35 of 147	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	36 of 141	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	32 of 139	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	57 of 115	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	41 of 143	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	69 of 137	49.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	12 of 59	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.2	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	17 of 71	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	8 of 68	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	17 of 64	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	12 of 58	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	47 of 229	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	46 of 229	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	57 of 231	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	59 of 223	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	74 of 220	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	95 of 213	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	77 of 213	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	72 of 210	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	37 of 155	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	48 of 154	68.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	34 of 158	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	77 of 156	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	20 of 124	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	36 of 122	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	39 of 122	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	26 of 119	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	39 of 108	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	50 of 93	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.8	12 of 86	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	30 of 80	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	50 of 241	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	45 of 230	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	42 of 235	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	54 of 226	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	56 of 220	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	89 of 213	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	78 of 217	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	62 of 214	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	59 of 233	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	54 of 228	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	49 of 234	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	74 of 229	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	66 of 224	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	80 of 215	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	66 of 218	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	69 of 213	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	51.4	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	28 of 48	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	76 of 203	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	56 of 200	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	52 of 202	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	70 of 197	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	67 of 192	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	97 of 189	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	83 of 191	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	86 of 185	53.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)88th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)77th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)47th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 289%+5 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution75%+12 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 267%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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 (2023-24)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	3665 South Industrial Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3500	1,894	99	19.1	47.6%	951 (50.2%)	540 (28.5%)	298 (15.7%)	14 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	81 (4.3%)	74.6	54^th of 248 public high schools	78.2%		67.8	54^th of 240 public high schools	77.5%			67.1	74.6	88.8	$12,647	$496	$489	$985	$10,629	$1,034	$11,662
Fountain Inn High	Public	9-12	644 Quillen Avenue	Fountain Inn	29644	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-1800	1,551	82	18.8	50.0%	869 (56.0%)	377 (24.3%)	211 (13.6%)	26 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.0%)	78.9	44^th of 248 public high schools	82.3%		73.2	43^rd of 240 public high schools	82.1%	1		72.7	74.7	89.6	$12,179	$499	$499	$998	$10,222	$958	$11,180
Brashier Middle College Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1830 West Georgia Road Buildin	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 757-1800	511	29	17.6	3.7%	384 (75.1%)	22 (4.3%)	72 (14.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	96.7	6^th of 248 public high schools	97.6%		93.6	5^th of 240 public high schools	97.9%	1		93.7	95.1	98.4	$10,783	$133	$54	$188	$7,730	$2,866	$10,596
Mauldin High	Public	9-12	701 East Butler Road	Mauldin	29662	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6500	2,133	110	19.3	43.2%	1,131 (53.0%)	540 (25.3%)	285 (13.4%)	72 (3.4%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	95 (4.5%)	84.9	33^rd of 248 public high schools	86.7%		77.5	29^th of 240 public high schools	87.9%	4		80.5	77.9	91.1	$12,544	$516	$417	$933	$10,580	$1,031	$11,611
GREEN Upstate High School Greenville	Public, Charter	9-12	356 Bridgeway Boulevard	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 626-7403	390	34	11.4	34.1%	191 (49.0%)	55 (14.1%)	102 (26.2%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	61	100^th of 248 public high schools	59.7%		68.1	53^rd of 240 public high schools	77.9%	47		56.3	63.6	90.5	$9,903	$360	$403	$763	$7,500	$1,640	$9,140
Woodmont High	Public	9-12	2831 West Georgia Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8600	2,151	113	19.0	55.5%	1,118 (52.0%)	596 (27.7%)	301 (14.0%)	15 (0.7%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (5.0%)	74.6	53^rd of 248 public high schools	78.6%		79.4	26^th of 240 public high schools	89.2%	27	38.5	74.6	76.1	86.1	$12,571	$551	$444	$994	$10,582	$995	$11,576
Golden Strip Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	1120 East Butler Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1050	0	15	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
J. L. Mann High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	160 Fairforest Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6300	2,013	108	18.6	46.9%	856 (42.5%)	668 (33.2%)	301 (15.0%)	107 (5.3%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	65 (3.2%)	76.4	47^th of 248 public high schools	81.0%		67	57^th of 240 public high schools	76.3%	10	54.6	72.9	74.8	87.7	$12,685	$628	$499	$1,127	$10,539	$1,018	$11,558
Donaldson Career Center	Public	9-12	100 Vocational Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4650	0	18	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CTE Innovation Center at Roper Mountain	Public	9-12	402 Roper Mountain Road	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 452-8000	0	4	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest High

What schools feed into Hillcrest High?

Hillcrest High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bryson Elementary
Elementary : Fountain Inn Elementary
Elementary : Plain Elementary
Elementary : Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill
Elementary : Simpsonville Elementary
Middle : Bryson Middle
Middle : Hillcrest Middle

Is Hillcrest High a good school?

Hillcrest High ranks 54^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillcrest High in?

Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest High?

Students at Hillcrest High are 50% White, 29% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hillcrest High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,894 students attended Hillcrest High.

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