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Hillcrest Middle

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Hillcrest Middle ranks 46 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 86% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hillcrest Middle is a public middle school located in Simpsonville, South Carolina, serving 955 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Greenville 01 School District, which is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillcrest Middle consistently ranks among the top 50 middle schools in South Carolina, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hillcrest Middle's English Language Arts proficiency rates were 67.6% for 6th grade, 69.8% for 7th grade, and 68.2% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 56%, 58.2%, and 55.7%, respectively. In Mathematics, Hillcrest Middle's proficiency rates were 54.2% for 6th grade, 49.9% for 7th grade, and 54.6% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 39.4%, 34%, and 32.4%. The school's performance on the Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End-of-Course exam is exceptional, with 100% proficiency rates for the past several years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Hillcrest Middle's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby middle schools in the Greenville 01 district, such as Woodmont Middle, Bryson Middle, and Mauldin Middle, which have lower proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings. However, some nearby magnet schools, such as Greenville Middle Academy, Hughes Academy of Science and Technology, and Beck International Academy, have comparable or even higher academic performance in certain subject areas.

989

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,896

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Garrison Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681

(864) 355-6100

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Hillcrest Middle usually attend:

High:

Hillcrest High

Feeder schools for Hillcrest Middle:

Elementary:	Greenbrier Elementary
	Simpsonville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

African American:

22.0%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (63% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of South Carolina middle schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg50%

46^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 19Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	46 of 320	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	40 of 325	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	46 of 325	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	42 of 310	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	64 of 311	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	87 of 315	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	62 of 303	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	94 of 317	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	68.0	79 of 303	73.9%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	56 of 301	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	65.4	98 of 291	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	94 of 276	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	90 of 271	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.4	62 of 269	77.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	60 of 261	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	78 of 249	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	63 of 244	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	32 of 236	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.7	25 of 231	89.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.2	44 of 230	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	83.1	31 of 230	86.5%	★★★★☆
2003	84.1	28 of 225	87.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	23 of 252	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	15 of 248	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	18 of 253	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	17 of 249	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	53.9	84 of 235	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	49 of 252	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	46 of 237	80.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	21 of 184	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	93.5	5 of 177	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	16 of 187	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	4 of 183	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	59.1	42 of 164	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	68 of 195	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	22 of 194	88.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	30 of 108	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	64.6	22 of 87	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.4	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.6	13 of 93	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	47 of 295	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	34 of 294	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	45 of 299	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	33 of 290	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	60 of 279	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	72 of 296	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	64 of 281	77.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	18 of 173	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	10 of 183	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	14 of 185	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	19 of 182	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	33 of 179	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	27 of 156	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	10 of 144	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	22 of 141	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	23 of 129	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	55 of 139	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.2	22 of 123	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	45 of 307	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	28 of 307	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	52 of 313	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	30 of 300	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	72.0	62 of 288	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	109 of 289	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	76 of 280	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	41 of 296	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	34 of 294	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	43 of 303	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	44 of 292	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	63 of 279	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	89 of 296	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	57 of 284	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	49 of 257	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	40 of 255	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	45 of 260	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	36 of 249	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	51 of 244	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	103 of 258	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	86 of 250	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts69%+12 vs state

Science64%+16 vs state

Mathematics53%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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 Middle	Public	6-8	510 Garrison Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6100	989	56	17.8		589 (59.6%)	218 (22.0%)	120 (12.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.8%)	83.9	46^th of 320 public middle schools	85.6%		87.4	40^th of 325 public middle schools	87.7%	6	67.6	69.8	68.2	54.2	49.9	54.6	64.4	100.0	$11,896	$1,029	$606	$1,635	$9,571	$689	$10,261
Bryson Middle	Public	6-8	3657 South Industrial Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2100	941	56	16.8		353 (37.5%)	345 (36.7%)	165 (17.5%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	57 (6.1%)	45.4	162^nd of 320 public middle schools	49.4%		37	195^th of 325 public middle schools	40.0%	33	50.0	57.9	49.6	33.9	30.9	28.8	42.6	100.0	$10,950	$861	$710	$1,571	$8,569	$810	$9,379
Mauldin Middle	Public	6-8	1190 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6770	922	54	17.0		437 (47.4%)	278 (30.2%)	129 (14.0%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)	70.3	82^nd of 320 public middle schools	74.4%		79	61^st of 325 public middle schools	81.2%	21	63.7	66.2	65.5	40.0	42.7	44.2	48.2	100.0	$11,655	$942	$600	$1,542	$9,342	$771	$10,113
Langston Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1950 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 286-9700	457	29	15.7		359 (78.6%)	21 (4.6%)	28 (6.1%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)								(n/a)
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	700 Millennium Boulevard	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-0800	930	59	15.7		373 (40.1%)	313 (33.7%)	136 (14.6%)	41 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.7%)	80	57^th of 320 public middle schools	82.2%		83.1	51^st of 325 public middle schools	84.3%	6	69.8	81.3	66.3	46.9	48.8	37.3	63.2	99.1	$11,629	$857	$687	$1,544	$9,335	$750	$10,085
Beck International Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	901 Woodruff Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-1400	848	53	15.8		370 (43.6%)	299 (35.3%)	102 (12.0%)	24 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.5%)	76.5	65^th of 320 public middle schools	79.7%		70	78^th of 325 public middle schools	76.0%	13	64.6	65.2	62.0	58.4	40.6	44.8	63.4	97.4	$12,773	$995	$660	$1,655	$10,304	$814	$11,118
Ralph Chandler Middle	Public	6-8	4231 Fork Shoals Road	Simpsonville	29680	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0300	763	46	16.7		568 (74.4%)	80 (10.5%)	71 (9.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	73.2	76^th of 320 public middle schools	76.3%		72.9	71^st of 325 public middle schools	78.2%	5	67.3	70.3	55.3	45.0	44.1	42.8	59.5	100.0	$11,509	$939	$736	$1,676	$9,030	$803	$9,834
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	122 DeOyley Avenue	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6200	999	60	16.6		369 (36.9%)	310 (31.0%)	256 (25.6%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.2%)	69.2	86^th of 320 public middle schools	73.1%		66.3	92^nd of 325 public middle schools	71.7%	6	64.6	62.7	62.6	49.5	41.6	35.1	52.9	98.4	$11,720	$856	$606	$1,462	$9,496	$762	$10,258
Abner Creek Middle	Public	6-8	221 Gin House Road	Greer	29651	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2392	644	49	13.1		373 (57.9%)	130 (20.2%)	88 (13.7%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Woodmont Middle	Public	6-8	325 North Flat Rock Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8500	904	56	16.1		346 (38.3%)	339 (37.5%)	138 (15.3%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	45.1	165^th of 320 public middle schools	48.4%		48.4	155^th of 325 public middle schools	52.3%	10	48.8	46.7	61.3	33.1	25.2	34.0	45.4	100.0	$11,786	$976	$689	$1,666	$9,317	$803	$10,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest Middle

How many students attend Hillcrest Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 989 students attended Hillcrest Middle.

What high school do graduates of Hillcrest Middle attend?

Students who attend Hillcrest Middle usually go on to attend Hillcrest High

What district is Hillcrest Middle in?

Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest Middle?

Students at Hillcrest Middle are 60% White, 22% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Hillcrest Middle a good school?

Hillcrest Middle ranks 46^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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