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Hillcrest High School

Overall Parent Rating - Hillcrest High School Parent Reviews and Overall Parent RatingOverall rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate it

Based on 13 ratings

  • Principal LeadershipPrincipal Leadership: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Teacher QualityTeacher Quality: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Extracurricular ActivitiesExtracurricular Activities: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Parent InvolvementParent Involvement: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Safety and DisciplineSafety and Discipline: 4 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

Posted August 27, 2009

My child is a junior, she has all honors classes and in the A+ program. Hillcrest has alot to offer the students if they want to participate.The staff is great, the kids I talk to love this school.My daughter has homework all the time. They have a new science wing, A/C ,and books too.Things have changed alot.
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5 out of 5 stars

Posted September 17, 2008

Hillcrest was an amazing school and I know that it s not as popular as Kickapoo or Central, but we try. I am post grad and for the most part Hillcrest helped me become who I am today. Hillcrest has a unique disposition, being nearly the only North Side School, with students well under the poverty level, Hillcrest has challenges other (South Side) schools never have to face in large numbers. Instead of dwelling on how they 'turn a blind eye' Think about what they re doing to better themselves. When I attended, not that long ago, I knew that this school did not have the same minerals and quality as other neighboring schools. It s the parents not willing to step up and fight for this school. Teachers and Facilities hands are tied due to the community not willing to help more, then HHS can succeed.
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2 out of 5 stars

Posted April 8, 2008

I am a student of hillcrest and must say that is one of the worst schools in springfield. The teachers are the only reason i gave this schoool a two when it should be none. And i say this because most of the teachers are outstanding it is the school administration that is pathetic. They take those that are not guilty of anything and punish them as if they did and those to which did they turned a blind eye. I regret that i had to go to this school.
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2 out of 5 stars

Posted May 4, 2007

I am the parent of 2 daughters ages 25 and 18. They both have attended Hillcrest. My oldest did not graduate and ended up getting her GED. My youngest will graduate on the 21st of May. This is a really bad school district. Not just Hillcrest, but the teachers and the principal do not cooperate with parents. They don't send notes home, or call or act like they even care about the students. There are no books. And most of the teachers do not give homework. I offered to buy books, But they told me they could not let me do that because it would not be fair to the other students. We bought our house in this district, if I would have known how horrible the school district was, I would have bought our house somewhere else!
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