Enrollment
290
High
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONECUH COUNTY·NCES 010087001766
Hillcrest High School
1989 Jaguar Rd, Evergreen, AL 36401 · (251) 578-1126 · Conecuh County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
220 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 68 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 24% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
12.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
9.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hillcrest High School
Hillcrest High School's state test result (9.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest High School this school | 290 | 75.9% | 9.9% |
| Choctaw County High School Butler | 231 | 76.6% | 17.9% |
| Monroe County High School Monroeville | 302 | 80.5% | 16.5% |
| Pickens County High School Reform | 265 | 78.1% | 23.4% |
| Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy Mobile | 235 | 71.1% | 36.4% |
| Escambia County High School Atmore | 390 | 80.3% | 6.1% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hillcrest High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #268 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #230 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #261 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #277 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #88 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #247 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #57 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #23 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
290
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 76% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 17.6 | 18.0:1 | 82% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 17.6 | 17.0:1 | 83% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 82% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 9 | 46.6:1 | 83% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 59% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | N/A | N/A | 85% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 71% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 38 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (419 to 290); teachers up 100% (9 to 18).
About Hillcrest High School
Hillcrest High School is a low-enrollment high school in Evergreen, Alabama. The school has 290 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Alabama enroll about 682 students on average.
Within Conecuh County, Hillcrest High School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 1,344 students.
Black students are 88% of those enrolled at Hillcrest High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% White, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. In Conecuh County overall, about 45% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Hillcrest High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 18 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.1:1. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is higher. Roughly 76% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 75% average for public schools in Conecuh County.
Hillcrest High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Alabama public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Hillcrest High School ranks in the bottom 10% in Alabama. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 9.9%, against a prediction of 28.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Conecuh County show that median household income comes to about $41,327, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Conecuh County counts 9 public schools with about 1,344 students.
Genesis Innovative School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hillcrest High School ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Hillcrest High School as Rural: Remote.
The school shrank from 308 students in 2020-21 to 290 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Hillcrest High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Conecuh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,275
Census ACS
Median income
$41,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Conecuh County
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Genesis Innovative SchoolCombined · 213 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 167 students
- Repton Junior High SchoolElementary · 129 students
- Conecuh County Junior High SchoolElementary · 118 students
- Lyeffion Junior High SchoolElementary · 85 students
Other schools in Evergreen
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Genesis Innovative SchoolCombined · 213 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 167 students
- Lyeffion Junior High SchoolElementary · 85 students
- Conecuh County Area Vocational CenterHigh
- Genesis SchoolHigh
Other Hillcrest High schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hillcrest High. Hillcrest High School is the 11th largest of the 12.
- Hillcrest High SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 1,434 students
- Hillcrest HighMIDVALE, UT · 2,421 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLJAMAICA, NY · 2,298 students
- Hillcrest HighSimpsonville, SC · 1,894 students
- Hillcrest HighRiverside, CA · 1,780 students
Nearby schools
- Genesis Innovative School0.0 mi · 213
- Thurgood Marshall Middle School1.0 mi · 167
- Evergreen Elementary School2.1 mi · 342
- Lyeffion Junior High School8.2 mi · 85
- Conecuh County Junior High School10.8 mi · 118
- McKenzie High School15.3 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest High SchoolHow large is Hillcrest High School?
Hillcrest High School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hillcrest High School serve?
Hillcrest High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hillcrest High School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Hillcrest High School.
How diverse is Hillcrest High School?
Hillcrest High School reports a student body of 7% White, 3% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillcrest High School?
Hillcrest High School is overseen by Conecuh County in Conecuh County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.