Hilltop Elementary School

Terrible school. There are several teachers that absolutely should not be teaching. A majority of the office staff is nothing but rude. I would not recommend this school to anyone.
--Submitted by a parent

I have two children at HillTop and truly appreciate their attention to detail in helping all their students to excel. Ms. Smith keeps the formula engaging and rewards students and teachers alike. We are very satisfied!
--Submitted by a parent

My son has attended Hilltop since kindergarten and he is in 5th grade now. His teachers have all been wonderful and his 4th grade teacher really encouraged my son to be a reader. Several teachers started a Boys Book Club that meets after school. Hilltop has received national recognition for its character education and they have a value of the month they work on. My son serves on justice league (a peer review group), safety patrol, band, etc. The Hilltop Dancers are a great dance performance group for children. I like the principal Penny Smith -- she is very fair and responsive.
--Submitted by a parent

I have 2 children attending Hilltop and I love it! We have been at the school 4 years and have had quality teachers and have enjoyed all the activities the school has offered. Great staff and great families!
--Submitted by a parent

Our son is just a day away from finishing full-time kindergarten and we feel the experience has been great at Hilltop. We also have him in the extended day program, which is an after school care program for kids in any grade. Despite a switch in teachers around the beginning of April, Kindergarten lessons and daily activities were continued with the same quality and schedule. I am not completely happy with the reading program as the books are sometimes so old the language is even obscure. Additionally, the woman in charge of tracking their progress is very nice, but english is her second language and it is unfortuantely apparent in her spelling and pronunciation - both of which I feel are extrememly important when teaching a child to read. THe principal ond office staff are great and the PTSA is not pushy or maffia-esque.
--Submitted by Olwyn Johnson, a parent

My son just finished his kindergarten year, and honestly I must say that it was a disappoinment all around. The teacher was OK, the staff was OK. I must agree with the other parent this school is OK. I would NOT reccomend this school, especially for kindergarten. It has alot of room to improve. Everyone that I have talked to hates the 2 days a week kindergarten. It was very hard on our son! Overall we were very disappointed!
--Submitted by a parent

This school seems to me to be exteremely average. There is nothing terrible about, but there doesn't seem to be anything that great about it either. My daughter seems vaguely inhappy there and quite bored. I would not reccomend it as a stellar learning institution.
--Submitted by a parent

Both our children went completely through this school over the past 9 years. It is top notch. Excellent staff and management. Quality, involved parents. Decisions are made based on what is actually best for the students. We have made many family friends through our experiences at Hilltop.
--Submitted by a parent