Hillcrest Middle School
401 Hillcrest School Rd
Tuscaloosa AL, 35405, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-342-2820
Ranking: 
(438 out of 1,064, top 41%)*
(438 out of 1,064, top 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Tuscaloosa County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 43 | 43 | 50 | 46 | 35 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 605 | 606 | 605 | 787 | 740 | 727 | 937 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 203 | 33.6% | 212 | 35.0% | 209 | 34.5% | 274 | 34.8% | 244 | 33.0% | 247 | 34.0% | 296 | 31.6% |
| Grade 7: | 204 | 33.7% | 200 | 33.0% | 194 | 32.1% | 249 | 31.6% | 259 | 35.0% | 240 | 33.0% | 339 | 36.2% |
| Grade 8: | 198 | 32.7% | 194 | 32.0% | 202 | 33.4% | 264 | 33.5% | 237 | 32.0% | 240 | 33.0% | 302 | 32.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 300 | 49.6% | 319 | 52.6% | 310 | 51.2% | 393 | 49.9% | 371 | 50.1% | 366 | 50.3% | 496 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 305 | 50.4% | 287 | 47.4% | 295 | 48.8% | 394 | 50.1% | 352 | 47.6% | 353 | 48.6% | 437 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 15 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 293 | 48.4% | 281 | 46.4% | 281 | 46.4% | 327 | 41.6% | 301 | 40.7% | 287 | 39.5% | 341 | 36.4% |
| White: | 284 | 46.9% | 303 | 50.0% | 303 | 50.1% | 439 | 55.8% | 415 | 56.1% | 422 | 58.0% | 582 | 62.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 249 | 41.2% | 223 | 36.8% | 225 | 37.2% | 242 | 30.7% | 219 | 29.6% | 175 | 24.1% | 264 | 28.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 9.9% | 53 | 8.7% | 46 | 7.6% | 73 | 9.3% | 73 | 9.9% | 50 | 6.9% | 87 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.33 | 14.26 | 14.07 | 15.68 | 16.02 | 20.80 | 19.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 44.9% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.5% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 41.2% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 42.07% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.45% | 56.99% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 56.3% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 64.6% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.76% | 61.52% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.71% | 58.89% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 53.1% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 46.6% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 52% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.63% | 54.71% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.56% | 61.38% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.3% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 50.2% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 56.25% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64.21% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 55.8% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 63.7% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.7% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.79% | 70.12% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.67% | 64.16% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 67.51% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.28% | 73.12% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.84% | 70.92% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.25% | 75.23% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.3% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 81.1% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.26% | 84.56% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.22% | 83.45% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.19% | 85.5% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.03% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.09% | 84.88% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 87.06% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 51.5% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 59.3% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 57.3% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.27% | 54.94% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.89% | 59.55% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.54% | 61.43% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.55% | 66.93% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.85% | 69.16% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.2% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 76.3% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.45% | 77.59% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.18% | 80.94% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.35% | 80.53% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.02% | 81.03% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.26% | 85.79% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 86.08% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 65.5% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.09% | 68.75% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 68.75% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.11% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.09% | 78.07% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.92% | 74.81% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.87% | 77.29% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 55.6% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 64.6% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 70% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.18% | 73.1% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.83% | 74.71% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.73% | 76.52% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 71.72% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.78% | 76.78% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.85% | 79.54% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.39% | 64.46% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.69% | 71.2% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.52% | 65.85% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.26% | 68.58% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.28% | 77.2% | 75.67% |
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* Hillcrest Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.