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Hillcrest Middle

510 Garrison Rd.
Simpsonville , SC 29681
Telephone: (864) 355-6100
Fax: (864) 355-6120
Hillcrest Middle Website

Grades: 6th - 8th Grades

Enrollment: 975

School Location: Simpsonville, SC on Garrison Road

Directions to Hillcrest Middle

Principal: William Price
Email: wcprice@greenville.k12.sc.us

Rising 6th Grade Course Catalog | Rising 7th-8th Grade Course Catalog

Awards and Honors

  • Palmetto Gold Awards 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Excellent Report Card Rating 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Best Middle Schools: U.S. News and World Report 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Cognia Accreditation: 50 Years of Excellence Award
  • PTA National Parent Involvement School of Excellence
  • PTA Parent Involvement School of Excellence
  • SCASA School of Promise
  • SC Drama Association Awards
  • Award-winning custodial staff
  • Duke Scholars and SC Junior Scholars
  • Up to $10,000 in PTA mini-grants awarded to teachers
  • SC Junior Scholars/Duke Tip Scholars
  • State and District PTA Reflections winners
  • United Way Campaign Award of Advancement

Grants received:

  • SC State Library Grant
  • Makerspace Grant
  • MENSA Foundation Grant
  • Livewell Greenville School Health Index Grant
  • Grant through 3M partnership DonorsChoose - Over $100,000 in Donors Choose Grants
  • Robotics Team Partnership with Synnex

Faculty consists of:

  • First Runner Up GCS Teacher of the Year
  • SC Middle School Counselor of the Year
  • SCASL Paraprofessional of the Year
  • Golden Apple Award Winners
  • Writing Consultant for Low Country Reading Project
  • Published Writers
  • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
  • Greenville County Conservation Regional Winner
  • VFW Post Teacher of the Year
  • Published Illustrator
  • National Board Certified teachers
  • Distinguished Teachers of Reading
  • Instructional Coach Institute Participants
  • LEAD participants
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For a closer look...

For more in-depth information on this school including programs, course offerings, extracurricular activities, and more - visit www.greenville.k12.sc.us/hms/

If you would like information about the School Report Card rating, visit the State Department of Education Website, screportcards.com.

For more information, call INFOLine at 864-355-3100, visit our website at www.greenville.k12.sc.us.

*Note: School Information is Revised Annually by October 15.
Hillcrest Middle

Facilities

64 Classrooms • 2 Large Athletic Fields • Band Room • Cafetorium with Stage • Choral Room • Speech and Drama Room • Conference Rooms • Gymnasium • Health Room • Media Center • Outdoor Track • Strings Room • Promethean Boards in all Content Classrooms • Gateway to Technology Robotics Lab • Personalized Learning Device for Every Student

Faculty Profile

  • Administrators: 4
  • Teachers/Professional Staff: 69
  • Support Staff: 29

Outstanding Features/Programs

  • High School credit awarded for:  Honors Geometry, Honors English I,  Spanish I, Advanced Chorus, Advanced Band, Advanced Strings, Advanced Theatre, Advanced Art, Cyber Citizenship, Graphic Design, Creative Writing, Digital Publication Design, Fundamentals of Computing
  • Award-winning Fine Arts Programs:  Superior with Distinction Band and Strings, Superior Chorus, Visual Arts & Drama
  • Yearbook Class
  • Peer tutoring program
  • Faculty common planning with Professional Learning Communities in all content areas
  • National Junior Beta Club
  • Special Olympics participants
  • Media Center with over 13,000 books and a computer lab within the center
  • CTE: Robotics, Movie Making club, Broadcast Journalism, Communication
  • Community Service Programs/Community Partnerships: Greenville Animal Care Food Drive, United Way Drive, Fall Food Drive, Backpack Blessings, Candy for Soldiers Drive,  Greenville Family Practice, Kemet, Pelham Medical Center, Synnex, 3M
  • Published author visits yearly
  • Middle School Sports: Basketball, D-team Football, Soccer, Baseball, Volleyball, Softball, Intramurals
  • Multimedia Capabilities, Promethean Boards in all classrooms
  • Mock Trial
  • Clubs: Student Council, Sandlappers, Movie Making, Girls Inspired, Wildcat for a Cause, Wildcat Steppers, Community Service, Yearbook, Robotics
  • Student News Show
  • Career Education Programs
  • Lunch and Learn speakers
  • Actively engaged PTA
  • Community Mentor Program/Mental Health Partnership
  • Student Incentive Programs
  • Career-oriented related arts classes: Broadcast Journalism, Speech and Drama, Beginning Spanish, Gateway to Technology: Design and Modeling, Auto Robotics, Computer Science for Innovators
  • High School Curriculum Nights