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Principal |
Maureen Manion email the principal |
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Awards |
Best Private School in SW Riverside County by Under the Sun Magazine in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 |
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Special features |
nonprofit, before- and after- school care |
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Scheduling features |
extended day |
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Gender composition |
coed |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required: Hillcrest Academy contracts with Dennis Uniform Company. The uniform consists of yellow or hunter green polo shirts and khaki pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumpers. Outwear consists of hunter green seatshirt, sweaters, vests, polar fleece, or fleeced lined nylon windbreaker. |
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School Mission
- Hillcrest Academy's mission in partnership with students and parents is to pursue excellence in academics, character, and leadership, and to encourage each person to approach life with a sense of inquiry and purpose.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: French and Spanish.
- 0-10% of students receive special education services.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on accelerated learning, honors, college preparation.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Challenging academic program in math, language arts, science, and social studies (both history and geography)
- Fine arts: art, music
performing/theater arts: drama and after school dance programs - Physical education everyday for grades four through eight; two days a week for kindergarten through third; flag football, girls' volleyball, basketball, soccer and golf
- Dell computer lab, classroom computers and projectors, thirty student mobile laptop cart. Philospohy is that the computer is a tool for accessing information.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, golf, soccer, volleyball and Flag Football.
- Boys sports: basketball, golf, soccer and Flag Football.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Science Adventures Program; Krav Maga Martial Arts; Master Minds Chess; Star Kidz Drama Program; French Club and Intramural Sports.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, drawing/painting, dance and Music twice a week with after school violin and cello.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parent/Teacher/Student League (PTSL).
Students participate in community programs such the, Lake Elsinore H.O.P.E food pantry, HUGS foster care Christmas giving project, and a Walk-a-thon for a selected needy school abroad.
Other news or notes
- only independent, private, non-religious school in the Temecula Valley that is dually accredited through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school has 3 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established between 1970-1979.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
- This school was built between 1970-1979.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: New Classroom Building 2005
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: Field and playground with multipurpose room and indoor physical ed classroom
- Library facilities: The library has over 4,000 books of many genres and all student interest levels with curriculum enhanced DVDs. A Dell computer lab adjoins the library.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview, essays, recommendations and samples of student work.
- Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: ERB (Educational Records Bureau). Other standardized tests used: CAT 6 or STAR.
- Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 81-100% were accepted.
- Tuition: $7000-7999
- 0-20% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
- Entering students typically come from: Private and Public.
- Graduates typically go to: boarding high schools; Great Oak High School (International Baccalaureate) and Temecula Valley High School.
- Students at this school are admitted on the basis of tests, grades, auditions or other criteria.
- Most of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: lunchtime detention is for students in fifth through eighth grade who did not complete homework assignments or have a number of.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 91-95% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in: Academics, Foreign Language (French and Spanish), Fine and Performing Arts, Physical Education, Leadership, Character Development.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
- Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges in 2006.
- Accredited by California Association of Independent Schools in 2006.
- Principal has been at this school for 13 years.
- Principal has 36 years of experience.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: French, Spanish and Vietnamese.
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Volunteer requests
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Category: fundraisers/special events
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- Contact name: Elizabeth Hamerschlag
- Contact phone: (951) 676-4754 x106
- Contact email: ehamerschlag@hillcrestacademy.org
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Donation requests
- Contact name: Elizabeth Hamerschlag
- Contact phone: (951) 676-4754 x106
- Contact email: ehamerschlag@hillcrestacademy.org
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 01/07/2009. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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